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Why is the Louth accent so different from the Northern accent and the Dublin one which are only a short distance away?
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There are many reasons for this strange accent and dialect. Firstly, as the smallest and most unimportant county in Ireland, we desperately strive for our own identidy. Having an accent unlike any other is our way of saying "Yes, we're different and we proud of it".
Secondly, many years ago (as strange as it may sound), inbreeding was very common in the greater Louth area. Smaller towns like Ardee grew in population and the younger generation stayed in the locality, instead of leaving for Dublin and Meath.
Like all accents and dialects, this meant that people began to speak like their family and those around them.
AnswerAnyway the Louth accent is hardly an awful lot different to the Northern accent. Its really Dublin which sticks out, not Louth. As you move towards the Dublin the accent has Louth tones in it but gets softer until you hit the greater Dublin area. Having said that the greater Dublin area extends to Drogheda nowAnswer
The Louth accent is kind of like the Northern accent.. I'm from Louth and my friend is from Drogheda, the nearer to Dublin. She says she can hear the Northern accent In Dundalk people a bit. She has a Drogheda accent which sounds a bit like Dublin.. You would know which person is from which area in Louth, as they are the most common accents in Louth, but like every county in Ireland, theres good few different accents in Louth.
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