Saoirse Ronan is heavily tipped for Oscar glory for her work in Brooklyn, which is getting incredible reviews and is released in America this very day. And Ireland as it happens.

Sure while you're here, have a butchers at Brian Lloyd talking to the film's (and True Detective Season 2) director, John Crowley. He dropped into the office for a yap.

Anyhow, Saoirse popped up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night, and revealed to the ever excitable host that she wasn't born on these here shores.

Our favourite comment ever underneath. 

"She sounds like a sexy leprechaun"

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