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Hamely wurds
Six
Ulster Scots speakers, both Catholic and Protestant and aged
from 50 to 74, in a farmhouse kitchen in east Co Antrim speaking
what one of them, James Fenton, calls 'the hamely tongue'.
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Name: Jim Fenton
Age: 73
Occupation: Retired primary school principal
Lives in: Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.
Lived here: more than 10 years
Born in the area? No, near Dunloy, Co Antrim.
Description of own accent: Ulster Scots with
Ulster Standard English |
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Name: Raymond Clifford
Age: 68
Lives in: Larne, Co Antrim
Lived here: more than 10 years
Born in the area? No, Kilwaughter, Co Antrim
Description of own accent: Broad Co Antrim |
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Name: Liam Logan
Age: 50
Occupation: Health service manager
Lives in: Bangor, Co Down
Lived here: more than 10 years
Born in the area? No, Ballymoney Co Antrim
Description of own accent: Rural north Antrim |
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aboot...
The group discussed the unusual use of 'ill' in Ulster Scots,
as well as a pithy saying about pregnancy with uncertain paternity...
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