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Harry Potter was dubbed as Gaeilge and Voldemort's voice sounded so weird

TG4 made TV a little more creepy last night.

VOLDEMORT JUST GOT a little scarier – as he switched up languages and spoke our very own Gaeilge on TV last night.

TG4 showed ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2′ yesterday, and it was all dubbed in our native language. This was great, except that Voldemort’s Irish voice actor made the character a whole lot creepier.
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Most people watching thought the voice added a sinister touch to an already eerie character.

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Watching #HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart2 in Irish. I have never heard Voldemort sound so evil and Ron sound so childish and innocent.
— annemarie (@amk_keane) January 4, 2015

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Though some thought that the Gaeilge version of Voldemort lost all his powers of intimidation.

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But everyone was in agreement that he absolutely nailed his cúpla focal – and to see him do so was just a little surreal.

Voldemort is ten times the craic as Gaeilge. #DeathlyHallows on @TG4TV at the mo. pic.twitter.com/sKgn8lLs4T
— Sarah Doran (@sarahisnothere) January 4, 2015

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For some, the whole experience of Potter as Gaeilge was just as good as the movie itself.

Love watching Harry Potter on TG4. The dubbed Irish makes it hilarious 😂
— Mairéad.H🇵🇸 (@PurpleMairead) January 4, 2015

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Harry Potter was dubbed as Gaeilge and Voldemort's voice sounded so weird

Most people watching thought the voice added a sinister touch to an already eerie character.

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Though some thought that the Gaeilge version of Voldemort lost all his powers of intimidation.

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But everyone was in agreement that he absolutely nailed his cúpla focal – and to see him do so was just a little surreal.

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For some, the whole experience of Potter as Gaeilge was just as good as the movie itself.