I'm Irish and can understand them completely ahah. Crazy how Irish they sound
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
Cause he is “Irish” 🙂 I miss hearing our accent.
@houcinenyange9453 жыл бұрын
Makes sense you can understand them :) I’m Canadian and I know the history. Alot of first Canadian settlers came from Ireland and Scotland and settled in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
@erysisnthere3 жыл бұрын
my family is all from newfoundland and i've been around newfie accents my whole life but i can only pick up a little over half what the man is saying lmao
@stclerans3 жыл бұрын
Hahah same i feel like I’m listening to all uncles and dad and grandad and ppl around me talking I can understand every word
@ItsJustMe05853 жыл бұрын
For some reason, even though I'm from Texas, I have no problem understanding Newfies... Or Irish folks for that matter. When I go drinking here in Alberta, we got a bud from Newfoundland. He gets drunk and his accent goes so hardcore that I translate his words for my boyfriend, who then tells me what all his metaphors and figures of speech mean.... Mostly sexual shit, but it is what it is. Lol
@Missuskeefe5 жыл бұрын
as each elder in the communities dies we lose a piece of our history. More people need to get out and record the old tales. Our history and our legacy is being lost every single day. It NEEDS to be preserved. The generation of the hard times needs to be told to our future generations. It is essential.
@billyboots37304 жыл бұрын
I just lost my grandfather in august at age 89, i will never forget the stories he told me of either hardships or happy times. I was blessed to have such an awesome grandfather to look up to.
@suzieq04527 жыл бұрын
My dad was a great story teller.this man reminds me of listening to my dad. thank you.he passed in 1998. born in1910.
@tarheelmtl4 жыл бұрын
God Bless you both and your families hallelujah
@edwinmoore46382 жыл бұрын
my grandfather was born 1911 passed away same year i was born 1995 he was also from newfoundland
@DaniHMcV3 жыл бұрын
“All hands not telling lies, right”. I can remember my Dad saying “all hands” all the time which means “everyone”, like “all hands on deck”. I miss home so much and just hearing this man tell these stories makes it a little better :)
@celticloverush22 жыл бұрын
You could drop that man in the middle of County Wexford and nobody would think he didn't live there all his life, amazing how the accent survived so intact.
@902TwoStroke3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Nova Scotia, all me grand fadders tell me stories like that dere all the time and we all talks like he does too. Loves the Newfie’s
@tiffaniterris28862 жыл бұрын
My wife is from Pictou county, been all over Scotia. Never, ever, ever have I heard a Scotian accent sound anything close to a Newfies, or Irish for that matter.
@chrislacey87765 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how similar the accent is to us Irish. It's similar to south eastern dialect of Waterford/Wexford/Kilkenny
@Shwee1135 жыл бұрын
Lots of immigrants from Ireland came to Newfoundland. Behind Ireland, it's had the largest Irish-speaking population.
@Themes4Voice4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, more similar to Cornish, though.
@chrisskuse29454 жыл бұрын
nathan3560 nah it sounds closer to Irish
@yrrab23814 жыл бұрын
Galway mostly from the famine ships
@yrrab23814 жыл бұрын
@@KyleEricksonPoetry1617 dont ever compare the English accent to the lrish accent you prick, the main reason for the irish been there is because of the English
@tonyhart973 жыл бұрын
I'm getting Kerry, Donegal and Dublin all in one accent, from a man that has probably never left Canada
@anitabest36483 жыл бұрын
He may actually never have been to Canada
@Comencenala3 жыл бұрын
Or off the island.
@Snoodles2942 жыл бұрын
@@anitabest3648.....He lived in Newfoundland, Canada....on the southern shore, which is aka the Irish loop. Mostly all Irish settlers here
@Snoodles2942 жыл бұрын
@@anitabest3648.....He lived in Newfoundland, Canada....on the southern shore, which is aka the Irish loop. Mostly all Irish settlers here in this part of the province
@anitabest36482 жыл бұрын
@@Snoodles294 I meant he was probably born before Confederation. I can understand him perfectly. I have relatives on the Southern Shore.
@Cybernetic8002 жыл бұрын
I love how they have kept our/the Irish accent after all these years. Lots of love and God bless from Ireland ❤️
@Manu-et9rj4 жыл бұрын
I can't understand a thing, but I'm sure that story is lovely
@marietg80254 жыл бұрын
That's because it's essentially Irish 😅 I understand him like he was my neighbour
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
Marie Tg I miss hearing our old accents
@ll-fe5ed2 жыл бұрын
he’s telling ghost stories
@lostthychef48313 жыл бұрын
I’m American and I can understand every few words and I liked this story.
@craigsheppard75764 жыл бұрын
Being from the island, we fellers understands what he's sayin.
@applescruff19693 жыл бұрын
I understand what he's saying. I'm from America.
@aronharper70012 жыл бұрын
There's a large population of Newfies here in Fort McMurray, AB. All I know is they are the best kind of people and great to have a drink with.
@katiecharette865 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my Gramma's voice... She was born in NFLD in 1914❤️ haven't heard her in over 20 years
@jillreads61424 жыл бұрын
I can’t understand a damn thing, but continue telling your stories.
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
Funny 😄 “I knows what he’s sayin”
@caitlinhickey62 жыл бұрын
Your name certainly checks out.
@fiddlesticks1962 Жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 Your name certainly creeps out.
@big.wlattt68724 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this man for hours and hours on end and not get tired of it
@terrialaniz13306 жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful thing to have recorded and you will appreciate it more and more as you get older. I wish I recorded the stories my nan used to tell me when she was alive. The ones about the fairies and how her mother wouldn't let them go out in the woods without silver coins to ward off the faries always sparked interest. I've been away from Newfoundland so long my sons and husband haven't any idea of the culture of where I am from or even some of the things I say. You did a beautiful job on this video with the editing as well. So much can be learned from our elders about our heritage and this video is very much appreciated.
@NuisanceMan4 жыл бұрын
It's beautiful, but I'm not too sure what he said!
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
💕
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
I miss our culture too
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
I really like when he said, “she slewed he’s face right over”
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
“She led me astray be the fairies”
@72mossy2 жыл бұрын
I'm Irish and from Tipperary, can't pick up any Canadian accent from him only Irish, my dad is 83 and grew up in tough times as well, my dad refers to the radio as the wireless.
@user-bd2qd9pu9i2 ай бұрын
My grandfather from my fathers side sadly missed I remember hearing most of these stories growing up
@travelingmntngal79633 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was from Gaskiers-Point La Haye. Your grandfather sounds just like him. What a treat for me as my grandfather has been gone since the early 90s. Nice to hear this. Thanks!
@FernBlackwood1995 Жыл бұрын
I’m Nova Scotian, and this might be one of the funniest and best storytellers off the coast I’ve heard in a good while. Thanks for the laughs, buddy!
@kcramone48542 жыл бұрын
my condolences .Tears were involved. God bless you for this cast.
@dannyanderson19473 жыл бұрын
If you listen to older West Country English you can hear similarities. You can also hear features found in Southern American English due to both having a West Country influence. Overwhelmingly though it sounds Irish as hell, love it. I'm a Geordie and can understand this perfectly maybes because I've been exposed to Irish accents and alot of the sounds also appear in our dialect due to Irish influence on Geordie and both dialects being archaic.
@wyattkoch70972 жыл бұрын
Oh man this reminds me of when my grandpa would always tell me and my siblings ghost stories. This really takes me back.
@MrMorgan_0082 жыл бұрын
I was raised up in Garden Cove, and it makes me so happy to hear the conversation with you all.
@d.pollett18128 жыл бұрын
An absolute treasure.
@slake97273 ай бұрын
I'm from Witless Bay, well done Clarence. Miss my hometown so much.
Now imagine me, raised in paradise, trying to have a conversation with my older relatives that doesn’t consist of me saying “what?”
@lexsduck68923 жыл бұрын
now imagine me a Quebeker that speaks an okay normal english thrown on a ship which was crewed entirely with newfoundlanders.
@piecesofstarlight3 жыл бұрын
You poor unfortunate soul 🤣 Now I need to know. Do you speak French with a Newfie Accent. Do you confuse the Whole world with a Quebec accent and a Newfie Accented English 🤣
@caitlinhickey62 жыл бұрын
@@lexsduck6892 This is a very old video of an old man who was born before Newfoundland joined Canada. He has an old accent that no longer exists here. Newfoundlanders can speak in perfect standard English.
@COM702 жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 i wonder if that would be like a frozen Irish accent from 2-300 years ago ? If so then little would have changed in Ireland until the 70’s now we have social media and we are hearing gradually towards whatever the Cardashians have.
@fiddlesticks1962 Жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 Shut up, you fabricating fool!
@Mftw767 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from co limerick.i can understand every word .makes me proud to be Irish
@infaereld2055 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic accent. Thank you.
@nancyc59225 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of nights around the woodstove and grandfather tellin stories
@reannaholdford24133 жыл бұрын
This makes me miss home 💚💚
@kianah88662 жыл бұрын
I'm from New Brunswick and I can just about 95% understand the Newfoundland accent
@niamhbrunell2 жыл бұрын
Very similar to the Irish accent. I'm Irish and can understand him perfectly. You can hear the Canadian twang no doubt, there's still a difference, but it is very similar.
@sheteg1 Жыл бұрын
@niamh. He’s not Canadian. He’s a Newfoundlander born before 1949 before they joined Canada. It’s a huge island on the North Atlantic. Nothing Canadian about it. This man had no affiliation with the country of Canada or anyone on the mainland. Absolutely no Canadian twang.
@beachboys3326 Жыл бұрын
@@sheteg1 Oh fiddlesticks! What a load of hooey you're spouting. 😂
@ryantwitter343 Жыл бұрын
@@beachboys3326it’s true. Saying he’s Canadian is a misnomer
@notsnho Жыл бұрын
@@beachboys3326he was born a Newfoundlander not Canadian, we only joined Canada recently. And he’s right Newfoundland doesn’t have many “Canadian” factors about it, it’s more connected to Ireland then it’s own country
@KimNeville-vr8hn2 ай бұрын
@@ryantwitter343 Bullshit 🙄
@stuartperry-hughes59692 жыл бұрын
If you’re struggling to follow, the transcript is very accurate
@verticalhurt4 жыл бұрын
I'll give the old guy a thumbs up, even though I couldn't understand a god damn thing he was saying :)
@djtandy78845 жыл бұрын
that's a wexford accent 🇨🇮
@tarheelmtl4 жыл бұрын
God Bless you hallelujah what a blessing it is the lord has sent the ancestors west so we can partake as well
@patriciakeats16214 жыл бұрын
For sure. That’s where our Irish people are from.
@hunterfudge25973 жыл бұрын
Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford are the most common places for Newfoundlanders of Irish decent to come rrom
@lionelhutz51372 жыл бұрын
Lots of families from the Wexford, Cork, and Waterford areas. 🇮🇪
@ItsOPji5 жыл бұрын
I hopes I’m like this when I gets older, got no stories to tell yet though
@CalebMeadetman20153 жыл бұрын
I can understand most of what he says. I'm from the Southern US.
@tiffaniterris28862 жыл бұрын
And to think Boston thinks they rep the Irish.
@lenhowl7 жыл бұрын
Clarence used to drop into our house in the Goulds years ago to have a yarn with my father. I think he used to drive a truck hauling fish then.
@darrenmartin7087 жыл бұрын
Len Howl he sounds irish
@lenhowl7 жыл бұрын
Yes all the crowd up the southern shore have an Irish sound to them.
@jojokabo786 жыл бұрын
Haha im in the Goulds right now :)
@sheddski29422 жыл бұрын
My mothers whole family came from St. John’s Newfoundland and my grandfather fought in France during WW1 and was wounded and couldn’t work and never drove a car after my grandmother died he met another women she was from Nova Scotia he moved to Yarmouth where he is buried there
@hobbedgoblin103 жыл бұрын
i understand every second thing he says bc my grandpa’s from labrador and has a pretty thick accent. it’s crazy how certain places have such different accents from other places, almost like they’re 2 different languages
@tripplewhipper2 жыл бұрын
if you want a laugh try turning on the auto generated subtitles
@somebread10064 жыл бұрын
M’y mind may not completely understand this but my soul did fuckin rights 🥺
@COM702 жыл бұрын
I think he is wandering slightly. Everything he says is clear but not all the stories are complete or well explained. We still have mummers ! We call it dreoilín.
@TheMrPeteChannel3 жыл бұрын
This sounds closer to Irish English then mainland Canadian English.
@caitlinhickey62 жыл бұрын
Yes because this is an old recording of a very old man who’s since passed. The man was born when Newfoundland was still a British colony and was not yet part of Canada. This is an old accent. The accents among the younger generations have since evolved and are not the same as this mans.
@tiffaniterris28862 жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 - when Newfoundland joined confederation has no bearing on the accents of Newfies compared to those of mainland Canada though... like, none at all.
@fiddlesticks1962 Жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 We heard ya the first 20 times you said it. Quit repeating yourself like a broken record.
@beachboys3326 Жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 Bullshit
@KimNeville-vr8hn2 ай бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 Fake news 😂
@wissiemd5 жыл бұрын
Jesus, any Fairy story used to freak me right out!
@eoinfenton34163 жыл бұрын
If I heard this without knowing he was from Newfoundland I would think he was from Waterford without a doubt
@thebuzz20102 жыл бұрын
This is a west Kerry accent 99% with 1% of something else. Interesting
@thebiblerefutesheretics20542 жыл бұрын
Newfies always grow up being afraid of the “fairies”. 😁 They’re always “hidin in da woods”. Lol.
@MiningAway64942 жыл бұрын
As a Newfie I completely understand
@thenextshenanigantownandth43934 жыл бұрын
He sounds so Irish xD
@jillreads61424 жыл бұрын
That’s the Newfie accent for ya. Lots of settlers from Ireland moved to Newfoundland land. (Though Newfoundland hasn’t always been a part of Canada.)
@tiffaniterris28862 жыл бұрын
@@jillreads6142 - Nor has a lot of what is now Canada. They just happened to be the last to join confederation.
@routliffer3 жыл бұрын
I got radio and that's it so far 😂
@emilywhittle14202 жыл бұрын
I guess as a Newfie I just don’t get how people can’t understand us. Adding subtitles might’ve helped the mainlanders though 😉.
@christiancowper95082 жыл бұрын
Question for Newfies: do the English-descended and Irish-descended Newfoundlanders sound different?
@logybaygroovers2 жыл бұрын
yes in a way but it more depends where and when you were raised. there are a lot of dialects on the island with many contributing factors
@punchion Жыл бұрын
Most definitely. The Irish descendants came mostly from Wexford/ Waterford area and they sound more Irish. The English are from around Devon area and I notice that a lot of them drop their " h " when they speak. My folks came from Waterford in the 1700s.
@dennisfitzgerald9434 Жыл бұрын
Yes, very much so. Catholic would have more Irish accent and sayings, vs Protestants sound more English Proper without slang.
@shawnkavanagh2951 Жыл бұрын
very much so. I grew up in the Irish Catholic portion of the province in the far Southeast where this man is from- we were very isolated communities in the old days. As a result of the isolation, the Southeast Ireland accents were still strong in these regions until recently. The rural, English founded communities had the same impact due to isolation but they typically were settled a century or so before the Irish communities, so the accents aren't as "fresh".
@dudeman69abc1233 жыл бұрын
The generation i miss most about back home.
@audreyking47212 жыл бұрын
Love storeys understand well
@kylie6243 Жыл бұрын
This is so cute.
@joshlewis50653 жыл бұрын
Sounds like mid south Ireland
@MilkyKilky3 жыл бұрын
I can understand about 80 percent of this.
@breakingthebracketband8946 Жыл бұрын
Did he say Red Bay at one point? I knows where dat is
@trinnnnnnnn.3 жыл бұрын
im newfi i can understand literally every word and thats a pretty storng accent and its so funny
@pfaffdaddy1693 жыл бұрын
This is not that thick quite understandable I work as a sailor and some of these guys are very hard to comprehend.....we get evaluated at the end of the season these guys get a one out of five most the time lol.
@pfaffdaddy1693 жыл бұрын
You can’t understand them at all if they speak to quickly . It is for radio communication and general communication
@davido19533 жыл бұрын
what language is this?
@jakenadalachgile18363 жыл бұрын
Newfoundland English
@KennyPagley3 жыл бұрын
I can get most of it
@simone51425 жыл бұрын
Oh shit! I will be living in Newfoundland as a exchange student next year, and out of pure curiosity I googled Newfoundland accent's... this video sounded more like chinese than english to me... i'm gonna have a hard time understanding the language there.
@thenextshenanigantownandth43934 жыл бұрын
Doesn't sound anything like Chinese, you're a troll.
@jojokabo784 жыл бұрын
@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393 Its an expression....
@thenextshenanigantownandth43934 жыл бұрын
@@jojokabo78 It doesn't sound all that foreign or hard to understand ether to English speaking countries anyway. I think this might be a issue with you because English is not your first language, hmm? You sound incomprehensible to them.
@jojokabo784 жыл бұрын
@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393 With all due respect, I live and am from a 15 minute drive from where this wonderful video was shot. Over the years I've met many a student or traveler that has had trouble picking up on our different accents, from the Irish Loop, Burin, Cape Shore etc. Even the English speakers. They get it in no time, as I'm sure the lady coming to school will also. I took umbrage to calling you her a troll. Sure it maybe easy for you, but not everyone I can attest to that. Good evening and no ill will sir, I hope you will enjoy many more videos from our province.
@thenextshenanigantownandth43934 жыл бұрын
@@jojokabo78 Your comment made no sense whatsoever, you're ether trolling or incredibly stupid.
@SwoteOffical2 жыл бұрын
as a torontonian, I am terrified lol
@caitlinhickey62 жыл бұрын
Trust me, us Newfoundlanders are way more terrified of you as is the rest of Canada.
@fiddlesticks1962 Жыл бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 Nobody has to trust you. And as far as Newfoundlanders being terrified of Torontonians, speak for yourself not everybody on the Rock.
@KimNeville-vr8hn2 ай бұрын
@@caitlinhickey6 No, only in your delusional mind 🤣
@Massimono3 жыл бұрын
I know this gentleman, he's from Wexford Ireland
@fiddlesticks1962 Жыл бұрын
Bullshit. You don't know this man or where he's from.
@SloopeyC4 жыл бұрын
If J.R.R. Tolkien was a Newfie.
@PandaPelley4 жыл бұрын
Nah b'y, any skipper that ain't from Town gots this kinda candour.
@shamrockgerry5 жыл бұрын
Irish. Newfoundland
@Themes4Voice5 жыл бұрын
Cornish*
@thenextshenanigantownandth43934 жыл бұрын
@@Themes4Voice They're Irish derived accents, there has been many studies done by linguists on this. I live in Ireland and it sounds identical to some of the accents you hear here.
@Tyrone92562 жыл бұрын
Sounds a bit Cornish
@parmaxolotl4 жыл бұрын
0:14 DEEZ NUTS
@ericklamotte6176 ай бұрын
I’m Breton and understand him clearly, must be a Celtic thing, eh.
@Hereforthecomments1236 ай бұрын
Yes by' I thinks ur right
@Hereforthecomments1236 ай бұрын
2:52 Lmfao😂😂 proper thing.
@logannnn3 жыл бұрын
0:15 deez nuts
@haggispittjr3 жыл бұрын
??????-grandma-???-turn your coat inside out-????...
@iamplay797 Жыл бұрын
I am canadian and i can't understand half of what he is saying 😀😆😅🤣
@chriscorrigan143 жыл бұрын
de delithium crystals - she gunna blow capt'n!
@alienatedweapon56793 жыл бұрын
I can mostly understand
@angietyndall73373 жыл бұрын
When I saw der I was like this is going to be in German....not so lol!
@cagedlemp51845 жыл бұрын
First 4 seconds cracked me up
@eireronin10 ай бұрын
Jesus mary mother of god This fella could be from Mayo