Hiberno-English

Hiberno-English (from Latin Hibernia: "Ireland")[lower-alpha 1] or Irish English,[3] also formerly Anglo-Irish,[4] is the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).[5]

Speech example

An example of a man with a non-local Dublin supraregional accent (Dara Ó Briain).

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Speech example

An example of a woman from the West of Ireland with a supraregional Irish accent (Mary Robinson).

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An example of a man with a new Dublin accent (Donal MacIntyre).

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In the Republic of Ireland, English is one of two official languages, along with the Irish language, and is the country's de facto working language. Irish English's writing standards, such as its spelling, align with British English.[6] However, Irish English's diverse accents and some of its grammatical structures and vocabulary are unique, with some influences deriving from the Irish language and some notably conservative phonological features: features no longer common in the accents of England or North America.

Phonologists today often divide Irish English into four or five overarching dialects or accents:[7][8] Ulster accents, West and South-West Irish accents (like Cork accents), various Dublin accents, and a non-regional standard accent expanding since only the last quarter of the twentieth century (outside of Northern Ireland).