Words and Sayings used on the Cape Shore in Newfoundland I just did a backup from my Newfoundland trip and I’m just shy of 100GB of video - which in real money translates as hours and hours and hours of interviews. Here is just 2 mins of this which was recorded on the hop in the car with Robert McGrath the week before last. In the short clip he highlights some great words still used all around Ireland including spraoi, tear, craw, bresney (bresna/bundle of sticks), sleveen (sly/sneaky person), g

Irish/Newfoundland Words and Sayings Robert McGrath, Patrick’s Cove, Newfoundland - Words, Sayings, Accents and Irish Identity Here is an excerpt from an chat I did with Robert McGrath in his home in Newfoundland back in June 2019. If you have 8 minutes to spare, watch this. Not only is it full of words, sayings and accents straight from the south east of Ireland, it is also full of spirit and observation. It’s a joy to listen to him to speak, especially when I hear him come out with words that