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Ulster English
Variety of English spoken in Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulster English,[1] also called Northern Hiberno-English or Northern Irish English, is the variety of English spoken in most of the Irish province of Ulster and throughout Northern Ireland. The dialect has been influenced by the Ulster Irish and Scots languages, the latter of which was brought over by Scottish settlers during the Plantation of Ulster and subsequent settlements throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.
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The two major divisions of Ulster English are Mid-Ulster English, the most widespread variety, and Ulster Scots English, spoken in much of northern County Antrim along a continuum with the Scots language.[2][3] South Ulster English is a transitional dialect between Mid-Ulster English and Hiberno-English.