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help. " Amhrán na bhFiann " (Irish pronunciation: [ˈəuɾˠaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈvʲiən̪ˠ]), called " The Soldier's Song " in English, is the national anthem of Ireland. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney, the original English lyrics written by Kearney, and the Irish-language translation, now usually the version heard ...
See media help. "Ireland's Call" is a song by Phil Coulter used as a national anthem by some sports competitors representing the island of Ireland, originally and most notably the men's rugby union team. It was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for the 1995 World Cup, because a substantial minority, around 20%, of the IRFU's ...
Amhrán na bhFiann" ("The Soldiers' Song") is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. Written in English by Peadar Kearney and set to music by Patrick Heeney in 1907, it was translated to Irish by Liam Ó Rinn in 1923; the Irish-language version is considered the official anthem. "God Save Ireland" was used from the 1870s until ...
Peadar Kearney (Irish: Peadar Ó Cearnaigh [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ oː ˈcaɾˠn̪ˠiː]; 12 December 1883 – 24 November 1942) [1] was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "A Soldier's Song" (Irish: "Amhrán na bhFiann"), now the Irish national anthem.
help. " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau " (Welsh pronunciation: [heːn wlaːd və n̥adai̯]) is the unofficial national anthem of Wales. The title, taken from the first words of the song, means "The Old Land of My Fathers" in Welsh, usually rendered in English as simply " Land of My Fathers ". The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by ...
file. help. " God Save the King " (alternatively " God Save the Queen " when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, [5] one of two national anthems of New Zealand, [1] and the royal anthem of the Isle of Man [6], Canada and some other Commonwealth realms. [2] The author of the tune is unknown and it may ...
The song was sung at football matches by fans of Celtic F.C. and the Republic of Ireland team. [citation needed] The melody of the chorus was adapted for "Ally's Tartan Army", the Scotland national football team's anthem for the FIFA World Cup 1978, this was itself adapted as the chorus of "Put 'Em Under Pressure", the anthem for the Republic of Ireland team for the FIFA World Cup 1990.
A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the ... the national anthem of Ireland, ... lyrics and history of national ...