Newfoundland Irish (Irish: Gaeilge Thalamh an Éisc) is a moribund dialect of the Irish language specific to the island of Newfoundland, Canada. It is/was very similar to Munster Irish, as spoken in the southeast of Ireland, due to mass immigration from the counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, and Cork.
Read more about Newfoundland Irish: Irish Settlement of Newfoundland, Current Status
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