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The Irish accent, judging from some of Hollywood’s attempts at it over the years, must surely be one of the most difficult for actors to master. (Unless of course, the actor in question is already Irish. In which case it becomes considerably easier.)
Presumably then, it’s also one of the easiest to mess up, as this Top Ten List from the brand new Irishcentral.com shows.
1. Sean Connery in Darby O’Gill and the Little
2. Sean Connery in The Untouchables,
3. Kevin Spacey in Ordinary Decent Criminal
4. Tommy Lee Jones in Blown Away
5. Julia Roberts in Michael Collins
6. Julia Roberts in Mary Reilly
7. Tom Cruise in Far and Away
8. Brad Pitt in The Devil’s Own
9. Gerard Butler in PS I Love You
10. The Leprechaun in Leprechaun