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I melt with desire at the sound of an Irish accent. .

57 replies

zas1 · 27/08/2015 22:50

I just got off the train. Youngish but not too young Irish guy opposite was on his mobile phone talking away... I barely made it back home.. The accent sounded so hot cannot describe it. Wld be interested to hear what voice turns my fellow MNs on if any..Time for a recuperative red wine in the garden. .

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junebirthdaygirl · 27/08/2015 22:53

I live in lreland and believe me all Irish accents don't have that affect on me! But l do love the northern lreland accent. Could listen to that all day.

Moln · 27/08/2015 22:55

All Irish accents?

There's quite a range!

DramaAlpaca · 27/08/2015 22:56

I live in Ireland too - because many years ago I fell in love with a man with an irresistible Irish accent Smile

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zas1 · 27/08/2015 23:06

For me it has to be southern Irish...swoon...

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Moln · 27/08/2015 23:19

Still a range of accents though!! Cavan to Cork and Wexford to Leitrim

beaglesaresweet · 27/08/2015 23:20

I generally really find northern irish accent very attractive. But just recently I was at St.Pancras and the youngish guy next to me at a cafe counter started talking and he made some mistake and keot apologising - and the voice was OMG - he wasn't tall or especially handsome but my God, I thought, now I like the southern accent as muchg of not more than northern - he had quite a deep voice, and it works best that way! I never find Irish women's accent sexy as they chatter too fast - but he was so so charming and had undulation to his voice (though still very chatty).

Other than that, I find French sexy (unoriginal) when they soeak French, and Italian accent when they speak English Grin.

ThisIsFolkGirl · 27/08/2015 23:30

I don't get the whole sexy accent thing! It's bizarre to me Grin

I dated someone with one of the accents mentioned already and it did absolutely nothing for me. More than that, I found it quite irritating... Blush

FarelyKnuts · 27/08/2015 23:37

I live the generalisation of a "southern" irish accent.
My city alone has about 6 different accents!
Big difference between a cork and a Dublin accent for example

FarelyKnuts · 27/08/2015 23:38

*love

ChaircatMiaow · 27/08/2015 23:46

The reference to a "southern irish" accent is quite irritating. Quite quite irritating.

Accents do differ a lot even in the same area. I can barely understand my cousin who lives 10 minutes from my mother's house, but people often ask me if I'm from.....Dublin.

ChaircatMiaow · 27/08/2015 23:50

I find men with a Scottish accent to be swoonsome. And as a PP mentioned, a Frenchman could say anything and I would find him delicious sexy.

There's a famous chef here called Guillaume Brahimi. He's not overly attractive but every time he opens his mouth.....

beaglesaresweet · 27/08/2015 23:54

Farely and Chair I'm sure it's irritating to you but for people who haven't been much to Ireland or meet a variety of Irish speakers, how would we know which is which? It did cross my mind that there must be a variety as I didn't find Dublin accent sexy and this sounded a bit different - 'southern' is just to differentiate from Nrthern as that's too far apart.

LucyBabs · 27/08/2015 23:55

Yes chair coz being from Dublin would be awful Hmm Are you from Meath by any chance?

I quite like the Cork accent.. Love a Scottish accent and an East London accent is very sexy

ChaircatMiaow · 28/08/2015 00:00

Nope, I'm from Cork. The city that calls itself the Real Capital and shakes its fist at Dublin.

LucyBabs · 28/08/2015 00:05

Haha yes too true chair I've just come back from clonakility. Such lovely, friendly people but bitter at not being the capital of Ireland Wink

BlahBlahUsername · 28/08/2015 00:14

I have been googling anything with Andrew Scott's voice this evening, to get my fix. Gorgeous Dublin accent.

ItStillLooksLikeRainDear · 28/08/2015 00:16

Not far from us in Courtmacsherry lucy. Love Cork but there's nothing quite like a Kerry accent!

mrstweefromtweesville · 28/08/2015 00:18

Have a look at this Irishman - Davog Rynne. www.facebook.com/davog.rynne

beaglesaresweet · 28/08/2015 00:29

Isn't Hozier gorgeous though, and the accent!

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zas1 · 28/08/2015 00:39

Well if you would like me to be more specific, based on my limited knowledge the man who I just spent half an hour on the train fantasising about is probably originally from Tipperary/Waterford although educated at Trinity College Dublin. I think I could distinguish a Cork accent and this wasn't it. I reckon his Dad was from Mayo and his Ma from the second cottage on the Left as you turn right out of the main Limerick to Shannon road.

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LeonC · 28/08/2015 01:16

You can't beat a Galway accent.
(Yes, Dermot, I do mean yours)

ThereIsIron · 28/08/2015 01:31

I'm Irish and find some Scottish accents amazing. I once dated a guy from Skye Blush

ItStillLooksLikeRainDear · 28/08/2015 01:38

OMG Therelslron did you date God!

mrstweefromtweesville · 28/08/2015 08:51

Isn't Hozier gorgeous though, and the accent!
True. And so very charming, if the television interviews are to be believed. But a mere child at 25.
his Ma from the second cottage on the Left as you turn right out of the main Limerick to Shannon road
That would be Mary. She has three sons. Which one do you mean?

pocketsaviour · 28/08/2015 08:59

I love accents. The regional differences are amazing. And dialect words/phrases.

I wouldn't say I find accents sexy en masse - it depends on the person speaking. I do like a deep voice.

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