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* John and Edward 'Jedward' Grimes.



* Former TD Paul Gogarty of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CosVhlxpFao Fuck you, Deputy Stagg]]" fame.



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A wide range of different accents extending from outside Dublin

'''Stereotype:''' [[UpperClassTwit Upper class twits]], basically -- rich kids from privileged background; Daddy is a barrister and Mammy is a 'lady who lunches' and spends her time going to America on shopping trips; he/she plays rugby and attends Trinity College.

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* Jim Moriarty from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.

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* Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a parody D4 character and star of a newspaper column and a number of 'autobiographical' novels.

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* Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats and Band Aid fame.

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* * Sinéad O'Connor.



* Singer Sinéad O'Connor.


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* Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats and Band Aid fame.

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* Gay Byrne
* Roddy Doyle
* Colin Farrell.
* Brendan Gleeson.
* Pat Kenny.
* Sinéad O'Connor.
* Ryan Tubridy.

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* Former ''Late Late Show'' presenter (1965--1999) Gay Byrne
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** Former ''Late Late Show'' presenter (1999--2009) Gay Byrne.
** Current ''Late Late Show'' presenter (2009-- ) Ryan Tubridy.
* Author Roddy Doyle
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* Actor Colin Farrell.
* Actor Brendan Gleeson.
* Pat Kenny.
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Singer Sinéad O'Connor.
* Ryan Tubridy.
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* TV Chef, Rachel Allen.

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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm ''totally'' taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh[[note]]right[[/note]]?"

'''Stereotype:''' {{UpperClassTwit}}s. Rich kids from privileged background; Daddy is a barrister and Mammy is a 'lady who lunches' and spends her time going to America on shopping trips; play rugby.
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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 Dublin 4 postcode, an extremely affluent and expensive area (in terms of property prices) of the city where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm ''totally'' taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, [[RugbyUnion rogby]], roysh[[note]]right[[/note]]?"

'''Stereotype:''' {{UpperClassTwit}}s. Rich [[UpperClassTwit Upper class twits]], basically -- rich kids from privileged background; Daddy is a barrister and Mammy is a 'lady who lunches' and spends her time going to America on shopping trips; play rugby.
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he/she plays rugby and attends Trinity College.

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* Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a parody D4 character and star of a newspaper column and a number of "autobiographical" novels.

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* Most of the characters in ''Series/LoveHate'', but in particular Nidge and Fran.

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* Most of the characters in ''Series/LoveHate'', but in particular Nidge and Fran.Fran[[note]]It should be noted that Nidge's actor, Tom Vaughan Lawlor actually has an accent closer to 'D4' in reality![[/note]] .



An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"

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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY ''totally'' taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?" roysh[[note]]right[[/note]]?"

'''Stereotype:''' {{UpperClassTwit}}s. Rich kids from privileged background; Daddy is a barrister and Mammy is a 'lady who lunches' and spends her time going to America on shopping trips; play rugby.
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* Bono from {{Music/U2}}.

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* Gay Byrne
* Roddy Doyle
* Colin Farrell.
* Brendan Gleeson.
* Pat Kenny.
* Sinéad O'Connor.
* Ryan Tubridy.

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* Gay Byrne
[[UsefulNotes/PrimeMinistersOfIreland Former Taoiseach]] Bertie Ahern, who is from Drumcondra.
* Roddy Doyle
* Colin Farrell.
* Brendan Gleeson.
* Pat Kenny.
* Sinéad O'Connor.
* Ryan Tubridy.
Dublin grandmother Ann Grimes shouting at the street fight in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDciiG7b4Q video]].



* [[UsefulNotes/PrimeMinistersOfIreland Former Taoiseach]] Bertie Ahern, who is from Drumcondra.
* Dublin grandmother Ann Grimes shouting at the street fight in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDciiG7b4Q video]].

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* [[UsefulNotes/PrimeMinistersOfIreland Former Taoiseach]] Bertie Ahern, who is from Drumcondra.
Gay Byrne
* Dublin grandmother Ann Grimes shouting at the street fight in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDciiG7b4Q video]].Roddy Doyle
* Colin Farrell.
* Brendan Gleeson.
* Pat Kenny.
* Sinéad O'Connor.
* Ryan Tubridy.



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[[folder: Dublin]]
!!Local Dublin
The broad-working class dialect. Speakers are sometimes known as "Howyas" after the typical greeting of "Howya!"
* Radio host Joe Duffy, who's famously from "Clontaaarf."

!!Mainstream Dublin
The typical accent spoken by middle-class or suburban speakers.

!!New Dublin or D4 accent
An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"
* Jim Moriarty from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.
* Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a parody D4 character and star of a newspaper column and a number of "autobiographical" novels.

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[[folder: [[folder:Local or 'Common' Dublin]]
!!Local Dublin
The broad-working class dialect. Speakers broad, working-class accent in Dublin. Most commonly seen or associated with those living in the city centre but can be found in all parts of the city, as far out as Tallaght or Finglas, for example. People with this accent are sometimes known as "Howyas" 'howyas' after the typical greeting of "Howya!"
* Radio host Joe Duffy, who's famously from "Clontaaarf."

!!Mainstream Dublin
greeting. The typical 'oo' sound in words like 'book' and 'cook' is elongated, pronounced more like the 'oo' in 'moose' or 'loose'. The vowels in words are stretched; words such as 'school', 'mean' and 'five' tend to be pronounced as 'schoo-wul' and 'me-yen' and 'foy-ev' respectively. In certain word endings in 't', it is not pronounced and there's a ''glottal stop'' instead; eg 'mouth' - 'mow', 'maggot' - 'maggih'. Speakers of this accent spoken by middle-class are also the most likely of the Dublin accents to turn 'th' into 't' or suburban speakers.'d' ('turty tree and a turd'). In all cases, tends to be [[ClusterFBomb profanity-laden]].

!!New '''Stereotype:''' Old, wisened, salt-of-the-earth [[ApronMatron grannies]] and [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior grandads]]; street traders, especially from Moore Street, a shopping street in the inner city; criminals and gang-members. Basically, the Dublin or D4 accent
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version of Cockney and its associated stereotypes.

!!Examples:

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* Most of the characters in ''Series/LoveHate'', but in particular Nidge and Fran.
* Agnes Brown from the [[Series/MrsBrownsBoys eponymous Irish/British series]] and her family members and friends.

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* The Dubliners, of course. In particular, Ronnie Drew had a very strong
accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"
both while speaking and singing.
* Jim Moriarty Phil Lynott from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.
Music/ThinLizzy.
* Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a parody D4 character Imelda May, rockabilly and star of a newspaper column and a number of "autobiographical" novels.
jazz singer from The Liberties (inner city area).

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* [[{{Creator/RTE}} Radio One]] ''Liveline'' host Joe Duffy, who's famously from 'Clontaaarf'.
* Gay Byrne
* Roddy Doyle
* Colin Farrell.
* Brendan Gleeson.
* Pat Kenny.
* Sinéad O'Connor.
* Ryan Tubridy.



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[[folder:Mainstream or Suburban Dublin]]
The accent spoken by those in Dublin who are neither working-class nor D4; the middle class and suburban speakers.

'''Stereotype:''' None, really, since about 60% of Dubliners city- and county-wide possess it. Can be any sort of character but when they do appear they are often well educated and in prestigious jobs.

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* The Garda characters, Mick Moynihan and Ciaran Madden in ''Series/LoveHate''.
** The dentist, Andrew Reddin and his wife from series four.

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* Most {{Creator/RTE}} news presenters.
* [[UsefulNotes/PrimeMinistersOfIreland Former Taoiseach]] Bertie Ahern, who is from Drumcondra.
* Dublin grandmother Ann Grimes shouting at the street fight in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFDciiG7b4Q video]].


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!!New Dublin or D4 accent
An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"
* Jim Moriarty from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.
* Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a parody D4 character and star of a newspaper column and a number of "autobiographical" novels.

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!Mainstream Dublin

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!New Dublin'' Dublin or ''D4 accent''D4 accent
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* Jim Moriarty from Series/{{Sherlock}} has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.

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* Jim Moriarty from Series/{{Sherlock}} ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.




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General characterised by [[LikeIsLikeAComma "Y'know, like]] [[VerbalTic biiiiiiyyyyyyyyy!]].
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The broad-working class dialect.

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The broad-working class dialect.
dialect. Speakers are sometimes known as "Howyas" after the typical greeting of "Howya!"
* Radio host Joe Duffy, who's famously from "Clontaaarf."



The typical accent spoken by middle-class or suburban speakers.

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The typical accent spoken by middle-class or suburban speakers.
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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"

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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit[[/note]] Transit, or DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"
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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]the DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"

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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]the DART[[/note]] DORT[[note]]that's Dublin Area Rapid Transit[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"
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Unlike the impression given by both British and American media, there is more than one Irish accent. Researchers have found, in fact, that there's a different accent for roughly every five miles you travel - that's a slightly different accent for ''every single town on the island,'' though naturally, only locals will be able to hear the finer differences.

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Unlike the impression given by both British and American media, there is more than one Irish accent. Researchers have found, in fact, that there's a different accent for roughly every five miles you travel - that's a slightly different accent for ''every single town on the island,'' though naturally, only locals will be able to hear the finer differences.
differences.
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The dialect is properly known as '''Irish English''' or '''Hiberno-English.''' The English language has been firmly entrenched in Ireland since the mid-19th Century, but, as with Scotland and Wales, Irish English retains some grammatical features from the Irish language, as well as a couple of archaic British oddities.

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The dialect is properly known as '''Irish English''' or '''Hiberno-English.''' The English language has been firmly entrenched in Ireland since the mid-19th Century, but, as with Scotland and Wales, Irish English retains some grammatical features from the Irish language, as well as a couple of archaic British oddities.
oddities. Irish English is also almost entirely rhotic, except for some Dublin accents.
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See UsefulNotes/IrishTravellers for more information. Traveller accents usually sound like thick Connaught accents. Many also speak Traveller cant, or Shelta.

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See UsefulNotes/IrishTravellers for more information. Traveller accents usually sound like thick Connaught accents. Many also speak Traveller cant, or Shelta.
known to native speakers as '''Gammon''' and linguistics experts as '''Shelta'''.
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* Jim Moriarty from Series/Sherlock has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.

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* Jim Moriarty from Series/Sherlock Series/{{Sherlock}} has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.
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An accent among younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found.

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An accent among a certain class of younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found. A typical sentence might be "I'm TOTALLY taking the DORT[[note]]the DART[[/note]] to the Rogby, roysh?"



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* Kerry
* Connacht

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* Kerry
* Connacht
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* Jim Moriarty from Series/Sherlock has a very [[LargeHam hammy]] D4 accent, when he's not shifting accent for no reason.




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Howye! Ah, sure yer graaaaand, biy!

Unlike the impression given by both British and American media, there is more than one Irish accent. Researchers have found, in fact, that there's a different accent for roughly every five miles you travel - that's a slightly different accent for ''every single town on the island,'' though naturally, only locals will be able to hear the finer differences.

The dialect is properly known as '''Irish English''' or '''Hiberno-English.''' The English language has been firmly entrenched in Ireland since the mid-19th Century, but, as with Scotland and Wales, Irish English retains some grammatical features from the Irish language, as well as a couple of archaic British oddities.

!The main accents are:
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[[folder: Dublin
!![[''Local Dublin'']]
The broad-working class dialect.
!![[''Mainstream Dublin'']]
The typical accent spoken by middle-class or suburban speakers.
!![[''New Dublin'' or ''D4 accent'']]
An accent among younger people -- born after around 1970. Named after the D4 postcode, where this accent is stereotypically found.
* Midlands
* Traveller
* Cork
* Kerry
* Connacht

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