Most Tourists come to Dublin and when they listen to conversations on the street or converse with the odd local they can’t understand a thing and just assume the local Dubliners are speaking in the Irish/Gaelic Language.
In short they are mistaken!!!! We do speak English here but in Dublin it is our own version, that as a joke we call it “Dublinese”.
In Dublin we have two different distinct accents, generally considered to be separated by the famous River Liffey. In truth the real Dublin accent is found in all parts of Dublin. The other accent, being the not so famous “posh” southside accent, is generally just found in the leafy suburbs of Southside Dublin and in a couple of similar Northside suburbs if we are being honest.
But the real strong Dublin accent is particularly prevalent in Dublin inner City and without doubt definitely hard for the majority of Tourists to understand. And to make it more difficult and confusing for our overseas visitors, we have tons and tons of unique phrases and slang, which are not easy to follow.
The Dublin accent added to the slang is what we refer to as “Dublinese”.
Learn a bit of Dublinese in the videos below and for more information look up our Real Dublin Culture Private Tour where we explain and explore this in much more detail, among so many other Dublin Cultural aspects relevant to those visiting here.
In short, please don’t come to Dublin and experience the place on a superficial level like most Tourists do.
Learn some Dublinese and your experience here will be enhanced tenfold and you will get to experience the real & authentic Dublin that Dubliners value & love so much!!!
DUBLIN PRIVATE TOUR 