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Faugh a ballagh

  • 01-06-2006 09:27AM
    #1
    AdrianR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭


    Does anyone know what the subject line means?


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  • #2
    Míshásta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭Míshásta


    Fág an bealach

    Get outa the way.


  • #3
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,786 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    It was also the motto I believe of the UDR.


  • #4
    Gael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭Gael


    Hagar wrote:
    It was also the motto I believe of the UDR.

    It was the motto of the 69th Irish regiment in the US during the civil war there anyway. You sure you're not mixing them up?


  • #5
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,786 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    The motto was originally used by the Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1798 as far as I can tell, now part the Royal Irish Regiment.

    These pieces will possibly explain my mistake as the UDR were involved in the amalgamation of several regiments to form the Royal Irish regiment.

    http://www.theotherview.net/No.2pg13.html
    http://www.politics.ie/wiki/index.php?title=Royal_Irish_Regiment

    The motto is also used by the 69th as you stated in the American Civil War but it's use is predated by the regiment above.


  • #6
    mikdefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭mikdefish


    the words faugh a ballagh mean (clear the way) and is the motto of the royal irish fusilleers.. my da was a fusileer and im definite on that.. so der ye go.


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  • #7
    pog it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭pog it


    I remember that expression was mentioned in the book 'The Battle of Kinsale'.


  • #8
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    It was a general thing Irish soldiers shouted in battle. Fág an bealach!


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