Local cat with 'Northern Irish' accent goes viral

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Published 5th Oct 2022
Last updated 5th Oct 2022

A short video of a cat with a 'Northern Irish' accent has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times across social media channels.

Michael Allen from Derry/Londonderry shared the video with the caption: "I swear my brother's cat has a Northern Ireland accent. Aye."

The clip shows Leo the cat looking up at its owner when asked: "Are you a good boy?"

Then Leo replies with a wholesome "Aye" 🤣

Don't believe us, check it out!

With over half a million views and thousands of likes, little Leo has fans all over the world now.

The Northern Irish accent is regularly voted sexiest in the world, it’s not just our quirky phrases that cause confusion sometimes.

We almost always have an alternative way of saying something, or our own special way of describing it.

We’ve put together a list of some of our quirkiest traits, that just make sense living here in NI.

Call your parents "mummy" and "daddy" even when you're a grown adult

Say "bye" multiple times before ending a call/zoom meeting

Order a "chip" on a Friday night, knowing you're getting a full portion of chips, not just a singular chip

Sing along with Julian as he reads "But now on the UTV" in a proper thick accent

Drink an excessive amount of tea

Stress about the immersion being left on

Refer to everything as "wee"

Start every conversation with "here"

Finish almost every sentence with "so it is"

When meeting someone new, ask where they're from and what school they went to, instantly try to figure out a mutual friend

Apologise when someone bumps into you in the street

Cannot take a compliment EVER

Use the term 'the big light' for the main light in any room

Call Primark – "PREEMARK"

Go "down the town" when you're heading shopping

Keep your bedding and towels in the hot press

Complain about the weather 24/7