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Craigavon group

Making of an accent


A group of youth leaders on identifying accents and words in a city where most people were incomers.

 

Michael Hogg

Name: Michael Hogg
Age: 32
Lives in: Craigavon
Lived here: Less than four years
Born in the area? No, Belfast
Description of own accent: Mixture of all Northern Ireland accents
Languages other than English: Irish

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Megan McConaghy

Name: Megan McConaghy
Age: 19
Lives in: Craigavon
Lived here: All my life
Born in the area? Yes
Description of own accent: Unique
Languages other than English: No

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