When performed well, the lilting brogue of the Irish accent sounds mellifluous and musical. When performed poorly, it can sound campy—even egregious. But what makes one Irish accent good and another ...

Okay, so you're not going to sound like a true blue Dub (Dubliner) by the end of this article, but you might just get closer than Tom Cruise in "Far and Away," or God forbid Sean Connery in the ...