Yola language of County Wexford
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The Yola language of County Wexford was an extinct Anglic language variety once spoken in southeast Ireland, notable for preserving many archaic features of Middle English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yola language of County Wexford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yola language of County Wexford Context triple: [Jacob Poole, studied, Yola language of County Wexford]
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A.
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in southeastern Ireland known for its rich Norman heritage, coastal landscapes, and distinctive historical dialects.
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B.
Irish dialect continuum
The Irish dialect continuum is the range of mutually intelligible regional varieties of the Irish language spoken across Ireland, including major dialects such as Munster, Connacht, and Ulster Irish.
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C.
Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland
Béal na Bláth in County Cork, Ireland, is a rural crossroads historically renowned as the site where Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed during the Irish Civil War.
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D.
County Offaly
County Offaly is a landlocked county in Ireland’s Midlands region, known for its boglands, historic sites such as Clonmacnoise, and its location along the River Shannon.
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E.
Gaeltacht of Waterford
The Gaeltacht of Waterford is an Irish-speaking region in County Waterford known for its strong preservation of traditional Gaelic language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yola language of County Wexford Target entity description: The Yola language of County Wexford was an extinct Anglic language variety once spoken in southeast Ireland, notable for preserving many archaic features of Middle English.
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A.
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in southeastern Ireland known for its rich Norman heritage, coastal landscapes, and distinctive historical dialects.
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B.
Irish dialect continuum
The Irish dialect continuum is the range of mutually intelligible regional varieties of the Irish language spoken across Ireland, including major dialects such as Munster, Connacht, and Ulster Irish.
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C.
Béal na Bláth, County Cork, Ireland
Béal na Bláth in County Cork, Ireland, is a rural crossroads historically renowned as the site where Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed during the Irish Civil War.
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D.
County Offaly
County Offaly is a landlocked county in Ireland’s Midlands region, known for its boglands, historic sites such as Clonmacnoise, and its location along the River Shannon.
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E.
Gaeltacht of Waterford
The Gaeltacht of Waterford is an Irish-speaking region in County Waterford known for its strong preservation of traditional Gaelic language and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglic language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ variety of English ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Forth and Bargy dialect
ⓘ
linked to:
Forth and Bargy dialect (historical)
Yola ⓘ |
| causeOfLanguageShift |
increasing influence of Standard English
ⓘ
spread of Hiberno-English ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | spoken by descendants of Anglo-Norman and English settlers in southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Middle English ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Modern Hiberno-English of County Wexford ⓘ |
| documentedIn | 19th-century dialect descriptions and wordlists ⓘ |
| endonym | Yola ⓘ |
| extinctionCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| grammaticalFeature |
conservative verb morphology compared to Modern English
ⓘ
distinct second person plural pronouns ⓘ |
| hasLimitedDocumentation | yes ⓘ |
| hasPoeticAttestations | yes ⓘ |
| hasSampleTexts | songs and verses recorded in the 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStageOf | English language ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Anglo-Norman settlement in southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Anglic languages
ⓘ
Germanic languages ⓘ Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| lastKnownSpeakersApproximateDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluence |
Early Modern English vocabulary
ⓘ
Irish language loanwords ⓘ Middle English vocabulary ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | name "Yola" derives from a word meaning "old" ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
preservation of many archaic features of Middle English
ⓘ
strong influence from early modern English settlers in southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | retention of some Middle English vowel qualities ⓘ |
| region | County Wexford ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fingallian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Fingallian
Middle English dialects of southwest England ⓘ |
| researchField |
English dialectology
ⓘ
contact linguistics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatusBeforeExtinction | local community vernacular ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subregion | baronies of Forth and Bargy ⓘ |
| timeDepthOfDivergence | descends from Middle English introduced after Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| usedIn | rural communities of Forth and Bargy ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
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Subject: Yola language of County Wexford Description of subject: The Yola language of County Wexford was an extinct Anglic language variety once spoken in southeast Ireland, notable for preserving many archaic features of Middle English.
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