Irish English

Irish English is the dialect of English that is spoken in Ireland.

Accent

Vowels

  • /ʌ/, as in "cut" or "run", is centralised and more rounded
  • "any" and "many" rhyme with "nanny"
  • /eɪ/, as in "rain" or "bay", becomes [eː] ou even /ɛ/, as in "gave" or "came"
  • /ɔːr/ and /oʊr/ maintain a difference and so "horse" and "hoarse" are pronounced differently

Consonants

  • /ð/ and /θ/ are often pronounced [d] and [t], respectively
  • /t/ at the end or between two vowels is often flapped
  • /l/ is non-velarised unlike in American English
  • "r" is always pronounced, unlike in Received Pronunciation, very often as /ɻ/
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