"The ultimate DIY language", as a local politician once eloquently put it.\r\nA 'dialect' supposed to be derived from that of Scottish settlers who came to Ireland a long time ago, however it's actually not a language at all, and sounds laughably more like someone merely speaking slang words in a Ballymena farmer's accent..\r\nInterestingly though, governments seem to be fooled by this quest for lingual recognition, and are happy to throw money at the cause ! Maybe they're just happy that they're doing something other than drug dealing and whacking each other for a change....\r\n\n> Ulster Scots:\n> "Ey boy, whers tha wife the day ?"\n> "ah... shi'll b back air at home wi tha waynes !"\n> English Translation:\n> "Hey mate, wheres your wife today ?"\n> "Aha, she'll be back there at home with the children."\n