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The Canadian Island with Irish accents A trip to Fogo Island off Newfoundland will leave you thinking that you haven t left Ireland at all. Facebook Comments Did you know that an island off Newfoundland in Canada is home to one of the most authentic Irish accents in the world? More than 3,000 kilometers separate Fogo Island, the largest of Newfoundland and Labrador s offshore islands, and the island of Ireland, but the small island is probably the most Irish island in the world outside of Ireland. Boasting a population of just 2,706 in 2016, Fogo Island has a long and storied connection with Ireland, with the first Irish settlers arriving on the island in the mid-18th century, long before the Great Hunger spawned widespread emigration to Canada. ....