Irish and the Ordnance Survey Letters – Dialects, Accent Features, and Levels of Irish
By: Ciaran McDonough
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.619 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Page range: 139 - 139
Submitted on: Jul 16, 2026
Accepted on: Oct 1, 2026
Published on: Oct 21, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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