An interesting video about original pronunciation of Shakespeare's writing. In particular here where it shows that the 17th pronunciation of "film/philome" has the same pronunciation that current Hiberno-English has. I know not the usual meaning of "film" today but still the same source word.

http://youtu.be/gPlpphT7n9s?t=4m28s

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I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
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I just finished watching this clip, and I was struck by the same thing! Really cool clip, by the way.

Redwolf

There are also some interesting changes that have occurred in traditional Irish songs sung in English, such as Arthur McBride, where you have to make "sword", "word" and "afford" all rhyme in succession. If you try to sing these words in "standard" English, they end up not rhyming.

Another challenge is deciding from the context whether "quay" was meant to rhyme with "key" or "day", for example. I still haven't quite worked out how to make "daughter" rhyme with "laughter", however.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Watched it earlier today, very interesting indeed.

I'm guessing they were originally pronounced something like "dochtur" and "lochtur."

Redwolf

In the song 'Johnny Jump-up' sea rhymes with grey, just as tea does - (in Irish as well as Irish English).

(I meant to say "without reverting to Anglo-Saxon and losing the audience completely. )

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).