Photo: Photo by Juanita Craig

Professor Patrick Duffley, dressed in traditional Irish colours, green and orange, gave a fascinating talk about the influence of Irish on the English language at a recent meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec.

Getting your Irish Up: The influence of Irish on the English Language was the title of the final conference of the season held by Irish Heritage Quebec at McMahon Hall last Monday. The talk, given by linguist Patrick Duffley, a professor at Laval University, examined the use of Irish words and Irish syntax in English and the contribution of Irish to English slang.