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A slight majority of Cualand's Irish speakers are not Catholics; they tend to be Remonitionist, irreligious or Jewish. Thus many overtly Catholic expressions are not used. | A slight majority of Cualand's Irish speakers are not Catholics; they tend to be Remonitionist, irreligious or Jewish. Thus many overtly Catholic expressions are not used. | ||
Some Cualand Irish slang expressions: | |||
* ''níl heibhdil leis'' 'it doesn't matter' (An Yidish ''hevdil'' 'difference') | |||
==== Phonology ==== | ==== Phonology ==== | ||
Broad ''t'' is often a fricative [θˠ] and slender ''t'' is usually an affricate [ts] or [t͡ɕ]. Otherwise it sounds similar to our Munster Irish. | Broad ''t'' is often a fricative [θˠ] and slender ''t'' is usually an affricate [ts] or [t͡ɕ]. Otherwise it sounds similar to our Munster Irish. | ||