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National Anthem
The National Anthem was written in 1907 by Peadar Kearney. Peadar Kearney was an uncle of Brendan Behan. The National Anthem was first published in the Irish Freedom in 1912 but it only got established and recognised when people sung it at the GPO during the Easter Rising in 1916.
The Soldier's Song
Amhrán na bhFiann
We'll sing a song, a soldier's song,
With cheering rousing chorus,
As round our blazing fires we throng,
The starry heavens o'er us;
Impatient for the coming fight,
And as we wait the morning's light,
Here in the silence of the night,
We'll chant a soldier's song.
Seo dhibh a cháirde duan Óglaigh,
Cathréimeach briomhar ceolmhar,
Ár dtinte cnámh go buacach táid,
'S an spéir go min réaltogach
Is fonnmhar faobhrach sinn chun gleo
'S go tiúnmhar glé roimh thíocht do'n ló
Fé chiúnas chaomh na hoiche ar seol:
Seo libh canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann.
Chorus:
Curfá:
Soldiers are we
whose lives are pledged to Ireland;
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave.
Sworn to be free,
No more our ancient sire land
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the gap of danger
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal
'Mid cannons' roar and rifles peal,
We'll chant a soldier's song.
In valley green, on towering crag,
Our fathers fought before us,
And conquered 'neath the same old flag
That's proudly floating o'er us.
We're children of a fighting race,
That never yet has known disgrace,
And as we march, the foe to face,
We'll chant a soldier's song.
Sinne Fianna Fáil
A tá fé gheall ag Éirinn,
buion dár slua
Thar toinn do ráinig chugainn,
Fé mhóid bheith saor.
Sean tír ár sinsir feasta
Ní fhagfar fé'n tiorán ná fé'n tráil
Anocht a théam sa bhearna bhaoil,
Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil
Le guna screach fé lámhach na bpiléar
Seo libh canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann.
Cois bánta réidhe, ar árdaibh sléibhe,
Ba bhuachach ár sinsir romhainn,
Ag lámhach go tréan fé'n sár-bhrat séin
Tá thuas sa ghaoith go seolta
Ba dhúchas riamh d'ár gcine cháidh
Gan iompáil siar ó imirt áir,
'S ag siúl mar iad i gcoinne námhad
Seo libh, canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann.
Chorus
Curfá
Sons of the Gael! Men of the Pale!
The long watched day is breaking;
The serried ranks of Inisfail
Shall set the Tyrant quaking.
Our camp fires now are burning low;
See in the east a silv'ry glow,
Out yonder waits the Saxon foe,
So chant a soldier's song.
A bhuíon nách fann d'fhuil Ghaeil is Gall,
Sin breacadh lae na saoirse,
Ta scéimhle 's scanradh i gcroíthe namhad,
Roimh ranna laochra ár dtire.
Ár dtinte is tréith gan spréach anois,
Sin luisne ghlé san spéir anoir,
'S an bíobha i raon na bpiléar agaibh:
Seo libh, canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann.
Chorus
Curfá
National Flag
The national flag of Ireland is a tricolour of green, white and orange. Thomas Francis Meagher first introduced the national flag in 1848. The green represents the older Gaelic tradition of Ireland while the orange represents the supporters of William of Orange. The centre of the flag is white and it represents peace and a lasting truce between the ‘Orange’ and the ‘Green’. In the Rising of 1916 the national flag was raised above the General Post Office then the tricolour came to be regarded as the national flag. The national flag is to symbolise the inclusion and hoped for union of the people of different traditions in Ireland. This is expressed in the Constitution, which entitles every person born in Ireland to be part of the independent Irish nation, despite ethnic origin, religion or political conviction.
Some points about the national flag:
The national flag translated in Irish is An Bhratach Náisinta
The Department of the Taoiseach has the responsibility over issues relating to the national flag
The Department of the Taoiseach takes care of the display, placing and precedence of the national flag.
Nothing should be placed above the national flag.
When the national flag is carried with other flags it should be carried in the place of honour (marching right or on the left of an observer towards whom the flags are drawing near.
If the national anthem flag is being carried with a European Union flag, the European Union flag should be carried on the immediate left of the national flag.
The national flag should be displayed in the open only between sunrise and sunset, in the event of public meetings, marches or funeral; the national flag can be displayed for the duration of such functions.
It is forbidden for the flag to be draped on cars, trains, boats or other modes of transport and it should never be carried flat.
If the national flag is used for a funeral, the green of the flag should be at the head of the coffin.
The tricolour national flag is draped across the coffins of Presidents of Ireland, including former Presidents, soldiers, Garda Síochána who died in the line of duty.
When the national flag is used fof funeral, care must be taken to ensure it doesn’t touch the ground, get wet or in contact with obstacles.
The national flag is frequently flown at half-mast if a national or international figure dies.
People can see the national flag flying on St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (in honour of the Easter Rising of 1916) and the National Day of Commemoration on the Sunday nearest to 11th of July (to mark the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921).
The Harp
The harp, which is an emblem of Ireland, was on the flag of the Republic years ago but now it appears on official government documents as well as the Presidential flag. We also see the harp displayed on Irish coins.
History tells us that the people who played the harp were highly trained and skilled professionals. With the increase of emigration from Ireland in the 17th and 18th century, there was a huge decline in the harping tradition. In the mid-19th century the last traditionally trained harpist died. The harpists then played with their fingernails but today they play with the flesh of the fingertips.
The design of the harp is based on the fourteenth century ‘the Brian Boru Harp’ preserved in the Museum of Trinity College, Dublin.
Ogra Fianna Fail - The Largest Youth Policital Party in Ireland
The National Anthem was written in 1907 by Peadar Kearney. Peadar Kearney was an uncle of Brendan Behan. The National Anthem was first published in the Irish Freedom in 1912 but it only got established and recognised when people sung it at the GPO during the Easter Rising in 1916.
