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Saoirse (Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠʃə] ⓘ) is the Irish language word for "freedom" and may refer to: Saoirse (given name), an Irish female given name; Saoirse Irish Freedom, the monthly organ of Republican Sinn Féin; Saoirse na hÉireann, a small Irish republican paramilitary group; Saoirse (horse), foaled 1996, Canadian champion racehorse
The word saoirse, meaning ' freedom ': inscription, Garden of Remembrance, Dublin. Saoirse (Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠʃə] ⓘ) is an Irish feminine given name meaning ' freedom ' which became popular in Ireland in the 1920s. [1] [2]
Saoirse Irish Freedom is the monthly organ of Republican Sinn Féin (RSF). [1] It replaced Republican Bulletin [ 2 ] the first issue of which appeared in November, 1986 to explain the reasons for the split in Sinn Féin .
The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse), [2] also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special ...
He spoke "on behalf of a new generation that has been re-baptised in the Fenian faith" and called on the Irish people to stand together for the achievement of the freedom of Ireland. And, he said, "we know only one definition of freedom: it is Tone's definition, it is Mitchel's definition, it is Rossa's definition" (that is, an Irish Republic ...
hooligan – (from the Irish family name Ó hUallacháin, anglicised as Hooligan or Hoolihan). keening – From caoinim (meaning "I wail") to lament, to wail mournfully (OED). kern – An outlaw or a common soldier. From ceithearn or ceithearnach, still the word in Irish for a pawn in chess. Leprechaun – a fairy or spirit (from leipreachán)
Regimental colours of the 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment in St. Macartin's Cathedral carrying the motto Faugh a ballagh. Faugh a ballagh (/ ˌ f ɔː x ə ˈ b æ l ə x / FAWKH ə BAL-əkh; also written Faugh an beallach) is a battle cry of Irish origin, meaning "clear the way".
In 1865, Henry Wood wrote the words for and Henry Tucker wrote the music for a song called "When Fenians Fight for Freedom". [21] The folk song "The Galway Races" contains a reference to the residents of Cork City who "brought home the Fenian prisoners from diverse nations."