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Middle East

PedroXimenez

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3. found this intersting tidbit about the Irish peacekeepers..

Reply to moniss (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:07 PM

Oct 12

https://www.the-independent.com/world/unifil-irish-peacekeepers-lebanon-israel-b2628036.html

They have been operating in the area for so long that some Lebanese locals speak English with a thick Irish accent, with noticeable regional differences.

“If you met a Lebanese villager, you could tell what village he was from based on his accent. If he had a Cork accent, he was from Hadatha, because that’s where the Cork company was based. If he was from Baraachit, they speak with a very strong Athlone accent,” said Durnin.

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found this intersting tidbit about the Irish peacekeepers.. PedroXimenez Oct 12 #3

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