Galway accent...

simu

Is there such a thing? (the way there are Cork and Dublin accents).

What is it like?

I've been living in Galway for a while but most ppl i meet just sound generically Irish to my ears.

Sarky

Apparently so, but damned if I could tell you what it's like, despite having lived in Galway almost all my life...

Robbo

I've always found Galway to have a pretty neutral accent. When I lived in England last year, as a way of amusing myself, I did find myself laying on the "Darby
O'Gill" accent pretty thickly...

Panda

Theres no real obvious galway accent, no like the dubs, kerry, cork, donegal type accents anyway.

although in the more culchie parts, there is a certain thickness to it.....

simu

Originally posted by Panda
Theres no real obvious galway accent, no like the dubs, kerry, cork, donegal type accents anyway.

although in the more culchie parts, there is a certain thickness to it.....

Yeah, that's what I've found as well. I was just wondering if I'd missed out on all the ppl with more obvious Galway accents. Apparently not - guess there is no such thing.

Are there any expressions and words used in Galway only?

Sarky

I understand "tome" is used to denote something is good.

Don't have a clue why... Sounds very silly.

Anima

Yeah alot of moshers use the word "tome".

Retarded word if you ask me.

Gearoid

If u're ever watching TG4, wait for a bit when one of the Gaeltacht lads says an English word, eg Boston, It comes out like it's the first time they ever said it - mBoston, That I reckon is the a good example of Galway accent, can't speak for any other parts of Galway though.

simu

Originally posted by Gearoid
If u're ever watching TG4, wait for a bit when one of the Gaeltacht lads says an English word, eg Boston, It comes out like it's the first time they ever said it - mBoston, That I reckon is the a good example of Galway accent, can't speak for any other parts of Galway though.

Thanks. That's a tome idea. (never gonna use that word again!)

po0k

Put a h after most occurences of "s"s ounds in words and you're halfway there.
Then speak faster.

On a secondary note, I move to have this board's title changed to "Wesht"

simu

Originally posted by SyxPak
Put a h after most occurences of "s"s ounds in words and you're halfway there.
Then speak faster.

On a secondary note, I move to have this board's title changed to "Wesht"

They do that in Kerry too though!

Wesht would be a much cooler name for this board!

DRakE

my brother says shmirnoff instead of smirnoff..

had to hit him for that one

po0k

He's true to his culture.

Robbo

Originally posted by DRakE
my brother says shmirnoff instead of smirnoff..

Given enough of the stuff, everyone shlurs there wordsh.

Panda

theres loads of words including tome, that originate, i think, from that hole they call Tuam.

tome = fine
others include:
biore = girl
feek = kiss, feel up a girl also known as "to shift" or "shifting"

put them all together and you get:
"jaysus shes a tome biore, i wouldnt mind feeking her!"

Robbo

Beag (v): To Steal

Mace (v): To forcibly request the conveyancing of cash and other valuables from a person by threat of violence.

Monch (n): Comestibles. A sufficiently tasty snack or meal.

simu

Byore for a woman is Cork slang!

Munch, for food, I've heard a million times in Cork as well!

I'll watch out for that stuff in Galway all the same!

phobos

As a Galwegian myself, I can declare without any doubt that a strong Galway city accent exists. For those of you who live in galway -> 2 words: Claddagh Hackney.

If you've ever rang up Claddagh Hackney, you've no doubt heard your one saying

"...and where ya goin love?"

It's so apt, because people from suburbs like Claddagh (especially), Shantalla, Henry St, Mervue, Riverside, Ballybane etc...I've always found to have very strong Galway accents. I myself don't have one, but I definately know what it sounds like. It's not shammy like Tuam (that's completely different). It's not a bogger accent (with an extra 'h') thrown in every now and again. People with strong Galway accents tend to talk in a higher pitch. Any of you who went to St. Enda's seconday school in Salthill, just remember the teachers Mary Boyce & Brian Fahy, as they have well defined Galway city accents.

The accent I'm talking about, definately doesn't travel very far. I'd go as far as saying that the only place where the "real" Galway accent exists is in the places I've named above. After that it gets quite neutral.

;-phobos-)

jabberwock

Just to clarify...

Tuam is a completely different orysta to Galway in the whole accent and language respect.

:ninja:

po0k

Originally posted by phobos
As a Galwegian myself, I can declare without any doubt that a strong Galway city accent exists. For those of you who live in galway -> 2 words: Claddagh Hackney.

If you've ever rang up Claddagh Hackney, you've no doubt heard your one saying

"...and where ya goin love?"

It's so apt, because people from suburbs like Claddagh (especially), Shantalla, Henry St, Mervue, Riverside, Ballybane etc...I've always found to have very strong Galway accents. I myself don't have one, but I definately know what it sounds like. It's not shammy like Tuam (that's completely different). It's not a bogger accent (with an extra 'h') thrown in every now and again. People with strong Galway accents tend to talk in a higher pitch. Any of you who went to St. Enda's seconday school in Salthill, just remember the teachers Mary Boyce & Brian Fahy, as they have well defined Galway city accents.

The accent I'm talking about, definately doesn't travel very far. I'd go as far as saying that the only place where the "real" Galway accent exists is in the places I've named above. After that it gets quite neutral.

;-phobos-)

Anywhere wesht of Moycullen will bring you crashing back to Reality™ Wes

And as for beure being Corkonian, it's only cos it's a knacker city on par with Limerick and Ennis.

simu

I found out that "tome" comes from the Shelta word "tóm" meaning "good". Fascinating, eh?

spongebob

Originally posted by phobos
As a Galwegian myself, I can declare without any doubt that a strong Galway city accent exists. For those of you who live in galway -> 2 words: Claddagh Hackney.

If you've ever rang up Claddagh Hackney, you've no doubt heard your one saying

"...and where ya goin love?"

It's so apt, because people from suburbs like Claddagh (especially), Shantalla, Henry St, Mervue, Riverside, Ballybane etc...I've always found to have very strong Galway accents.

The accent I'm talking about, definately doesn't travel very far. I'd go as far as saying that the only place where the "real" Galway accent exists is in the places I've named above. After that it gets quite neutral.

;-phobos-)

Boremore (sic) as well as Corrib Park (Currub PeArk) has the Galway accent.

Women are generally addressed as "Luveens"

Very few people under 30 have it, Fr Griffin Rd tech and Moneen were engine rooms for years but now they all have sham (Castle Park) accents in Moneen .

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po0k

Motcheens Ted, bloody motcheens.

Agent7249

Sounded like posh irish stoners to me, the galwegians that is. Didnt like the streets in the city, were too small for my likin.

Robbo

Originally posted by Agent7249
Didnt like the streets in the city, were too small for my likin.

It helps give the "Pamplona Effect" for the annual "Running of the Sheep"...

LegacyUser

Originally posted by simu
Byore for a woman is Cork slang!

Nope .... it comes from Tuam, same as 'feen' (a fella) did. A lot of these words and phrases originate amongst the traveller community and locals in Tuam. In fact, they have their own language in Tuam ... I remember a post about it here before. There was an argument too on Ray Darcy's FixIt Friday, where they eventualy conceded all these words are from Tuam.

And phobos > jesus christ I remember Mary Boyce well ... her Mervue accent would grate on your ears. God, the days of her coming in to school in the mornings on her little Honda 50. Scary ... it was 14 years ago ... seems like a lot less.

po0k

Originally posted by Agent7249
Sounded like posh irish stoners to me, the galwegians that is.

That's just *some* of the warrick crowd.
Psuedo-hippies who live in great housing conditions off parents' money/grant/both.

Don't hold it against them

swalsh

you would find that the strongest accents come from the old parts of galway....bohermore, claddagh, shantalla, mervue..

po0k

But they're all Galway City accents.

There's South-East Galway, Tuam-accent, the west Galway accent and the Connies.

spongebob

Originally posted by SyxPak
the west Galway accent

Tuam 'lite' apart from that 'Bwarna' accent.

and the Connies.

There are 3 Connemara accents ...if you include the Aran Islands.

M

po0k

Tuam-lite


Moycullen is becomming more and more built-p.
Full of feckin townies now.
And from what i can make out, Spiddel and Frubo are much the same.


That said, Oughterard is full of blow-ins/blow-backs.