User blog comment:FlinkyTheStoat/Essay:The Grey Irish Stoat? Flinky - A Character Study/@comment-1859920-20120125042336/@comment-72.88.82.31-20120611175813

He speaks with what would be in our world an Irish diction. Meaning his word order and pronunciation are the same as somebody from Ireland. The same can be said of Rangval the Rogue, Killconey, and that owl who is always speaking of "his ould mother." Sure, he's not "Irish" in the same way that Doogy Plumm isn't "Scottish" but he does speak with Irish diction. It's part of what was so endearing to me about him! :)