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and they are popularly identified by their specific city or county, such as Cork English, Kerry English, or Limerick English.

Phonology

Among speakers in the South-West alone (famously Cork, Kerry, or Limerick), the vowel of raises to when before or (a pin-pen merger) and sentences may show a unique intonation pattern. This intonation is a slightly higher pitch followed by a significant drop in pitch on stressed long-vowel

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