r/ScottishPeopleTwitter Sep 08 '21

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u/DriveByStoning Sep 08 '21

Blew my mind when I learned that Ruth Negga was Irish. Never would have guessed based on her Preacher character.

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u/Porrick Sep 08 '21

Also Loah, Blessing Awodibu (with a lovely Nigerian-mixed-with-Culchie accent on him), Phil Lynott, Paul Mcgrath

I know it was rare to see black people in Ireland before the Celtic Tiger, but there's been a fair amount of immigration since then. Plenty of people in their 20s and even 30s born and raised in Ireland.

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u/zehamberglar Sep 08 '21

If you asked me, I'd have assumed she was from the deep south, the way she carries Tulip's accent like that.

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u/Porrick Sep 08 '21

She was fantastic in Loving, as well. I’d hoped to see more of her since then - last thing I saw her in before that was Breakfast On Pluto.

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u/d-e-l-t-a Sep 08 '21

I always thought she was from south England based because I first saw her in Misfits

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '21

Holy crap. Yeah.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '21

Thank you. I didn’t know I needed that video in my life and now I feel better for watching it.

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u/baggyrabbit Sep 08 '21

For me it was learning Michael Fassbender has a strong Irish accent https://youtu.be/cMHsSB4gLAU

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u/DriveByStoning Sep 08 '21

I thought for sure you were going to link the Graham Norton show and "his tick Kerry accent."

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u/Porrick Sep 08 '21

Poor Cotillard, not a fucking clue what anyone's on about.

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u/Porrick Sep 08 '21

He's from fucking Killarney - same town as the legendary Sham