Does Cavan have an accent?

DB10

I'm from Cavan and people always talk about our accent, I don't think we have one at least not a thick one.

I suppose I percieve our way as normal and everyone else from different places have the accents...

Try and describe it for me....:D

loloray

The worst thing I ever heard.

Aldebaran

You're in Caaaavan now so you are!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OwGKPZcNTI

Abi

Yeah. Its gack.

anonymousman

I would say its one of the most distinctive accents out there. Its really funny (no offence).

Whosbetter?

What's Cavan?

Hagar

Who did you borrow the computer from to post here?

Jesus Wept

DB10

Hagar wrote: »

Who did you borrow the computer from to post here?

Ha, broadband became available in my area last year thank you.
Even though I had to fight for 9 months to get it...:rolleyes:

And then I only got it because the engineer owed me a favour...

DB10

The-Rigger wrote: »

Seen that before, the man is clearly not from Cavan at all it doesn't sound natural to him...

SEPT 23 1989

that looks like like a map of Afghanistan

DB10

Abigayle wrote: »

Yeah. Its gack.

If "gack" is what the women are calling sexy now, then you are correct....:D

Nah I really don't think it's strong at all.

DB10

I don't get the map either, it's not of Cavan. If you look closely we are in the top and not the green.

My name is URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SHvRw6aE_0

watch from 1:00 =p

bicardi19

Talk about asking for trouble. Dont you know we are the laughing stock of the island for gods sake....

Poor Uncle Tom

DB10 wrote: »

...describe it for me....:D

It is very small, kind of insignificant, can be used to descride many things, very useful if you don't want to tip people off as to what your talking about and it is used very regularly in most conversations. IT.

markok84

keh-yaaaaaaaaaaa-van

DB10

bicardi19 wrote: »

Talk about asking for trouble. Dont you know we are the laughing stock of the island for gods sake....

I'm suprised no one has mentioned "tight" in a post yet.

I really have heard some women say the Cavan accent is sexy but I never really thought it was so thick to outsiders. I just feel it is neutral .

Hagar

Hagar wrote: »

Who did you borrow the computer from to post here?

DB10 wrote: »

:DI'm suprised no one has mentioned "tight" in a post yet.

O'RLY ? Subtlety is wasted around here.

DB10

Hagar wrote: »

O'RLY ? Subtlety is wasted around here.

You didn't mention "tight" in the post though.

Fooled by a Cavan man, put that down on your CV...:D

mike65

I'm from qeeeaavannn.

Thats how it sounds

Ruu_Old

Kyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavan, LAD!

LimeFruitGum

Ah ye do have a distinct accent now, hei.

Maybe it was just my ex-flatmate but he used to call everyone Horse. Apparently that was a Ceeeeeaaaaaaaavvaaaaaan thing.

Abi

DB10 wrote: »

If "gack" is what the women are calling sexy now, then you are correct....:D Nah I really don't think it's strong at all.

Come to think of it, isn't Pornapster from up that neck of the woods? none to shabby. Always imagined he'd have a "hellooooo its meeee, de guy frm de barrrr" though.

Anyway guilty until proven innocent and all that. Pics.

Sofiztikated

Search youtube for cavan farmer. I'm on mobile, so i can't find it, but its cavan down to a tee, so it is, lad.

DB10

Abigayle wrote: »

Come to think of it, isn't Pornapster from up that neck of the woods? none to shabby. Always imagined he'd have a "hellooooo its meeee, de guy frm de barrrr" though.

Anyway guilty until proven innocent and all that. Pics.

Haha,only 2 pages in and there's a women chatting me up...:D

And that is without hearing my sexy accent. I think that says something to all ye jealous Cavan bashers..;)

hardcore

Is cavan in the republic? I think its the forgotton county or Ireland.

crosstownk

hardcore wrote: »

Is cavan in the republic?

It's in Ulster but most definitely in the Republic. Cavan people are actually quite sound. Not dissimilar to those in neighbouring Monaghan.

28064212

The-Rigger wrote: »

That's not even close to a Cavan accent, sounds like someone attempting to do some kind of children's bear, except they're mildly retarded. For a proper Cavan accent (as in from deep in the heartland of West Cavan, never gone further from home than the nearest pub/cattle market):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psUPpw-EoB4

Latchy

Cavan people always seem to say Cyavin ....well that's what it sounds like to me

Orla K

The cavan accent is horrible. It's not as strong as say northern accent but it's not neutral. It should NEVER be described as sexy.

My aunt used to be a nurse and she was working in Dublin. She went to a patient, who she said was really sexy, great body but then he started talking and in a cavan accent, my aunt was very disapointed. (She was young at the time and I've no idea why she told me this).

Where the cavan accent rests on likability with other Irish accents (my opinion) just going use a few accents from best to worst
1.Donegal
2.Cork
3.midlands
4.scumbag limerick
5.cavan
6.scumbag dub (but I have very good reason to detest this accent)


Oh and my aunt also said that it makes people sound stupid.

DB10

Ah now sure, lookit we have no accent at all apart from a few of the older men that work in the agricultural sector.

May I ask Orla what region you are from,so I can pass judgement on your own accent..;)

Spiritoftheseventies

Orla K wrote: »

The cavan accent is horrible. It's not as strong as say northern accent but it's not neutral. It should NEVER be described as sexy.

My aunt used to be a nurse and she was working in Dublin. She went to a patient, who she said was really sexy, great body but then he started talking and in a cavan accent, my aunt was very disapointed. (She was young at the time and I've no idea why she told me this).

Where the cavan accent rests on likability with other Irish accents (my opinion) just going use a few accents from best to worst
1.Donegal
2.Cork
3.midlands
4.scumbag limerick
5.cavan
6.scumbag dub (but I have very good reason to detest this accent)


Oh and my aunt also said that it makes people sound stupid.

Dublin has so many different accents. Anyone care to rattle them off!

Orla K

DB10 wrote: »

Ah now sure, lookit we have no accent at all apart from a few of the older men that work in the agricultural sector.

May I ask Orla what region you are from,so I can pass judgement on your own accent..;)

You have an accent, I went to college with someone who was far from an older man that worked in the agricultural sector, she was infact a pink haired lesbian she had a bad accent but lucky for her 4 years in a city died it down.

I'm from midlands but I don't really have a midlands accent most people think I'm scottish but there is a bit of a mix in there another two common ones are a limerick accent or southern american. The last two are only certain words. I sound like a scot that's been living in kildare for a number of years.

cavan4sam

i'll tell ya lad there isnt one iota wrong with the cavan accent , we're proud of it , its them meath wans ya should be laughing at that ternan flute and yon clown hector

Paparazzo

The cavan accent doesn't make people sound intelligent.

ballybay_eh

Kinda sounds like a Monaghan man getting stretched.

I always thought that if a copper coin could talk (like a penny or something), it would have a Cavan accent.

Hydroquinone

DB10 wrote: »

I don't get the map either, it's not of Cavan. If you look closely we are in the top and not the green.

You don't even have to look closely. It's not like anyone at all could possibly think that Athlone was in Cavan
Could they? :eek:
Are there really people who might think that?

dresden8

DB10 wrote: »

I'm from Cavan and people always talk about our accent, I don't think we have one at least not a thick one.

I suppose I percieve our way as normal and everyone else from different places have the accents...

Try and describe it for me....:D

Navan, if Navan was a crack-whore.

DB10

cavan4sam wrote: »

i'll tell ya lad there isnt one iota wrong with the cavan accent , we're proud of it , its them meath wans ya should be laughing at that ternan flute and yon clown hector

I agree sir. My opinion is that other counties like Meath,Dublin,Longford and Fermanagh are jealous of us and like to pretend we are all stingy feckers with an aul farmers accent. Those Meath wans threw stones at us.

I tell ya, the young wans in towns about Cavan these days have no culchie accent. Some of them are even a bit posh.

DB10

Orla K wrote: »

You have an accent, I went to college with someone who was far from an older man that worked in the agricultural sector, she was infact a pink haired lesbian she had a bad accent but lucky for her 4 years in a city died it down.

I'm from midlands but I don't really have a midlands accent most people think I'm scottish but there is a bit of a mix in there another two common ones are a limerick accent or southern american. The last two are only certain words. I sound like a scot that's been living in kildare for a number of years.

So you have a Scottish/South American/Limerick accent.
Jaysus,I'd hate to think what you sound like after a few drinks...:D

kmart6

Answer to question=yes!

DB10

kmart6 wrote: »

Answer to question=yes!

Do you like it?

Baile an Locha

There was a lad in the gaeltacht spoke irish with the "ceavin" accent,always amused me. I'm from north meath so i cant really judge,hi,

Orla K

DB10 wrote: »

So you have a Scottish/South American/Limerick accent.
Jaysus,I'd hate to think what you sound like after a few drinks...:D

I have an Irish accent but it sounds more like a soft scottish one. And some words/sentances I say come out in either a Limerick or southern american(not south american) accent.

Also I don't drink anymore, but when I did it was just Irish/scottish. I hadn't picked up the american or limerick one then.

Also with my mix of accents I still think it would sound better than the cavan one.

Spiritoftheseventies

Orla K wrote: »

I have an Irish accent but it sounds more like a soft scottish one. And some words/sentances I say come out in either a Limerick or southern american(not south american) accent.

Also I don't drink anymore, but when I did it was just Irish/scottish. I hadn't picked up the american or limerick one then.

Also with my mix of accents I still think it would sound better than the cavan one.

Its like when some people try the welsh accent and it ends up sounding like the indian accent!

This_Years_Love

I used to work in the office of a transport company and we sub-contracted a few areas out and one of those was Cavan. I used to have to phone the Cavan driver several times a day. He did have a VERY thick accent and he used a lot of slang terms that must be only used in Cavan... sometimes it was hard to understand what he was talking about.

Orla K

bayviewclose wrote: »

Its like when some people try the welsh accent and it ends up sounding like the indian accent!

What?

muckwarrior

Yes we definitely have an accent.

When I first moved to dubland mine was probably a lot stronger than it is now and I got complimented on it all the time!

Spiritoftheseventies

Orla K wrote: »

What?

two accents in one. Try doing a welsh accent. harder than you think

DB10

This_Years_Love wrote: »

I used to work in the office of a transport company and we sub-contracted a few areas out and one of those was Cavan. I used to have to phone the Cavan driver several times a day. He did have a VERY thick accent and he used a lot of slang terms that must be only used in Cavan... sometimes it was hard to understand what he was talking about.

What were some of these terms?

"Horse"? Or the Monaghan equivalent " Horsebox"!