| As such it is thought to have been similar to Fingallian, which was spoken in the Fingal region north of Dublin. |
| Fingallian or the Fingal dialect is an extinct variety of English formerly spoken in Fingal, Ireland. |
| Fingallian was spoken in the region of Fingal, traditionally the part of County Dublin north of the River Tolka, and now a separate county. |
| Linguist Alf Sommerfelt proposed the idea of a Norse influence on the Fingallian dialect, though later scholars have found no evidence of such a connection. |
| Although little is known of Fingallian, it is thought to have been similar to the Forth and Bargy dialect of County Wexford. |
| The short extract below provides a good example of Fingallian. |
