Cat with Northern Irish accent takes social media by storm

A video showing a cat with a supposed Northern Irish accent has garnered over 250,000 views on social media. Credit: Pictures from Twitter/@michaelallen75

A video of a cat with a supposed Northern Irish accent has gone viral, garnering hundreds of thousands of views on social media.

When asked by his owner if he was "a good boy", Leo from Derry appears to respond saying "aye".

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The feline phenomenon has taken social media by storm and been shared around the world with over 14,000 likes on Twitter on Tuesday morning and over 250,000 views.

Leo's owner, Ian Allen, says they first noticed Leo wouldn't 'meow' shortly after they rescued him from a shelter in Co Donegal.

"He would never meow - it would have been 'aye' or 'wah' - or something like that.

"He was lying at the back door and I said to him 'are you a good boy?' and he just went 'aye!'

"You could see the teeth and all, and the mouth opening, and I was in stitches."

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