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A brogue (/ b r oʊ ɡ /) 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.
Brogue [1] An accent, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic bròg, shoe (of a particular kind worn by Irish and Gaelic peasants), Old Irish bróc, from Norse brókr [2] Hubbub [1] [3] Irish, or Scottish Gaelic ubub, an exclamation of disapproval. Shanty Irish or Scottish Gaelic sean taigh [ʃɛn ˈtʰɤj], an old house Smidgen
Listen to BBC Radio Scotland Live (many presenters, such as Robbie Shepherd, have a noticeable Scottish accent) "Hover and hear" pronunciations in a Standard Scottish accent, and compare side by side with other English accents from Scotland and around the World. BBC Voices - Listen to a lot of the voice recordings from many parts of the UK
Ghillie brogues are a full brogue with no tongue to facilitate drying, and long laces that wrap around the leg above the ankle and tie below the calf to facilitate keeping the tie clear of mud. Despite the original functional aspects of their design, ghillie brogues are now most commonly seen as a component of traditional Scottish Highland dress .
Brogue (accent), regionally accented English, especially Irish-accented; Mission brogue, an accent of English spoken in the Mission District of San Francisco; Ocracoke brogue, a family of English dialects in the South Atlantic United States; Ottawa Valley Brogue, historical accents of English in the Ottawa River valley of Canada
[9] [10] Armstrong, who had been inspired by the style used by Irvine Welsh for Trainspotting – written in the similar but distinct accent of Edinburgh [11] – struggled to have his novel published and was advised to mitigate the use of the dialect to appeal to a wider audience, but refused to compromise the authenticity of the characters ...
Accents and dialects vary widely across Great Britain, Ireland and nearby smaller islands. The UK has the most local accents of any English-speaking country [citation needed]. As such, a single "British accent" does not exist. Someone could be said to have an English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish accent, although these all have many different ...
The accent of the Finn Valley and especially The Laggan district (centred on the town of Raphoe), both in East Donegal, together with the accent of neighbouring West Tyrone and the accent of the westernmost parts of County Londonderry (not including Derry City), are also quite Scottish sounding.