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Yola, more commonly and historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, was a dialect of the Middle English language once spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. As such, it was probably similar to the Fingallian dialect of the Fingal area.
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Yola is most strongly associated with the baronies of Forth and Bargy in Wexford. It is thought that its origins lie with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12thcentury. As the newcomers established a foothold in Wexford and the south-east they brought their medieval Middle English language with them. The passage of centuries had little ef...
How was Yola spoken? The answer seems to have been slowly. Edmund Hore, who read the address to the Lord Lieutenant in 1836, provided a few tips on correct Yola pronunciation. The ‘a’ in Yola was always spoken the same way, like the ‘a’ in ‘Father’. Where there was a double ‘ee’ it was pronounced like the ‘e’ in ‘me’. Another important feature of Y...
Apart from preserving an impression of this remarkable dialect, the ‘Zong of Twi Maarkeet Moans’ also provides an insight into the culture and beliefs of the local area. Apparently if you lived in Forth and Bargy it was deemed ill luck to see a weasel crossing the road, a hare looking over a ditch, or to first put on your left shoe instead of your ...
The last bastion of the Yola dialect was Lady’s Island in Wexford, but there have been attempts to keep its memory alive into modern times. In the late 1970s Diarmuid Ó Muirithe travelled to south Wexford to see if he could find traces of Yola in the English being spoken there. At Kilmore Church he was able to record Yola carols being sung, part of...
Jun 29, 2022 · Yola is an Anglic language that was spoken in County Wexford (Countie Weiseforthe) in the southeast of Ireland from the 12th century to the late 19th century. It developed after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169 from Middle English, Norman French and Flemish, with influences from Irish.
Dec 13, 2021 · While influenced by Irish, the Forth and Bargy dialect sounded more like English to non-natives of the Forth and Bargy areas. In the seventeenth century, the governor of Wexford Colonel Solomon Richards noted that Yola is ‘more easy to be understood by an Englishman that never heard Irish spoken than by any Irishman that lives remote’.
Yola Dialect. Yola is an extinct form of English that was spoken in the south of County Wexford. The dialect, which became extinct in the mid-1880s, was most-commonly used in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, where geographical isolation allowed it to flourish and evolve.
Sep 5, 2023 · It is widely believed that the term “Yola” derives its meaning from the dialect itself, signifying “old.” This etymological connection evokes the historical significance of Yola as a...
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Yola, more commonly and historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, was a dialect of the Middle English language once spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. As such, it was probably similar to the Fingallian dialect of the Fingal area.
