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May 2023
6m 13s

Newfoundland Irish Accent

RtÉ Radio 1
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Folklorist Michael Fortune chats to Ryan about a new study which found that the most Irish people living outside of Ireland live in Newfoundland, hence the Newfoundland "Irish" accent.  
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