the amazing COLONIAL reason this Irishman sounds Jamaican

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Thomas Gould a Sinn Fein Irish politician from Cork has been shocking the world with his accent that sounds Jamaican. I used to think that the Jamaican accent was purely African and Caribbean until I discovered a hidden piece of history that links Ireland to Jamaica in a way I never imagined.

In this episode, I’m exploring the fascinating and often brutal connection between Irish and Jamaican history. We dive into how the English, led by Oliver Cromwell in 1655, used Ireland as a "guinea pig" for the colonisation techniques they later brought to Africa. From land seizures to forced labour, the Irish were England's first colony. When the English seized Jamaica from the Spanish, they transported thousands of Irish indentured servants to the Caribbean. Over centuries, the Irish brogue merged with the accents of enslaved Africans from the Igbo and Yoruba tribes, creating the Jamaican Patois we know today. This isn't just about language; it’s a story of shared struggle, subjugation, and a history that most people—both in Ireland and the Caribbean—do not know.

Chapters

[00:00] - The Irish "Jamaican": A Surprising Accent Revelation
[01:05] - Ireland: England’s First Colony and the Blueprint for Africa
[02:20] - The Rise and Fall of Oliver Cromwell
[04:15] - 1655: The English Seizure of Jamaica and Irish Indentured Servitude
[05:30] - The Birth of Jamaican Patois: Merging Irish Brogue with African Dialects
[06:45] - "No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs": A Shared History of Subjugation
[08:20] - The Windrush Generation and the Remixed Culture
[09:40] - The Tudor Invasion: Centuries of Conflict in Ireland
[11:15] - Why Understanding This History Changes Everything

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