Triona McCarthy

Does she ever see her kids? Permanently out socialising or flying somewhere.

Wisteria said:

Where in the name of Jaysis did she get the accent?

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I know and she’s from west Cork.

We were on a break said:

I know and she’s from west Cork.

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There's west cork

and there's West Cork

Goujon said:

There's west cork

and there's West Cork

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Ok that’s gone over my head here as in theirs bad parts and good parts? Still doesn’t explain her D4 accent though?

We were on a break said:

Ok that’s gone over my head here as in theirs bad parts and good parts? Still doesn’t explain her D4 accent though?

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They all came out like that from boarding school

It can be a strangely inversely snobby place (west cork) amd outright snobby too but her accent is 100 percent affected and also probably from living in Ramelagh for too long

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Ok that’s gone over my head here as in theirs bad parts and good parts? Still doesn’t explain her D4 accent though?

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Haha sorry, I'm probably being too smart for my own good!

West cork has a various threads to its population, like anywhere. My (incomplete) summary is below

(Group A) There are a lot of people whose heritage predates the first wave of European and English settlers in the 1970s (the original blow-ins). This cohort of people will generally have the standard west cork accent - think the O'Donovan brothers.

(Group B) The next cohort worth discussing are the "Calves Week" set. These generally are people from the environs of Cork City (who keep their yachts in Crosshaven) or Kinsale ,but decamp to Schull and Baltimore during the summer. They will often have a holiday home. For them the sailing regatta known as "Calves Week" in the first week of August is the sine qua non. In due course, some of this cohort will of course settle in the area. Their accents are Cork too, but distinguishable from the local accent - think Reggie from the Blackroad Road.

(Group C) First-wave blow ins. This group started landing in the 1970s and 80s when west cork was a wild and remote place. The first episode of the West Cork podcast (one of the many productions about the Sophie murder) is brilliant on this, it details what drew people to the area back then.

Property was cheap as chips because the country was on its knees financially and the area hadn't been discovered. This group are really responsible for kick starting the artistic and culinary revival that has been integral to the modern identity of the area. You have this cohort to thank for the original Irish farmhouse cheeses such as Mileens and Durrus. Accent - English or German, but with an Irish inflection. Most people you would have heard interviewed on any of the Sophie documentaries came from this cohort

(Group D) Second wave blow-ins . Celtic tiger to present day. The only qualification here is to have enough money to be able to buy property in the area. A subset of this is "famous blow-ins" Most notable of these would be Jeremy Irons ,Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, the novelists Hilary Mantel and David Mitchel, film producer David Puttnam et al , who all have houses in the region.

I would propose the theory that the region is known as West Cork for groups B,C,D.

You might wonder which group our dame Triona comes from. I'm only speculating here because I don't know personally. Her surname would leave you to believe that she comes from group A. Like any social cohort, you will have some people who become upwardly mobile (aka getting notions), perhaps due to going to a fee paying school. That would explain the accent. However, she could also be second-generation Group B.

Another interesting case study of the area is the TD Holly Cairns. Born and reared in the area but sounds like she was Ross O'Carroll Kelly's girlfriend. I heard interviews with her parents and they are tough to place. Gun to my head, I would guess her dad is Group B and mother is Group C.

A subset of Group A, that I'm not really au fait enough with is the Protestant landowning class. This can span from hardworking strong farmers to anglo Irish gentry.

You could do a PhD on this topic i think !

Thank you @Goujon for explaining in great detail so well

I literally know a girl "from" bantry that sounds like she was born and raised in primrose hill thk u for the most excellent explainer...really guffawed (group c term) at Holly cairns example

She is selling her old bras on Depop. A new low even for her. She shows the actual garments on her stories but the pics she posts on Depop aren’t of the actual item just pic of same from internet.

Why would Universal Orlando need Triona, her brats & mum to advertise for them?! And not a hashtag on any post #presstrip

Tiggers_news said:

Why would Universal Orlando need Triona, her brats & mum to advertise for them?! And not a hashtag on any post #presstrip

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I’m reporting her every day to ASAI for what it’s worth

The two kids are insufferable, god forgive me

Like her stating she isn't a theme park person but is so happy to.give her children things she never had... eh u were very generously gifted this , I don't know did she ever fund a family holiday from her own pocket...her daughter is absolutely insufferable

So last week an Orlando press trip, this week they're in Porto.
I do wonder why she posts up a story of her previously vegan son ordering a "filet mignon, medium rare"? Is it really for the viewers benefit? Or is it just an ostentatious show of wealth that it's perfectly normal for a child to be ordering a fillet steak out for dinner? Not that I'm a fan of the kids menu because it's mostly processed muck on it, but a fillet steak out in a restaurant (likely to be one of the most expensive food items) is a bit much for a what, 12yr old?

Rogue-rats said:

So last week an Orlando press trip, this week they're in Porto.
I do wonder why she posts up a story of her previously vegan son ordering a "filet mignon, medium rare"? Is it really for the viewers benefit? Or is it just an ostentatious show of wealth that it's perfectly normal for a child to be ordering a fillet steak out for dinner? Not that I'm a fan of the kids menu because it's mostly processed muck on it, but a fillet steak out in a restaurant (likely to be one of the most expensive food items) is a bit much for a what, 12yr old?

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Its fucking disgusting tbh. Fine let the little brat order what he wants. But to post it online

Goujon said:

Its fucking disgusting tbh. Fine let the little brat order what he wants. But to post it online

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This^^
Why post something like that?
I also used to feel somewhat sorry for this little boy. He always seemed far more sensitive and far more reserved than his bratty sister. And he definitely was "vegan" because she always posted about it too, and got freebies from various companies. Doesn't appear to be this way anymore.

He said something about vegan though. Couldn’t catch it properly

Siobs said:

He said something about vegan though. Couldn’t catch it properly

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No, he ordered "filet mignon" and his granny repeats mignon. "Mignon" with a french affectation sounds a little like vegan.

She said that Glp-1 don’t work on her because of adhd but people have reported it actually helped with theirs. Hope no-one takes her advice