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mayo and connemara dialects

  • 19-05-2009 5:03pm
    #1
    pog it
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    hey I'm just looking for info about the mayo dialect as opposed to connemara/galway gaeltacht. I had the impression they were quite similar (in terms of sound/pronounciation etc.) but today I heard a native speaker from Glengad (Mayo) talking on the news and I actually thought it sounded quite a bit different to the Connemara Irish I'm used to hearing.
    Would this be right? That there is a decent difference between the sound/accents of these dialects? Would they use different terms/words in their language? You know like how in Donegal they'd say 'toit' for smoke yet in Munster it's 'deatach'?
    Would appreciate any info folks. Cheers again!


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  • #2
    Micilin Muc
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    Institiúid Teangeolaíochta na hÉireann had a series of books called 'An Teanga Bheo', each book dealing with a different dialect. I'm sure I saw one on Gaeilge Mhaigh Eo. Maybe you're best bet would be to get it online as I don't think many shops stock the series anymore...


  • #3
    Múinteoir
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    Mayo Irish is known to have a number of similarities with Ulster Irish, since there was a certain amount of Gaelic-Irish banished there during the English conquest who left their mark on the language spoken there.


  • #4
    Múinteoir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭Múinteoir


    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    Institiúid Teangeolaíochta na hÉireann had a series of books called 'An Teanga Bheo', each book dealing with a different dialect. I'm sure I saw one on Gaeilge Mhaigh Eo. Maybe you're best bet would be to get it online as I don't think many shops stock the series anymore...

    They're available on litriocht.com for €10 each.


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