How much of the Irish National Anthem Do You know?

Blisterman · 02-12-2009 11:23AM #1

It seems every time I'm with a group of people singing the National Anthem, everyone sings the first few lines with gusto, before mumbling the rest.

So what point can you sing up to?

Carroller16 · 02-12-2009 11:23AM

All of it.

BraziliaNZ · 02-12-2009 11:25AM

Blisterman wrote: »

How much of the Irish National Do You know?

I know it's called the Irish National Anthem. But I only know one or two lines of the song.

seraphimvc · 02-12-2009 11:27AM

all.

drink.drink.feck it!!drink!!!

cosmic · 02-12-2009 11:28AM

From start to finish

In Irish and English. We were made learn both in school and it's stick ever since!

genericguy · 02-12-2009 11:29AM

i can sing it all, but i think dearg doom should be the national anthem instead.

oh, agus mary harney, is striapach ramhar í.

topper75 · 02-12-2009 11:29AM

Every Easter Monday at Fairyhouse, no?

bluto63 · 02-12-2009 11:30AM

Up to 'Seo libh canaídh Amhrán na bhFiann'
No idea about the rest of it. Don't even remember a time when I've heard it tbh

Dancor · 02-12-2009 11:32AM

This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town
This town is coming like a ghost town

WindSock · 02-12-2009 11:32AM

Poll needs multi option. Just the first & last lines for me.

Jesus Wept · 02-12-2009 11:32AM

Blisterman wrote: »

Whoops, can someone change the title of the thread to include Anthem?

Edit your first post and go to 'go advanced' and you can change it yourself.

Gran Hermano · 02-12-2009 11:35AM

All of it, I blame several summers in Irish college as a sprog in the 80's.

stovelid · 02-12-2009 11:38AM

I just do the Sinne Fianna Fail bit, and then just hum with feeling. My favorite bit is when you start cheering over the last few bars of it at football matches.

force eleven · 02-12-2009 11:39AM

I know its our national anthem an' all but I wish we had an anthem like La Marseillaise and the errr Italian one....

Deedsie · 02-12-2009 11:39AM

All of it in Irish and English.

I hate the idea of changing the anthem, but i would welcome a compromise like the South African anthem. Half in Irish/ Half in English

powerfade · 02-12-2009 11:40AM

All of it, but I don't roar it due to my horrible voice, keep it at more low guttaral sound...

delaad · 02-12-2009 11:41AM

I know the last line anyway, "shoving Connie around the Green"

Sin scéal eile · 02-12-2009 12:40PM

All of it in Irish & English (refuse point blank to sing it in English though

)

xzanti · 02-12-2009 12:42PM

5 Summers in the Gaelteacht has it fairly well embedded in my brain

Biggins · 02-12-2009 12:44PM

Used to know it all but will have to forget it now in order to learn the European one.

Mammanabammana · 02-12-2009 01:15PM

I am currently 2.86% of all voters on this poll. I've never been 2.86% of anything in my life!!!

*goes off to invent a little 2.86% dance*

mink_man · 02-12-2009 01:20PM

most of it...

humanji · 02-12-2009 01:21PM

I only know the "COME ON IRELAND!!!" bit at the end.

robbie_998 · 02-12-2009 01:26PM

i used to be able to do the entire thing in Irish and in English.

but then i just kinda forgot

lee_ · 02-12-2009 01:32PM

It was drilled into me at Ceili classes while in Irish College,

Hope it doesnt change

mental07 · 02-12-2009 01:36PM

All of it.

Cool_CM · 02-12-2009 02:26PM

Deedsie wrote: »

i would welcome a compromise like the South African anthem. Half in Irish/ Half in English

They should get Phil Coulter to write it. Again.

donvito99 · 02-12-2009 02:35PM

humanji wrote: »

I only know the "COME ON IRELAND!!!" bit at the end.

Yup, I know everything up to that as well.

Crap national anthem though. Welsh one is better.

future_plans · 02-12-2009 02:35PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

They should get Phil Coulter to write it. Again.

Come the day and come the hour....

Pedro K · 02-12-2009 04:48PM

cosmic wrote: »

From start to finish

In Irish and English. We were made learn both in school and it's stick ever since!

I was never made learn it in school. But I went and learned it after.

However I know the chorus in Irish and English, But I only know the rarely sung verses in English!

cianl1 · 02-12-2009 05:04PM

donvito99 wrote: »

Yup, I know everything up to that as well.

Crap national anthem though. Welsh one is better.

You're just saying that cuz Katherine Jenkins sings it. Go 'way will ya.

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