How Irish are you?

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:06AM #1

I often get the feeling i'm not really "irish".

I'm not into GAA in the slightest, I hate "diddleyi" music, get annoyed when people speak irish to me, not a fan of ham, cabbage, spuds or frys, go to mass once a year, have a completely neutral accent, not a freckle to be seen, dont know a word of the irish anthem, know next to nothing about the old troubles in the north despite living 15 miles from the border, and a few other bits.

Goin on the piss at the weekends is about as irish as i get, should I just "go back to britland ya big brit"?

Any other irishphobes out there?

(i'm irish and not a snob either!)

09-09-2010 12:08AM

go back to britland ya big brit!

Darlughda · 09-09-2010 12:08AM

wouldya just feck off now with this kind of shyte!

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:10AM

Forgot, Father Ted, genius

mikom · 09-09-2010 12:11AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

have a completely neutral accent,

They all say that...................... or should that be.... Dey all say Dat.

JonJoeDali · 09-09-2010 12:11AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I often get the feeling i'm not really "irish".

I'm not into GAA in the slightest, I hate "diddleyi" music, get annoyed when people speak irish to me, not a fan of ham, cabbage, spuds or frys, go to mass once a year, have a completely neutral accent, not a freckle to be seen, dont know a word of the irish anthem, know next to nothing about the old troubles in the north despite living 15 miles from the border, and a few other bits.

Goin on the piss at the weekends is about as irish as i get, should I just "go back to britland ya big brit"?

Any other irishphobes out there?

(i'm irish and not a snob either!)

What's a "neutral accent"?

You sound like a happy little conformist consumer tbqh.

kfallon · 09-09-2010 12:11AM

I'm as Irish as Barney McKenna's bollix!

Dravokivich · 09-09-2010 12:11AM

Eh I was born here... what else have I got to do?

I don't remember this section on my Passport Form...

Sheeps · 09-09-2010 12:12AM

You'd be surprised about how many 'ra heads who are all about nationalistic pride and saying "fukk da brittz" know little or nothing about Irish history and who's pride is entirely based upon their support for the celtic football club and their tolerance for bands like The Dubliners and their unjustified hatred of all things British.

If that's being Irish, I don't particularly want to be Irish.

ollie1 · 09-09-2010 12:12AM

Maybe you are adopted and you just dont know? And how can you not like frys? :eek:

OPENROAD · 09-09-2010 12:14AM

ollie1 wrote: »

Maybe you are adopted and you just dont know? And how can you not like frys? :eek:

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:16AM

ollie1 wrote: »

Maybe you are adopted and you just dont know? And how can you not like frys? :eek:

Dunno, associate them with feeling sick for some reason. Love a rasher in white bread though, lashings of butter...

questionmark? · 09-09-2010 12:17AM

Sheeps wrote: »

You'd be surprised about how many 'ra heads who are all about nationalistic pride and saying "fukk da brittz" know little or nothing about Irish history and who's pride is entirely based upon their support for the celtic football club and their tolerance for bands like The Dubliners and their unjustified hatred of all things British.

If that's being Irish, I don't particularly want to be Irish.

Ammm right whats being described isn't being Irish its called being a fcuking idiot!

mikemac · 09-09-2010 12:20AM

Sheeps wrote: »

You'd be surprised about how many 'ra heads who are all about nationalistic pride and saying "fukk da brittz" know little or nothing about Irish history and who's pride is entirely based upon their support for the celtic football club and their tolerance for bands like The Dubliners and their unjustified hatred of all things British.

Kinda offtopic but something worth posting

Many clubs in England have a stand called the kop.

I can't believe the muppets who constantly tell me it means King over Pope and no Irish person should support such a club, such as Liverpool which is probably the most well known

Kop comes from Spion Kop, a hill in South Africa. Boer War veterans returned home from a battle there and a stand was named after the hill

I don't want to hear one more King over Pope muppet :mad:

rossie1977 · 09-09-2010 12:20AM

neutral irish accent?? how is that even possible, the irish accent is one of the most easily distinguishable of any,

Overheal · 09-09-2010 12:21AM

I drop enough F-Bombs to make most Christians faint.

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:23AM

Neutral of Irish accents, no country twang, no dublin or any other city influence but still get Dublin people saying im a bogger (only cos im not from dublin though)

Sheeps · 09-09-2010 12:24AM

feelingstressed wrote: »

Kinda offtopic but something worth posting

Many clubs in England have a stand called the kop.

I can't believe the muppets who constantly tell me it means King over Pope and no Irish person should support such a club, such as Liverpool which is probably the most well known

Kop comes from Spion Kop, a hill in South Africa. Boer War veterans returned home from a battle there and a stand was named after the hill

I don't want to hear one more King over Pope muppet :mad:

Sorry to further drag this thread on a slight tangent but even if it did stand for King over Pope, I'd still probably not boycott them because there is no King of England and the Pope is a complete gobshite.

starlit · 09-09-2010 12:24AM

I am varry Irrr-issh! "Top of da mornin' ta ya!" More Kerryish then anything!:D

Con1988 · 09-09-2010 12:27AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I often get the feeling i'm not really "irish".

I'm not into GAA in the slightest, I hate "diddleyi" music, get annoyed when people speak irish to me, not a fan of ham, cabbage, spuds or frys, go to mass once a year, have a completely neutral accent, not a freckle to be seen, dont know a word of the irish anthem, know next to nothing about the old troubles in the north despite living 15 miles from the border, and a few other bits.

Goin on the piss at the weekends is about as irish as i get, should I just "go back to britland ya big brit"?

Any other irishphobes out there?

(i'm irish and not a snob either!)

You are the just another Jedward!!! no cultral and falling into a typical neutral being, hope your proud of yourself. because to be honest you would make a god awful foreign minster!!

(but still probally a better one then we had before. )

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:28AM

I guess GAA is the big thing, people non stop saying to me "did you see the hurlin" or "what was the result in the tipperary game" and me lookin like an ejit.

Sheeps · 09-09-2010 12:29AM

People who find GAA entertaining are sub-human.

FarmerGreen · 09-09-2010 12:29AM

1/16th.
I do have a very sociable thirst for beer and a vicious sense of humour
which I blame on that.
And a ginger beard.

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:30AM

Con1988 wrote: »

You are the just another Jedward!!! no cultral and falling into a typical neutral being, hope your proud of yourself. because to be honest you would make a god awful foreign minster!!

(but still probally a better one then we had before. )

The things I mentioned are mostly traditional. Not doing traditional things does not mean you have no culture, its entirely subjective. I was just highlighting the typical things people associate with irishness and how I have no interest in any of them!

mikemac · 09-09-2010 12:33AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

dont know a word of the irish anthem,

I wouldn't have thought that's even possible, sure the last three words are the title
Do you know the name of the national anthem?

Voodoomelon wrote: »

have a completely neutral accent,

despite living 15 miles from the border, and a few other bits.

Come off it

If you are from Donegal, Cavan or Monaghan you have a stronger accent then most.
And if you are from Louth you have the worst accent of all :eek: If Steve Staunton is an example to go by

You'll note I left out Leitrim, nobody lives there anywhere

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:35AM

I'm from Louth, but don't have a Dundalk or Drogheda accent which everyone associates with Louth, and Steve Staunton (whos from Drogheda haiy).

starlit · 09-09-2010 12:37AM

Maybe the OP just has a flat accent that sounds more englishy than an irish accent or that the irish accent they have is quiet flat and hasn't an blás like some people have.

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:39AM

Flat is how i'd describe it, but not Steve Staunton flat or dragged out. So everyone else likes the stuff I listed then? I'm booking my flight to England now...

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:40AM

Just let out a roar at the end of the anthem and start clapping. Just like at mass...

Son Of A Vidic · 09-09-2010 12:43AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I often get the feeling i'm not really "irish".

go to mass once a year

dont know a word of the irish anthem

Goin on the piss at the weekends is about as irish as i get

Sure, you're more Irish than ya think.

Voodoomelon · 09-09-2010 12:44AM

How did my reply to your post get ahead of yours?

How Irish are you?

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