14 Dublin Accent Voiceovers that'll make you swoon

KungPao

http://www.piehole.ie/voiceover/style/Dublin%20Accent

Does anyone on here actually speak like these people? For some odd reason, I listened to a quick sample of each, and mother of Jaysus! how can they be considered Dublin accents?

They all sound so contrived, so unnatural...

I know people have their telephone voice (I hate that kind of thing) and maybe try to speak more clearly if on the radio/TV, but these voiceovers just don't sound realistic to me, way over the top.

I am from south-west Dublin, and recently I was in Cork, and this woman asked where I was from (after hearing me speak) and I said "Dublin", and she said "You don't sound like you are from Dublin". Is this because I don't have this kind of accent or the 'strong' Dublin Accent. Is the normal, unpretentious neutral accent a thing of the past now?

Should I adopt this kind of mid-atlantic-with-a-swing-by-England accent to be accepted?

bonerm

I only see one woman in that list

/thread title (and by same virtue website) fail.

Sanjuro

Jordan Wilson
Natural. A real kid magnet.

WTF does that mean? Makes him sound like a trap for luring priests.

bonerm

Sanjuro wrote: »

WTF does that mean? Makes him sound like a trap for luring priests.

I think it means Jordan (by virtue of his powerful product shilling voice) will turn your kid into a whiny little bollix looking for expensive toys.

thee glitz

Sanjuro wrote: »

Jordan Wilson

"Oh-Kay, right (time for the accent). I've got may ball, cards, stickers... (dramatic) and Halo Thur-ree...." :mad:

mike65

As I was bracing myself for 14 variants of Ken Early, I'm pleasantly surprised. Not at all like a bunch of Ross Kelly Posh Boys.

Apart from that kid, which is why the rest of the country will hate Dubs even more in the future.

mstan

Thanks for sharing this with us. Unfortunately though I dont actually give a ****. How about taking this thread to the Dublin forum?

KungPao

thee glitz wrote: »

"Oh-Kay, right (time for the accent). I've got may ball, cards, stickers... (dramatic) and Halo Thur-ree...." :mad:

In Ireland, it's pronounced TREE. Stupid kid.

Honestly, to my ear that kid does not sound Irish.

KungPao

mstan wrote: »

Thanks for sharing this with us. Unfortunately though I dont actually give a ****. How about taking this thread to the Dublin forum?

Thanks for sharing this with us.

AnonoBoy

I know a few of those people. That's their real accents alright.

John_Rambo

bonerm wrote: »

I only see one woman in that list

I know, but in my experiences, rural women will always go for Dublin men, they love the accent, the bit of rough. Six time out of ten I would score with rural women in Dublin "shopping" or at a hen. The other two out of ten would be foreign and the remainder from Dublin. A lot would be married or have boyfriends too, I would usually find this out in the morning in a hotel.

TheZohanS

John_Rambo wrote: »

I know, but in my experiences, rural women will always go for Dublin men, they love the accent, the bit of rough. Six time out of ten I would score with rural women in Dublin "shopping" or at a hen. The other two out of ten would be foreign and the remainder from Dublin. A lot would be married or have boyfriends too, I would usually find this out in the morning in a hotel.

Aye but you're no Machete.

John_Rambo

TheZohan wrote: »

Aye but you're no Machete.

Trudat.

Zillah

Those accents sound perfectly normal to me.

I think the OP should post a sample of their voice so that we may assess this claim of having a normal "neutral" accent. You from tallaght, bud?

starbelgrade

KungPao wrote: »

Is the normal, unpretentious neutral accent a thing of the past now?

What's a "normal, unpretentious neutral accent" ?

orourkeda

Nothing wrong with those accents whatsoever.

It could sound like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4iTex5IJLw

starbelgrade

KungPao wrote: »

I am from south-west Dublin, and recently I was in Cork, and this woman asked where I was from (after hearing me speak) and I said "Dublin", and she said "You don't sound like you are from Dublin". Is this because I don't have this kind of accent or the 'strong' Dublin Accent?

No. It's because when you say that you are from "South-West Dublin", what you actually mean is Kildare.

Dord

starbelgrade wrote: »

No. It's because when you say that you are from "South-West Dublin", what you actually mean is Kildare.

Wouldn't south west be Tallaght?

Zillah

Dord wrote: »

Wouldn't south west be Tallaght?

I already made this demeaning suggestion, don't steal my thunder/spite bro!

starbelgrade

Dord wrote: »

Wouldn't south west be Tallaght?

Kildare is a suburb of Tallaght.