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To: DesertRhino

Uh no a lot of the Southern drawl comes from the Irish brogue as many Irish settled Appalachia.


123 posted on 09/18/2015 3:03:41 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I am from Appalachia (E. KY) and I have found the Irish brogue most pronounced in what is now called Bluegrass music which really came from the mountains.


139 posted on 09/18/2015 8:41:24 PM PDT by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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