as in "boat" (cot–coat merger) () as in "boot", but shorter () as in "boot' () as a mix between the i in spin and the ee in "bee' (possibly ) an oiy sound not in English () at the end of a word is pronounced, but only short (examples: ross-laar-e (rosslaaré), moidh-e (mýdhe)) Grammar Pronouns Yola pronouns were similar to Middle English pronouns. Articles The definite article was at first a or ee, which was later replaced by the. Verb Yola verbs had some conservative characteristics. The second and third person plural endings were sometimes -eth as in Chaucerian English. The past participle retained the Middle English "y" prefix as "ee". Nouns Some nouns retained the -en plural of ME children, such as been 'bees' and tren 'trees'. Vocabulary The glossary compiled by Jacob Poole provides most of what is known about the Forth and Bargy vocabulary. Poole was a farmer and member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) from Growtown in the Parish of Taghmon on the border between the baronies of Bargy and Shelmalier. He collected words and phrases from his tenants and farm labourers between 1800 and his death in 1827. Although most of its vocabulary is Anglo-Saxon in origin, Yola contains many borrowings from Irish and French. Interrogative words Prepositions Pronouns and determiners Other words Cardinal numbers Modern South Wexford English Diarmaid Ó Muirithe travelled to South Wexford in 1978 to study the English spoken there. His informants ranged in age between 40 and 90. Among the long list of words still known or in use at that time are the following: Amain: ‘going on amain’ = getting on well Bolsker: an unfriendly person Chy: a little Drazed: threadbare Fash: confusion, in a fash Keek: to peep Saak: to sunbathe, to relax in front of the fire Quare: very, extremely Wor: seaweed Amain is a Norman word which means 'of easy use'. Examples A Yola song The following is a song in Yola with a rough translation into English. Address to Lord Lieutenant in 1836 Congratulatory address in the dialect of Forth and Bargy, presented to the Earl of Mulgrave, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on his visit to Wexford in 1836. Taken from the Wexford Independent newspaper of 15 February 1860. The paper's editor Edmund Hore wrote: "The maiden of Rosslare" This following is a Yola poem from an original document containing accents to