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What famous Irish person has the most annoying accent?

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  • 02-11-2020 9:34pm
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    Capt. Autumn
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    I have a thing about accents. I believe they reveal an awful lot about the speaker. Accents are as important as the clothes we wear in how we attempt to project ourselves to the world. Then some people try too hard. They want to sound, cool, posh, intelligent, whatever; but totally over-egg the cake and come across as being fake. So many Irish celebrities fall into this trap.

    My top three annoying Irish accents are:

    1. Joanne McNally
    Oh, dear. The D4 accent on steroids. Seriously annoying and fake as hell.

    2. Ronnie Whelan
    You're from Finglas. Finglas. A man who must be seriously embarrassed about his Dublin accent to become 100% scouse after playing for Liverpool for 12 years. Fake.

    3. Sharon Horgan
    An accent that screams, 'Look at me, I'm a trans-continental, successful everywoman..' It's a bit Irish, a bit posh London, a bit Californian. More than a bit fake.

    So what are the 'Irish' accents boil your piss?

    What 'famous' Irish person has the most annoying accent? 130 votes

    Blindboy Boatclub
    15% 20 votes
    Graeme McDowell
    4% 6 votes
    Saoirse Ronan
    12% 16 votes
    Bono
    3% 4 votes
    Katie Taylor
    2% 3 votes
    Miriam O'Callaghan
    4% 6 votes
    Any Huberman
    1% 2 votes
    Rachel Allen
    6% 8 votes
    Chris O'Dowd
    0% 0 votes
    Imelda May
    1% 2 votes
    Maura Higgins
    2% 3 votes
    Lottie Ryan
    7% 10 votes
    Deidre O'Kane
    2% 3 votes
    Vogue Williams
    6% 9 votes
    Diarmuid Gavin
    0% 0 votes
    Paschal Sheehy
    0% 1 vote
    Conor McGregor
    10% 13 votes
    Joanne McNally
    7% 10 votes
    Shane Ross
    3% 4 votes
    Joan Burton
    1% 2 votes
    Dustin The Turkey
    1% 2 votes
    Michael D.Higgins
    4% 6 votes


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    Gregor Samsa
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    Bosco.


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    ThewhiteJesus
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    Niall Horan


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    TheDavester
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    Blindboy Boatclub

    Any comedian who does the bogger/exaugurated cultchie accent grinds my gears

    Not sure as she's canadian but she's been a fixture on irish radio for the last decade or so, Alison Curtis


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    intellectual dosser
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    Graeme McDowell


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    Feisar
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    Michael Smith the Bishop of Meath, retired now. God it was a pain in the hole when ye'd be dragged to mass and it was him saying it.

    First they came for the socialists...



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    Be right back
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    Chris O'Dowd.

    Saoirse Ronan.


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    One More Toy
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    Saoirse Ronan


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    retalivity
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    intellectual dosser wrote: »
    Graeme McDowell

    Graaaaaaaaame micdaaaahhhhhhhllll


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    Gremlinertia
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    Bono


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    pawdee
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    Sonia O' Sullivan.


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    biko
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    That beardy MMA guy.


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    Skeetur
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    Katie Taylor


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    Archeron
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    Susan Cahill on newstalk.


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    SmartinMartin
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    Miriam o fcuking callaghan.


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    littlevillage
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    Amy Huberman


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    Sky King
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    Saoirse Ronan

    Sounds like someone doing an over the top impression of a housewife from the 50s.


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    Rodney Bathgate
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    This thread is on dangerous ground. Too many female comediennes / presenters mentioned. Expect an “angry men” rant.


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    cannotlogin
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    Rachel Allen because nobody Irish naturally speaks like that.

    Chris O'Dowd when he overly hams up the accent when it suits him.


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    Rodney Bathgate
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    biko wrote: »
    That beardy MMA guy.

    McTapper?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Imelda May. Sing, don't talk.


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    VanHalen
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    It's gotta be Paschal Donohoe


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    JimToken
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    Ronan Keating


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    JimToken
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    Marty Morrissey


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    harry Bailey esq
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    Capt. Autumn wrote: »
    I have a thing about accents. I believe they reveal an awful lot about the speaker. Accents are as important as the clothes we wear in how we attempt to project ourselves to the world. Then some people try too hard. They want to sound, cool, posh, intelligent, whatever; but totally over-egg the cake and come across as being fake. So many Irish celebrities fall into this trap.



    2. Ronnie Whelan
    You're from Finglas. Finglas. A man who must be seriously embarrassed about his Dublin accent to become 100% scouse after playing for Liverpool for 12 years. Fake.

    Jesus... Finglas. You ever been? What a bollix Ronnie is for picking up a twang of Scouse after living and working in Liverpool for 12 years. But some clown goes to for a Oz in his/her early 20s living, socialising and working with other Irish kids for a year has a full blown Aussie accent on return is all 'windswept and interesting'. Billy Connolly ™


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    the purple tin
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    Bertie Ahern


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    Beanntraigheach
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    Michael D Higgins


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    FintanMcluskey
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    Maura ****ing Higgins


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    percy007
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    Graham Norton


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    Chalk McHugh
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    Brian O Driscoll.


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    .anon.
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    All the female ones.


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