BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.

16 October 2014
BBC Northern Ireland Voices

BBC Homepage
Northern Ireland

Voices
English
Irish
Ulster Scots
A Til Azed
W F Marshall
English Today
Irish Today
Ulster Scots Today
More Voices


Contact Us

English

 

 
Armagh Rhymers group

Rhymers and reason

 

Three performers from the Armagh Rhymers group lament the dying art of conversation in a modern world.

 

Dara Vallely

Name: Dara Vallely
Age: 58
Lives in: Armagh
Lived here: All my life
Born in the area? Yes
Description of own accent: Irish
Languages other than English: Irish

  Listen to this item

Peter Shortall

Name: Peter Shortall
Age: 49
Lives in: Keady, Co Armagh
Lived here: 5 to 10 years
Born in the area? No, Stratford upon Avon
Description of own accent: Lisburn/Belfast
Languages other than English: none

  Listen to this item

 

Fillum star

Some words are hard to get your mouth round.

Listen to this item

 

Getting down and dirty

Why it's cat melodeon to be mingin' or walkin'.

Listen to this item

 

Back to main English page

 

 

 

 

Map showing Northern Ireland.


About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy