The Louth Accent

Paddy_Smith

A lot of people seem to think that the Louth accent sounds retarded.

Do you realise that Louth has at least three totally different accents?

A lot of people seem to think that Drogheda's is the Louth accent. I'm from Louth, and I would be ashamed to think that I would have a Drogheda accent. If people said that the Drogheda accent sounded retarded, I would agree with them. They can't even pronounce their r's or t's, in fact, i'm yet to meet a person from Drogheda that can to be honest.

The likes of Dundalk or Ardee are the opposite to Drogheda's in my opinion. They might sound culchie, but at least you can understand it.

For the people outside of Louth; How would you describe the Louth accent when it comes into your mind?

stoneill

It always sound like -
Arrhdueee Couundy Louud.

Paddy_Smith

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

A lot of people seem to think that the Louth accent sounds retarded.

Do you realise that Louth has at least three totally different accents?

A lot of people seem to think that Drogheda's is the Louth accent. I'm from Louth, and I would be ashamed to think that i've a Drogheda accent. If people said that the Drogheda accent sounded retarded, I would agree with them. They can't even pronounce their r's or t's, in fact, i'm yet to meet a person from Drogheda that can to be honest.

The likes of Dundalk or Ardee are the opposite to Drogheda's in my opinion. They might sound culchie, but at least you can understand it.

For the people outside of Louth; How would you describe the Louth accent when it comes into your mind?

Yep, Drogheda accent is definitely the only that's retarded.

Jesus Wept

Unfortunately I will forever read your posts with a Louth accent in my head.
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawdy Smit.

Paddy_Smith

Deleted User wrote: »

Yep, Drogheda accent is definitely the only that's retarded.

Not sure about this, but I can sense sarcasm in your post. Hope i'm wrong.

Jesus Wept

I'm not convinced that it is purely a Drow-heda thing and I have met people from Dundawk and Ourdeee.
That said, just because someone is from Louth, it doesn't mean they have a Louth accent, they might not.

In all honesty, perhaps the government should allocate speech therapy funds to Louth in order to rid the place of this affliction.

Someone once told me that they had an idea to have a sitcom set in Louth but all the actors would be people with down syndrome, I guess this gives one an idea of how the accent is perceived.

Paddy_Smith

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

Not sure about this, but I can sense sarcasm in your post. Hope i'm wrong.

The joys of the internet.

Paddy_Smith

Deleted User wrote: »

The joys of the internet.

Sorry I see now. I corrected the mistake I made, there's probably a few more, but i'm bloody wrecked at the moment.

Yea 6am.. Why are people up?

TeddyTedson

Deleted User wrote: »

Yea 6am.. Why are people up?

The internet never sleeps.

audreykerr

The harsh Dundalk, Ardee and Drogheda accents are all annoyingly stupid sounding. The harsh accents also sound horrible, as does the majority of towns/cities in Ireland.

Come to think of it, the dumbest people I know are the ones with the harshest accents...but there's plenty of people in Louth who don't have the stereotypical Dundalk/Ardee/Drogheda accent, thankfully.

TeddyTedson

audreykerr wrote: »

The harsh Dundalk, Ardee and Drogheda accents are all annoyingly stupid sounding. The harsh accents also sound horrible, as does the majority of towns/cities in Ireland.

Come to think of it, the dumbest people I know are the ones with the harshest accents...but there's plenty of people in Louth who don't have the stereotypical Dundalk/Ardee/Drogheda accent, thankfully.

No idea what you're talking about:P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmTZrLp49zg

Jesus Wept

TeddyTedson wrote: »

No idea what you're talking about:P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmTZrLp49zg

Serious lol moment at 1:37 :pac:

Duff

Drogheda and Dunleer are the worst from my experiences. Last week on the Luas two different people asked me was I from the North.

chin_grin

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

How would you describe the Louth accent when it comes into your mind?

Like nails on a chalkboard.

trad

Two words

Well

Hey

mikemac

In most of Ireland we say book

In Louth they say bewk

And what's up with Draww-heda

KeithM89_old

Offensive thread is offensive, hey.:pac:

bastados

In various parts of Ireland I've been asked what part of england am I from , from my accent....the answer's always the same "xxxxing Dublin mate!"

Anyway I live in Drogheda and you really dont meet the locals much at all here...thankfully :D
........Snarf.

Biggins

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

A lot of people seem to think that the Louth accent sounds retarded.

Do you realise that Louth has at least three totally different accents?

A lot of people seem to think that Drogheda's is the Louth accent. I'm from Louth, and I would be ashamed to think that I would have a Drogheda accent. If people said that the Drogheda accent sounded retarded, I would agree with them. They can't even pronounce their r's or t's, in fact, i'm yet to meet a person from Drogheda that can to be honest.

The likes of Dundalk or Ardee are the opposite to Drogheda's in my opinion. They might sound culchie, but at least you can understand it.

For the people outside of Louth; How would you describe the Louth accent when it comes into your mind?

You sir, are either trolling and/or full of crap.
See more Louth/Drogheda people and you might just get an education. Reading the above rubbish, it indicates you certainly need one!

NTMK

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

How would you describe the Louth accent when it comes into your mind?

One word (sort of), you's :mad:

pickarooney

The-Rigger wrote: »

Someone once told me that they had an idea to have a sitcom set in Louth but all the actors would be people with down syndrome, I guess this gives one an idea of how the accent is perceived.

You mean they're just imitating their neighbours in Newry?

Wolfe Tone

I live in Drogheda, parents are from Dublin so I dont have a thick Drogheda accent, meh its what people say not how they say it.

Poor Craythur

My first boyfriend was from Drogheda. Oh man, I learned so many new words from him, it's like a whole different lingo up there.

I had never heard the word 'oxter' before I met him, and had no clue what he meant the first time he said "Where's your jellybag?" to me. :eek:

kfallon

Paddy_Smith wrote: »

A lot of people seem to think that the Louth accent sounds retarded.

Do you realise that Louth has at least three totally different accents?

Yeah 3 different accents:

1) Mildly retarded
2) Retarded
3) Heavily retarded

:pac:

mikemac

What does jellybag mean?

Poor Craythur

feelingstressed wrote: »

What does jellybag mean?

You know those woolly tea cosy type hats? That's a jellybag, apparently. So I said "Why don't you just call it a hat like a normal person" and he said "Well, that not very descriptive, there are many types of hats." Fair enough! :pac:

kfallon

Poor Craythur wrote: »

You know those woolly tea cosy type hats? That's a jellybag, apparently. So I said "Why don't you just call it a hat like a normal person" and he said "Well, that not very descriptive, there are many types of hats." Fair enough! :pac:

Oh. My. Lord. :rolleyes: :pac:

Biggins

kfallon wrote: »

Yeah 3 different accents:

1) Mildly retarded
2) Retarded
3) Heavily retarded

:pac:

...Then there's mine.
The village idiot!

Iwasfrozen

Biggins wrote: »

You sir, are either trolling and/or full of crap.
See more Louth/Drogheda people and you might just get an education. Reading the above rubbish, it indicates you certainly need one!

I think Biggins is from Drogehda.

Norma_Desmond

I have cousins from Ardee and anything you ask them there's a 'Hi' added to it

eg.
Where are you from?
Ardee hi

How are you?
Oh hi very well hi!!!

I don't understand it, why is everything hi in Ardee?!?!

Iwasfrozen

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

I have cousins from Ardee and anything you ask them there's a 'Hi' added to it

eg.
Where are you from?
Ardee hi

How are you?
Oh hi very well hi!!!

I don't understand it, why is everything hi in Ardee?!?!

Maybe they were annoyed because you didn't say hi back.

Biggins

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

...I don't understand it, why is everything hi in Ardee?!?!

Feck all else to do in Ardee I suppose.

pow wow

They all sound Northern to me :cool:

stovelid

It's horrible, it must be said.

Hookah

There are different accents for the two towns and then the rest of Louth.

Then there are different accents within the towns, usually depending on the socio-economic divide.

There is no ubiquitous Louth accent. Although the subtleties may be a matter of perception.

One of the last times I was in Cork the taxi man was just bowled over by my accent. He couldn't get enough of it, and pleaded with me never to lose it. :cool:

Louth accent, ftw.

Witchie

I love the drawdaaa accent and often get my mates from down there to say maazbazz for me coz it cracks me up.

I hate dundalk though, and not just the annoying accent. Will have the dubious pleasure of putting up with a couple of hundred of them next monday. Dam.

Jesus Wept

Witchie wrote: »

I love the drawdaaa accent and often get my mates from down there to say maazbazz for me coz it cracks me up.

I hate dundalk though, and not just the annoying accent. Will have the dubious pleasure of putting up with a couple of hundred of them next monday. Dam.

lol! guy in school used to say that too, took me back.

krudler

the closer to the Narth you go the worse the accent gets, border counties are horrible, but full blown Narthern accents are horrendous.

so they are.

krudler

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

I have cousins from Ardee and anything you ask them there's a 'Hi' added to it

eg.
Where are you from?
Ardee hi

How are you?
Oh hi very well hi!!!

I don't understand it, why is everything hi in Ardee?!?!

I get this all the time

"whaaays may bill so high hi?"

Paddy_Smith

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

I have cousins from Ardee and anything you ask them there's a 'Hi' added to it

eg.
Where are you from?
Ardee hi

How are you?
Oh hi very well hi!!!

I don't understand it, why is everything hi in Ardee?!?!

Yeah they say either 'Hi' or 'Hey'.

I actually like the Ardee accent, I must say.

Gunsfortoys

Still better than the "Doeblin" accent it has to be said.

Vicxas

Helow dere now how are ye?!

toobeyshaw

Poor Craythur wrote: »

My first boyfriend was from Drogheda. Oh man, I learned so many new words from him, it's like a whole different lingo up there.

I had never heard the word 'oxter' before I met him, and had no clue what he meant the first time he said "Where's your jellybag?" to me. :eek:

I am from Drogheda.....never heard of 'oxter' or 'jellybag'! :rolleyes:

sparkthatbled

As a dub living in Drogheda, I can safely say the accent is the most annoying in Ireland. Even more annoying than those guys from cork whose voices never broke.

whydoibother?

I like the it and my favourite word pronounced in a Louth accent is "book". I always try to get them to say this.

Poor Craythur

toobeyshaw wrote: »

I am from Drogheda.....never heard of 'oxter' or 'jellybag'! :rolleyes:

My ex BF and another lad from Drogheda in my class both used those terms with regularlity. So put those rolleyes away.

Paddy_Smith

sparkthatbled wrote: »

As a dub living in Drogheda, I can safely say the accent is the most annoying in Ireland. Even more annoying than those guys from cork whose voices never broke.

Yeah the Drogheda accent is quite annoying alright.

ProjectColossus

From Dundalk, yeah, accent is a bit ****. Think I've mostly managed to not pick it up properly, people outside of Dundalk are usually surprised when I tell them. Although I seem to alternate between book and bewk, and have to remind myself that it rhymes with fuck :rolleyes:

Also, never heard of jellybag.

Paddy_Smith

I'm amazed that people have never heard of jellybag.

hamlet1

have to say i loved the accents of the louth gardai on that tv series rte had about them!