[Hoot Gibson]

How much of that was the old Elizabethan dialect??

nary, over yhan way, pert nert, etc.

Just trying to learn these folks something.

I don't know, but I think that you are absolutely right about many of the words that our ancestors used originated in the "old country." My grandmother's surname suggests that her ancestors migrated from England but I have never been able to trace her genealogy very far back. Like many other people from eastern Kentucky, most of my ancestors trace their roots to either England or Ireland.

I often listen to Irish radio while I work and the similarities between some of the Irish phrases and music is sometimes pretty strong. The number of Irish songs featuring whiskey and beer is amazing. Despite my best efforts, I have never been able to develop a taste for beer. I don't see how sober people can drink a pint of Guinness but I do love Irish pub music. :biggrin: