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Brogue (accent) A brogue (/ broʊɡ /) is a regional accent or dialect, especially an Irish accent in English. [1] The first use of the term brogue originated around 1525 to refer to an Irish accent, as used by John Skelton, [2] and it still, most generally, refers to any (Southern) Irish accent. Less commonly, it may also refer to various ...
Scottish English (Scottish Gaelic: Beurla Albannach) is the set of varieties of the English language spoken in Scotland. The transregional, standardised variety is called Scottish Standard English or Standard Scottish English (SSE). [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Scottish Standard English may be defined as "the characteristic speech of the professional class ...
Caber toss. An athletic event, from the Gaelic word "cabar" which refers to a wooden pole. Cailleach. An old woman, a hag, or a particular ancient goddess. Cairn. [1] From càrn. The word's meaning is much broader in Gaelic, and is also used for certain types of rocky mountains. Caman. a shinty stick.
Ulster English, [1] also called Northern Hiberno-English or Northern Irish English, is the variety of English spoken mostly around the Irish province of Ulster and throughout Northern Ireland. The dialect has been influenced by the local Ulster dialect of the Scots language, brought over by Scottish settlers during the Plantation of Ulster and ...
Brogue shoe. Pair of full brogue shoes. The brogue (derived from the Gaeilge bróg (Irish), and the Gaelic bròg (Scottish) for "shoe") [1][2] is a style of low-heeled shoe or boot traditionally characterised by multiple-piece, sturdy leather uppers with decorative perforations (or "broguing") and serration along the pieces' visible edges. [3]
Highland English (Scots: Hieland Inglis, Scottish Gaelic: Beurla na Gaidhealtachd) [1] is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in Gaelic -speaking areas and the Hebrides. [2] It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than are other forms of Scottish English. [3][4]
Hiberno-English [a] or Irish English (IrE), [5] also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, [6] is the set of dialects of English native to the island of Ireland. [7] In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the dominant first language in everyday use and, alongside the Irish language, one of two co-official languages (with Ulster Scots, in Northern Ireland, being yet ...
brogue – (from bróg meaning "shoe") a type of shoe (OED). brogue – A strong regional accent, especially an Irish; callow – A river meadow, a landing-place, from Irish caladh. camogie – From Irish camóg, small hooked object, a camogue. The women's equivalent of hurling. carrageen – moss. From Irish carraigín, "little rock".