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What Irish politician Thomas Gould’s accent going viral in Jamaica reveals about colonial history

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par Jane Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History, Trinity College Dublin

Irish politician Thomas Gould has become a bit of star in the Caribbean after a video of him speaking in the Irish parliament drew comments for the surprising similarity of his Cork accent to the Jamaican one.

His viral speech is a powerful reminder of the shared histories of Ireland and Jamaica, which date back to the mid-17th century and lasted for the next 200…

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