Hello. I’m writing about my great great grandparents from Loughrea and I’m looking for someone to check my dialogue. I never heard them speak but want to honor their accents. Anyone interested in consulting with me?
Hi there - so you are looking to speak to some local's in East Galway to ascertain if the accents/way of speaking is accurate or not? Send us a paragraph or two of what you think might be accurate, and I'll see if we can get someone to critique the same. Who are your relatives? Maybe we could get a relative of yours in Loughrea to respond. They would be closer still one might think to how their own ancestors might have talked?
Best wishes,
Hi Kieran - So good to hear from you! My ancestors were the Grahams and they married a Dempsey and a Byrnes. In my narration I’m using these conventions:
tis, twas vs it is, it was
drop the “g” on “ing” endings
no contractions “cannot vs can’t
no short yes/no answers “I do vs yes”
no th sound “tink vs think”
No Mom and Dad “Mam and Da”
no um “em”
some use of Irish words
Does this make sense?