Are we debasing our National Anthem?

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Q:  How slowly can the National Anthem be sung?

Judging by the renditions before Ulster games in particular it has morphed from a military march to a funereal requiem.  Are these cailini commenting on what is about to happen??

Memo to Ulster Council:  FFS crank it up a bit and get on with the game!!

Yea, we need to give it the Jedward treatment.

Who ya gonna call...laochra fail!!

[armaghniac]

In general I don't agree with the trend for teenage girls to sing the anthem, especially unaccompanied by the band. With a largely male crowd this inhibits any attempt to join in (which may be the intention!).

As someone said at Casement the anthem set the pace for Armagh's performance.

[upmonaghansayswe]

Sure what was the point in bringin St Michaels Band up to Belfast on Sunday? Nice wee atmosphere brewin with the pre match parade then yer wan tried to drag her 15 seconds of fame into 15 minutes!

[Naomh Pol CLG]

Once and for all, can somebody please explain to me what a "gael" is? Having established that, can we then define a "true gael"

A gael is a person who thinks,dreams,lives eats and drinks all things GAA.
A True Gael ( more correctly Fíor Gael) is one who has no time for mickey mouse codes of football like British controlled Soccer (The English,Scottish,Welsh and Irish(N.E) F A's have the same no. of votes on FIFA as the rest of the world) and that abomination of a so called sport that is Rugby.

Now you know.

There you go Hardy, not for the gael or fíor gael silly things like culture, language or music.  I wonder if they have a dress code -

Standard dress is a Club mainly or County shower jacket.
Drink depends on age ... Porther or a small wan( Nordies that's a small whiskey) if you're over 40, Guinness or maybe Beer( Smithwicks) for the under 40s

Oh, you mean a "Wee Wan" ...

[ros4life]

As long as the girl is fairly hot then she can drag it out as long as she wants I totally agree with this trend!

[All of a Sludden]

Would anyone have a phonetic version of Amhran na bhFiann. We`ll have a northern work colleague with us next week who wouldnt have any Irish but says he feels left out not knowing the anthem. His attempt at pronouncing some of the words has to be seen to be believed. He even ended up in Dunleer when he was meant to go to  Dun Laoghaire.

[MCMLX]

Sinne Fianna Fáil
Sheen-na fee-na fall
Atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn
A-taw fwee yall egg Ay-rin

Buíon dár slua
Bween dar slewa
Thar toinn do ráinig chughainn
Har tin duh raw-nig coo-in

Faoi mhóid bheith saor
Fway vode veyh sa-ir
Sean-tír ár sinsear feasta
Shann-teer ahr shin-shir faw-sta
Ní fhágfar faoin tiorán ná faoin tráill
Nee awg-fur fwane teer-awn naw fwane trawl

Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil
A-nukt a hame sa varna vwail
Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó saoil
Lay gyan ahr gale cunn bawsh no sail

Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar
Lay gunna schrake, fway law vock nah bill-air
Seo libh canaig Amhrán na bhFiann
Shuh liv conn-ig arawn naveen