AYE
From a non-anglosphere native, please explain me: Is the affirmative expression "aye" (pronounced like "high") derived from the gaelic or scots (since the scots language has some influence in ulster, i think) or is just an abbreviation of the english word "yes", like "yeah"?
And is it used only in northern ireland or also in the south? Because in "Michael Collins", Stephen Rea answers with an "aye" when a british agent asks him if hes irish-born. Since that scene was shot in Dublin, im guessing the ned broy character was a dubliner himself, but i might be wrong and maybe he was from up north and assigned to dublin. I dont know.