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Title: Galoway Irish?
Post by: madammagician on Thursday 15 February 07 13:59 GMT (UK)
My father kept telling me that his ancestors from Penninghame, Wigtonshire were Galoway Irish, Were thay origionally from Ireland?I am not sure what he ment? ???
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: sandheadlass on Friday 16 February 07 12:17 GMT (UK)
Hi, hopefully I can help you with your query.

I, myself, am galloway irish.  The term is one we locals give to ourselves for our accents.  We are totally Scottish having been born in the Galloway area but because of our location (so close to Ireland) our accents have an irish "twang".

I hope that this is of some help.
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: madammagician on Friday 16 February 07 16:02 GMT (UK)
sandheadlass thank you so much for the explanation!  ;D
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: DG8 on Saturday 26 September 09 22:59 BST (UK)
Because Stranraer is the shortest sea route between Scotland and Ireland many Irish came to the Wigtownshire area during the Irish potato famine.

Over a period of time day dialect spoken in the took on a distinct Irish influence thus Galloway Irish. It has nothing to do with where you were born. I have lived in Wigtownshire all my life, my mother was Scottish (from Wigtownshire) and my father was Scottish (from Edinburgh) so therefore I'm Scottish with an Galloway Irish brogue.
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: Skoosh on Sunday 27 September 09 12:23 BST (UK)
Gaelic was still being spoken in parts of Galloway  into the 1800s, hence the Gallowa Eerish, the  issue's explained in a book called "Galloway Gossip" by Trotter 1901, if you can get hold of a copy! a great read, maybe reprinted? .........Skoosh.
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: DG8 on Sunday 27 September 09 12:31 BST (UK)
That sounds an interesting read - I am 61 years of age and to be honest that is the first time I had heard the explanation - Thanks for the lead.
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: Skoosh on Sunday 27 September 09 13:17 BST (UK)
Levellar,  Amazon currently out of stock, hunt around, how about the "book toon"is it Wigtown?...Skoosh.
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: DG8 on Sunday 27 September 09 19:37 BST (UK)
Aye the book toon is Wigtown but there is that many where would one start?
Title: Re: Galoway Irish?
Post by: Skoosh on Monday 01 August 11 23:03 BST (UK)
A bit of a delay here, just discovered Amazon has this book.       Skoosh.