WE’RE A LOVELY looking country, but we also sound great too.
Need proof?
1. The Angelus
Love it or hate it, six o’clock just isn’t the same without it.
2. Morning Ireland’s opening sting
Da da da da dun dun dun dun DUN.
Source: Morning Ireland/SoundCloud
3. The Luas bell
Move, get out the way.
4. Bus Eireann’s damn luggage door
Just home, off the bus, can’t wait to– WE’RE STANDING CLEAR.
5. A busy Irish pub
Missing the craic down the local? Listen to the buzz in O’Donoghues for a whole 30 minutes.
6. Seagulls by the coast
Whether you’re taking a walk in Howth, Inishbofin, Bray, or otherwise, you’ll always hear the familiar sound of those raucous seagulls.
Source: GpMolt/SoundCloud
7. The call of the fruit seller
Get yisser oranges.
8. That space-invaders pedestrian crossing
Like none other. Beep beep beep beeeep beeeeeep bebbebepebepebepe.
9. Sheep
Sure they’re elsewhere, but you associate them with home.
10. A fresh rural morning
11. The national anthem at Croke Park
12. The weather
Go to Australia or somewhere sunny? Chances are, you miss the calming sound of rain.
13. Viking Splash scream
Dubliners, it never gets old, does it?
14. The Irish aural beep
A staple in the hearts and minds of every victim of the Irish school system. CUID, AHH. Bart Simpson is animn dom.
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