The Cork Accent .... The worse or the best in Ireland

Timmywalldo

Sometimes I love a cork accent ... LIke "" Boy "" YA "" Realllllllllllllllllllllly""

But then It can get really annoying quick ... When im on the streets of cork im often desperate for ear plugs ...

What do you think

H3llR4iser

I don't know, I never noticed an overabundance of people speaking in a deep accent. Mostly, the ones having a really marked accent seem to be part of a very specific social group - and you can identify them even before they get to speak

colblimp

After Scouse and Manc accents, it has to be the worst accent in the world. :mad:

FearDark

Depends which Cork accent really, theres a knackerish one and one that sounds kinda posh, I knew a guy from Montenotte who's accent used go through my head.

Flamed Diving

I never really noticed a posh Cork accent. Maybe I just didn't mix in the right circles!

Anyway, my answer is both.

JohnMearsheimer

I usually don't really take any notice of it when I'm in Cork but when I was living in the UK I really noticed it. When I was talking to friends and family on the phone it was really noticable and it was the first time I really noticed their accents. It happened once or twice walking down the street in Cardiff where I'd pick up on a Cork accent on the other side of the street or something, its pretty distinctive. The Cork accent is still much easier on the ears than the South Wales Valley accent though!

The Cork accent really stands out on the tv as well.

colblimp

JohnMearsheimer wrote: »

The Cork accent is still much easier on the ears than the South Wales Valley accent though!

You're not wrong there, why is it that Welsh people sing when they talk?!!

JohnMearsheimer

colblimp wrote: »

You're not wrong there, why is it that Welsh people sing when they talk?!!

Ha, ya. It must be something to do with Welsh people always being insanely happy, well it seemed to me they were happy anyway. I'd swear the whole of Wales was on something. I think people there found my accent funny too, my friends would always get a great laugh when I said things like tree instead of three......yes they were easily entertained

MrsA

There are few things worse than sitting relaxing in a bar in Melbourne only to have your ears assaulted by a big gang of Cork accents!!

I can say that because I am from Cork myself - my Australian friends thought that they sounded hilarious :-)

DannyBuoy

Being away from Cork most of the time I do smile now when I hear the Cork accent. But in a good way, like the poster says 'Home, like'.

GavRedKing

Neither to be honest, its an ok accent, sometimes its absolutely terrible and other teams its like a blessing to hear it when you dont expect it.

MunsterCycling

Ozzies laughing about accents... Hmm stones and glasshouses come to mind.

MrsA wrote: »

There are few things worse than sitting relaxing in a bar in Melbourne only to have your ears assaulted by a big gang of Cork accents!!

I can say that because I am from Cork myself - my Australian friends thought that they sounded hilarious :-)

simu

Flamed Diving wrote: »

I never really noticed a posh Cork accent. Maybe I just didn't mix in the right circles!

That would be me lol.

But, on topic, there are lots of sub accents in Cork and most are nice imho. Even those spoken by the more socially deprived types are interesting to listen to. Someone needs to make a linguistic atlas of Cork English pronto!

me_right_one

Worst accent, D4. Second worst, all other variants of dub. Third worst, all munster accents

Dudess

Flamed Diving wrote: »

I never really noticed a posh Cork accent. Maybe I just didn't mix in the right circles!

There's just that "Help, help, my son de engineer is drowning!" Níall Tóibín one, which I thought was a piss-take but you would hear the odd person speaking with it - usually aged over 60.

Orizio

Pretty horrific, although the gutteral city version is (slightly) worse then the gutteral country version.

simu

OMG the haters come out in force. Why come on the Cork forum if you hate the accent(s)?

Red Hand

There are different types of Cork accent, and most of them I like. The only one I dislike is the "Daycent" accent.

Orizio

simu wrote: »

OMG the haters come out in force. Why come on the Cork forum if you hate the accent(s)?

simu

... erasing ... image ... from ... mind

cotwold

me_right_one wrote: »

Worst accent, D4. Second worst, all other variants of dub. Third worst, all munster accents

Bitter much?

Flamed Diving wrote: »

I never really noticed a posh Cork accent. Maybe I just didn't mix in the right circles!

Anyway, my answer is both.

One of my mates parents both have a really posh cork accent, its very soft and their words are real drawn out.

me_right_one

cotwold wrote: »

Bitter much?

Ehhhhhhh, no Why, are U?

NoDice

I can genuinely say after being stuck out in Tenerife for two weeks I loved hearing the Cork accent again!

cotwold

me_right_one wrote: »

Ehhhhhhh, no Why, are U?

I just think the gratuitous D4 hating is more than a little tired.

me_right_one

cotwold wrote: »

I just think the gratuitous D4 hating is more than a little tired.

This thread is about people's opinions on accents. Get over yourself lad.

cotwold

Its actually about cork accents. You went off topic, son.

me_right_one

cotwold wrote: »

Its actually about cork accents. You went off topic, son.

And my opinion was that Munster accents are the third worst in the country. Cork is in Munster. To add to the debate, I included my thoughts on what the first and second worst were. If I hit a nerve, thats your problem, not mine. Your first post was a childish dig at me, for some reason. You didnt tells us what YOU think of ANY accent. Why dont you participate instead of trolling, lad.

grenache

colblimp wrote: »

After Scouse and Manc accents, it has to be the worst accent in the world. :mad:

If you think any of those are bad, you've yet to experience the inner city Limerick accent Sounds like a rat being dragged through sulphuric acid.

DamienH

I love it, that poster sums it up perfectly (home,like). Whenever I go back home I start smiling as soon as I hear it. Apparently it's fairly easy to understand for foreigners aswell. People have said to me that they've spoken to other irish people and not understood a word they said but they understand me perfectly, I'm from Turner's Cross and I got the cork accent bai.

kart

I have to say i can not answer this question with one word.... I mean- cork accent might sound even cute at times, but then at other times i just wanna hit my head through the wall cos im so tired of it... I just think it all depends on who is speaking it, because theres not just one typr of cork accent out there...
Most of times however, im pretty fond of cork accents. In my opinion it sounds real bad only if ppl start yelling in it... imagine that it real loud voice now... "COM 'ERE BOY, What ya want from there, Come'on, let's take it to the fookin pub, will ya"... baaaaaad.

One thing i must say tho... try being away from Ireland for a bit of the time... and then hear someone out there speaking with cork accent...gosh, then i just love it and wanna give this person a big happy hug. Nothing seems to sound better than cork accent then:)

Dudess

cotwold wrote: »

I just think the gratuitous D4 hating is more than a little tired.

It's a horrible, horrible accent that hurts the ears of many - fail to see how that could be construed as "bitterness".

the_syco

Gah. I mainly HATE the "Cark accent boi", but there are some women who do have a very nice Cork accent :cool: :P

sam34

i cant believe i'm saying this, as a kerrywoman, but i love the cork accent

i lived there for years and got very used to it, even probably picked up a touch of it myself

there's something comforting and melodic about it

(jebus, if my folks ever read this i'll be disowned!)

the_syco

sam34 wrote: »

even probably picked up a touch of it myself

Infected or injected? :P

sam34

the_syco wrote: »

Infected or injected? :P

who knows

upon my repatriation to the kingdom they tried to knock it out of me, but i'm told that when i get cross or excited the high pitched voice returns

Solair

People in Ireland and Britain are fixated on accents. It becomes quite tiresome at times!

Also, I always find it very amusing to hear someone with a strong accent laughing at another strong accent.

Eg I know quite a few city centre Dubliners who sound like Ronnie Drew (RIP) yet think they have no accent and find "country" accents eg central Belfast or Cork very amusing.

It's also impossible to say "a cork accent" there are lots of them and the variation is as big as from Dublin's Moore Street to Foxrock.

Certain voices rather than accents tend to go through me.

Most accents aren't too bad, provided the words are annunciated.

I'd prefer a sing-songy Cork or old central Dublin accent anyday to the flat expressionless accent that's appeared in many places.

Hogzy

I absolutely detest the deep Cork accent associated with some North side areas. Although you always know you nearly home when you hear it at the airports.

Specifically Terminal One at Heathrow!!!

Seloth

I really hate the City Knacker accent..especially on Girls XD.

But ya most Cork accents are fine..but on TV they reallyplay the cork accent in a way I've never heard.

What I found hilariouse was when a person from the North at oxegen commented on the South accents

DylanS09

I like the Cork accent!

DublinWriter

Wasn't it Tommy Tiernan who once described the Cork accent as 'like tinkers trying to speak French'?

I like all Cork accents, even the hardcore 'Norrie' accent. It's very like Welsh in inflection.

The only English-speaking accent I dislike is Dublin-scumbag.

Does anyone know that that poem\rhyme that starts "Are u from Cork? I am I am" and goes on about eating potatoes skins and all?

simu

Seloth wrote: »

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But ya most Cork accents are fine..but on TV they reallyplay the cork accent in a way I've never heard.

Yes, the stage Corkman, I call it. Heard on the rare occasions that the great and good of RTÉ venture into our fair city.

Papa_Lazarou

I think this pretty much sums it up--brilliant video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRm9Q2KfzBA

oh another one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW5ofmG1B_U

Orizio

Let's just agree with 'all Irish accents are horrible ****e' and move on...

thefireinside

DublinWriter wrote: »

Does anyone know that that poem\rhyme that starts "Are u from Cork? I am I am" and goes on about eating potatoes skins and all?

I've only ever heard it spoken by a Kerryman so this is how I remember it:

Are-ou from Cork? I am, are-ou?

Do you eat schpuds? I do, do you?

How d'ou eat em? Schkin an' all

Don't you choke? Era not at all

Papa_Lazarou

thefireinside wrote: »

I've only ever heard it spoken by a Kerryman so this is how I remember it:

Are-ou from Cork? I am, are-ou?

Do you eat schpuds? I do, do you?

How d'ou eat em? Schkin an' all

Don't you choke? Era not at all

Brilliant!

grenache

DamienH wrote: »

Apparently it's fairly easy to understand for foreigners aswell. People have said to me that they've spoken to other irish people and not understood a word they said but they understand me perfectly,

Ooh i dont know about that. My Dutch friend has better than perfect English and he says he finds some Cork accents very hard to understand. Its probably down to the speed with which people talk. He thinks Galway and Dublin are the most easily understood Irish accents and i'd tend to agree with him.

Faith

DamienH wrote: »

Apparently it's fairly easy to understand for foreigners aswell. People have said to me that they've spoken to other irish people and not understood a word they said but they understand me perfectly, I'm from Turner's Cross and I got the cork accent bai.

I'd definitely disagree on that. On my J1, the two members of the group with strong Cork accents may as well have been speaking Swahili as far as the Americans were concerned. The amount of time they had to repeat themselves was hilarious. Even other Irish people have a hard time understanding thick Cork accents.

Personally, I can't stand Cork accents. I'm intolerant to quite a lot of accents though. I'm eternally grateful that I have a very neutral accent.

Seloth

On the 02 ad with the Cork version..wtf kind of Cork accent is that.

Love the North Cork accent(As incounty ya ignorant f**ks )
"Alri Lad"

Azhrei

There are so many accents in the county, it's incredible. Travel fifteen miles away from your starting point and you'll find something very different. The north Cork city accent is atrociously bad, the "daycent" accent as someone called it. I hate hearing it.

I don't know which is more horrible and/or embarrassing - that, or the inner city Dublin accent. Ugh.

DublinWriter

DublinWriter wrote: »

Wasn't it Tommy Tiernan who once described the Cork accent as 'like tinkers trying to speak French'?

Papa_Lazarou wrote: »

I think this pretty much sums it up--brilliant video

Off topic, but how that dim witted f*cktard makes a living as a comedian I will never understand. Foulmouthed cnut ! (lol)

kart

DamienH wrote: »

Apparently it's fairly easy to understand for foreigners aswell. People have said to me that they've spoken to other irish people and not understood a word they said but they understand me perfectly, I'm from Turner's Cross and I got the cork accent bai.

wow, thats a first. usually all my foreign friends who came here, tell me that their first reaction to the local accents was like: "omfgggg i wanna go home, what am i doing here, i cant understand a word, omgggg i cant understand any of this english"....
And i must say that was my first reaction about cork accent too, lol:P I panic'ed