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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.
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The Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland unite. 1934: Scottish National Party founded. 1938: The Empire Exhibition, Scotland is held at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. 1941: The Clydebank Blitz (13–15 March). 1943: Creation of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board to bring electricity to all parts of the Highlands and ...
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
Free variation was a prominent and important feature of the Middle Scots spelling system, however, all writers displayed some greater or lesser degree of consistency in their spelling habits. [9] A literary standard applied but it was less than uniform. [ 10 ]
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 ...
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.