The Black Irish of Montserrat - Irish accents in the Caribbean. A Radharc report from 1976 about the Black Irish of Montserrat; Irish people exiled by Cromwell and African slaves arrived on Montserrat at about the same time. Montserrat is known as the “Emerald Isle of the Caribbean”.
(Source: claytoncubitt)
How random, first I find someone on tumblr who’s from Leeds and now a reblog from my birth country.
And awesome commentary!
WHITE WASHED! Whilst Montserrat is the only country outside of the Republic to officially recognise St. Patricks Day as...
Not surprising to me. (Their manner of speaking isn’t limited to Montserrat - you can hear it elsewhere in the...
Interesting stuff.