Madam, – The genteel Rathmines accent was still common when I lived there in the 1960s (An Irishman’s Diary, February 11th).
Pronunciation of RTÉ as “ORE TEE EEE” rather than the demotic “ARE TEE EEE” distinguished the speakers.
It was also known as an “ORE and ORE” accent, as it was widely spoken in both Rathmines and Rathgar. – Yours, etc,