What is a Lundy?

[saffron]

Reading Roy Garland's piece in the Irish Times and he uses the term Lundy - I've heard this many times before and  know that its an implied insult to Unionists but what does it refer to?

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Yep - a traitor - based on Robert Lundy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lundy

[5 Sams]

Did Lundy not pull some stunt at the Siege of Derry which nearly led to the overthrow of the "maiden" city. Hence the use of the word as a traitor.

[Mentalman]

Reading Roy Garland's piece in the Irish Times and he uses the term Lundy - I've heard this many times before and  know that its an implied insult to Unionists but what does it refer to?

"A 'Lundy' has also become a byword for traitor for unionists and loyalists."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lundy

[saffron]

Cheers for that!

[DrinkingHarp]

Rodney Dangerfield did a "triple lundy"  does that help?