For generations now our accent has been well and truly making its way across the globe. Usually the accent merges with the twang of the locals over time, which is how you get some of the more bizarre Irish/American hybrids in places like Boston and New York.
In some places, though, the accent has remained constant and become part of the local speech and vernacular, as you'll understand when you watch the two clips below.
First, the people of Montserrat who received a large influx of Irish exiled by Cromwell as well as African slaves at around the same time. The result? The Black Irish of Mosterrat.
The other, and perhaps more striking example, is Newfoundland who not only retain an uncanny Irish drawl but also maintain some of the same phrasings
