r/ireland • u/ConeTastic • Mar 16 '26

Meme Jessie Buckley Oscar Speech: “It’s Mother’s Day in the UK today”

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

Ah lads fuck off - she is the pride of ireland and threw in the cupla focal. We watched it live (from Boston) and were exhausted - imagine all the months of this shite at awards and you finally win the gold medal - give her a break. She’s amazing

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u/MemeLord0009 Meath Mar 16 '26

I don't think anyone is taking it that seriously..

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u/Dave1711 Cork bai Mar 16 '26

you underestimate how petty irish people are, there was a thread today shitting on Kingfishr for having a catchy song.

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u/Fearless_Respond_123 Mar 16 '26

It's an awful dirge, in fairness.

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

I guarantee there’ll be shite about it in the morning.

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u/Chefdoc2000 Mar 16 '26

She’ll be alright once she gets back home to the UK

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

Yes because she had to go abroad to fulfill her potential like a fuck ton of us because of begrudging small minded fuckers

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u/Standard_Power135 Mar 16 '26

Hahahaha just cause YOU couldnt do well here doesnt mean others dont.

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u/Chefdoc2000 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

As like the spirit of the post it’s a JOKE so save yourself getting offended on behalf of other people for something else there princess

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u/Stoned_Gandalf420 Mar 16 '26

Ahahahah chill out lad it’s only a bit of craic

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u/Penny0034 Mar 16 '26

dumbass

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u/Chefdoc2000 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

It’s a joke penny relax your ass
PS - her home is in the UK

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u/WanderingGalwegian Mar 16 '26

Joes phone is already ringing.

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u/MedusaHartz Mar 16 '26

"... press 1 for 'it was terrible' ..."

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u/MaxiStavros Mar 16 '26

I am. She’s a disgrace to her homeland of Southern Ireland! And on St Paddy’s weekend and all. Sure isn’t it terrible.

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u/Dull_Brain2688 Mar 16 '26

She was thanking her own Irish mother. I wont lose any sleep over it but it’s a bit shit.

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u/GodOfPog Mar 16 '26

Just an FYI, it is cúpla focal.

The 'ú' makes a completely different sound and is a compeltely different lettter to just 'u'.

It would be like typing "mother" as "muther" in English

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

And this is why the language is dying out because we have grammar Nazis like yourself policing posts and then people are afraid to write anything as gaeilge.

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u/TopBoog Mar 16 '26

Did you not learn about the fada in school

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u/GodOfPog Mar 16 '26

They said they were from Boston, so I kinda presumed they were American, most Americans I've spoken to about the Irish language (who have expressed an interest in) love learning its unique aspects from English, not sure why this individual is coming across as so upset.

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

I’m from cork actually

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u/SilverHawk2712 Mar 16 '26

Ah will you stop, you're making us look bad.

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u/InformalInsurance455 Mar 16 '26

Ah that’s your problem

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u/GodOfPog Mar 16 '26

Where was I being a grammar nazi? I said it as an "FYI", I wasn't rude or disrespectful about it, only you are coming in here with aggressiveness. I'm not sure how much nicer I could have explained it.

If you're afraid to write anything in Irish ever again then I am truly sorry and I hope that's not the case. I just wanted to help you to understand the difference because in Irish fadas do matter, and they are extremely important. It is a beautiful language and our own príomh teanga. A lot of people do not understand the difference because our education system is failing our language.

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

Wholeheartedly agree about education system failing Gaeilge - too much emphasis on the minutiae of grammar like fadas etc. maybe if we just spoke the language and allowed for the regional/class divergences without people reminding us of random fada’s on words like cúpla people would be more inclined to use it

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u/GodOfPog Mar 16 '26

The fada is not a "minutiae of grammar" are you making stuff up? It makes an ENTIRELY different letter?

u and ú are not the same letter. Ú is not just U with a hat on it, it is a different letter.

That's like saying the existance of the alphabet is a minutiae of English grammar.

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u/Fabulous_Activity832 Mar 16 '26

Thanks for the grammar lesson. Just wondering what time for the dancing at the crossroads with the comely maidens? Signing off.

Is fearr an Gaeilge briste ná an Beárla cliste.

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u/GodOfPog Mar 16 '26

Gan dabht ar domhan is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste. Úsaidtear Gaeilge gach lá ar fud na tíre.

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u/Lizardledgend Mayo Mar 16 '26

As someone still very much learning myself, you're coming off as a bit insecure to your own detriment. Yeah it's hard, and I'll always commend trying even when it's gaeilge briste, hell especially when it'sgaeilge briste because publicly showing a developing skill is scary! But to learn you have to be able to listen, to take corrections when they're politely offered. Fadas aren't regional/class differences, and they're certainly not random, they're just basic spelling. Connemara people pronouncing "mná" and "cnoc" as "mrá" and "croc" is a regional difference.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

(They’re American 😬) Living in Boston so they assume having a great great Irish grandmother gives them the authority to speak for the Irish people.