Irish Newfoundland Connection -1

Clips from "An Boithrín Glas" Documentary about the irish in Newfoundland..

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Travel & Events

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• Ireland
• Irish
• Gaelic
• Newfoundland
• Talamh
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• Éisc

[RoddyM88]

Hey Mark, thanks a million for posting this video. I never saw it before this. It's a great piece of filim to have. I'm from a place called Petty harbour, just south of St. John's where alot of the Irish that came over settled. There is actually clips from the film of me hometown. The traditions and irish accents is still alive and well on "The Rock", as it is locally known. Once again thanks for posting and all the best!

[markoconroy]

thats great Roddy, glad you enjoyed it...beautiful place indeed

[barneymcgee]

I've seen Irish Newfoundlanders and Irish Argentinians speaking in Irish accents on Irish TV. Incredibly none of these people had ever been to Ireland (or their parents and possibly grandparents). These are our people. Don't think our Government does enough to maintain the link between us. Read that Irish (Gaelic) is still spoken in Newfoundland. Any truth in this?

[markoconroy]

A 2001 census report indicates that there are 10 men in Newfoundland whose mother tongue is "a" Gaelic language. The report does not specify which Gaelic languages are included in this figure. Apparently Newfoundland Irish became extinct during the 20th century...

[lowfiwhiteguy]

TALAMH AN EISC! TIOCFAIDH ÁR LÁ!

Newfoundland on her own. To hell with Canada.

[SeanOBriain]

Caithfidh mé dul chuig Talamh an Éisc am éigin.

[hydromorphineIV]

One really good thing about having a Newfoundland Irish accent is that when you go to Ontario women find my accent just so cute lol. They are always like OMG are you really from Newfoundland you sound so Irish. My accent got my foot in the door when i was on the mainland more then once that's for sure. I used to hang around mostly Mexicans and Jamaicans and for some reason they generally like Newfoundlander's alot more then people from the mainland.

[hydromorphineIV]

I remember back in school when our teachers or atleast most of them discouraged our accents and instead tried to get us to speak "proper" english. Whatever that is mind you since even the english have really fucked up accents lol. it's just shameful how we where basically indoctrinated into thinking we where inferior to mainlanders just because we have a accent. I come from way down the southern shore so my accent is pretty much identical to someone from say Wexford.

[SkullOfYorick]

Interesting clip! I'm guessing this is Gaelic. Is it an Irishman or a Newfoundlander speaking?

[omccaul]

@Musmon There was a huge influx of immigrants from Ireland to Argentina around the start of the 20th Century... They maintained their links with Ireland and had nannies from Ireland to teach their kids English vis a vis Irish accents... Admiral Brown an Irishman founded the Argentine Navy... Argentina has the largest non English speaking ethnic Irish population today...

[bergkamp48]

Also a strong influence from SW England for example Dorset names like Rideout and Hillier in Newfoundland. And many were fishermen who jumped ship like Henry Button who settled in New Chelsea. (His wife was Jane Trimm - another common Dorset name). And of course Cornwall has its own Celtic history, language and traditions.

[crucialblasts]

@crucialblasts The earliest games of Irish hurling in the "new world" were on Newfoundland soil. Hurling also helped influence the creation of hockey. St. John's was once ripe with martial fights by Irish factions based on what county they were from; Dadyeens (Cork), Yallowbellies (wexford), Wheybellies (Waterford) Clear-Airs (Tipperary), Doones (Kilkenny). Some of the nicest people I've ever met are Newfoundlanders. They are quite the pulse. All the best to everyone on both rocks! ;)

[crucialblasts]

Me dads side is from Newfoundland. They landed at Burin from Cork. and eventually went way up north. Newfoundland is easily the most Irish place outside of Ireland. The place does have it's own uniqueness beyond Irish customs, but you can deff tell there's brood of the root there. Visiting the rock as a child, even in the 80's, I heard about people dancing with corpses at wakes, heard old time keening, old dancing and singing, etc… It was very traditional rural.

[WingLee51]

@michellebedford I'm sure you'll enjoy George Street if you're Irish, like the rest of us eh by? Hahaha.

[Fucklesticks]

@Musmon That's because the vast majority in Arg. have italian roots, but i guess they could learn to speak english w/irish accent?