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

Timmywalldo · 21-04-2010 05:40PM #1

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 · 21-04-2010 05:53PM

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 · 21-04-2010 06:01PM

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

FearDark · 21-04-2010 06:03PM

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 · 21-04-2010 06:34PM

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

Anyway, my answer is both.

JohnMearsheimer · 21-04-2010 07:00PM

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 · 21-04-2010 07:25PM

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 · 21-04-2010 07:54PM

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 · 21-04-2010 09:05PM

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 · 21-04-2010 09:40PM

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 · 22-04-2010 11:04AM

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 · 22-04-2010 12:04PM

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 · 22-04-2010 09:04PM

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 · 22-04-2010 09:07PM

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

Dudess · 22-04-2010 11:19PM

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 · 22-04-2010 11:22PM

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

simu · 22-04-2010 11:52PM

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

Red Hand · 23-04-2010 12:21AM

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

Orizio · 23-04-2010 12:39AM

simu wrote: »

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

simu · 24-04-2010 12:56AM

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

cotwold · 30-04-2010 10:14AM

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 · 30-04-2010 12:30PM

cotwold wrote: »

Bitter much?

Ehhhhhhh, no

Why, are U?

NoDice · 30-04-2010 12:52PM

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

cotwold · 30-04-2010 01:27PM

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 · 30-04-2010 01:35PM

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 · 30-04-2010 02:38PM

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

me_right_one · 30-04-2010 03:32PM

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 · 01-05-2010 01:42AM

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 · 01-05-2010 01:14PM

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 · 01-05-2010 05:49PM

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 · 01-05-2010 05:54PM

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

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