Irish Accent: North

Audio files (126.3MB, 120 minutes)

Volume 1: Learning the Accent

1. Introduction to Sound Placement, Intonation, and Helpful Hints for learning a Northern Irish accent (5:24)
2. Consonant sound changes (5:46)
3. Vowel sound changes (6:47)
4. changes in Diphthongs (4:49)
5. Alternate Pronunciations of words and terms (1:43)
6. Wrap up for learning Northern Irish accents (3:40)
7. BONUS Text Practice (20:50)
8. BONUS Text Intonation (11:37)
9. BONUS Text Example (2:22)

Volume 2: Recordings of Native Speakers

1. Donegal Republic of Ireland Couple reading (2:25)
2. + their conversation (6:15)
3. Fermanagh Northern Ireland Female reading (1:42)
4. + her conversation (3:51)
5. Belfast Northern Ireland Male reading (1:04)
6. + his conversation (1:05)
7. Belfast Northern Ireland Female reading (1:10)
8. + her conversation (3:50)
9. County Down Northern Ireland Male reading (1:07)
10. + his conversation (wind noise) (1:20)
11. County Down Northern Ireland Couple reading (2:28)
12. + their conversation (wind noise) (1:35)
13. County Down Northern Ireland Male reading (1:10)
14. + his conversation (1:58)
15. Belfast Northern Ireland Female reading (:58)
16. + her conversation (with a woman from SW Ireland) (5:13)
17. Limavady Northern Ireland Male conversation (12:54)
18. Belfast Female reading (1:02)
19. + her and a Belfast Male in conversation (4:10)
20. Antrim Male reading (:58)
21. + his conversation (1:43)
22. Tyrone Male reading (1:25)
23. + his conversation (2:33)
24. Strabane Male reading (1:16)
25. + his conversation (3:27)

This accent is appropriate for productions of Dancing at Lughnasa, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and other plays. You also hear it in films like In the Name of the Father.

Most of these recordings are made "in the field" so you will hear such things as birds, cars or other people in the background. A transcription of the conversations is included to help you follow along.