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16 October 2014
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Gadgies and a blow-in

Maynard Hanna joined fellow gadgie Robert and his wife Andrea McConnell, not a gadgie, in their Annalong home.

Maynard Sinclair

Name: Maynard Hanna
Age: 50
Lives in: Kilkeel
Lived here: All my life
Born in the area? Yes
Description of own accent: Old Scots
Languages other than English: no

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The oul' bull and bush

Mocking gadgie and non-gadgie pronunciation of familiar words.

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Hasking for trouble

Why you should hesitate when the sea's hasky.

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