Cheering before the end of Amhrán na bhFiann

Started by deiseach, February 21, 2007, 03:40:09 PM

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realredhandfan

#30
February 22, 2007, 01:59:37 PM
Many southerners see themselves as 21st century quazi european whose ethnic background wiould be half marbellan half d4.  Will a national anthem not restrict these guys to being simply a paddy and not near pluralistic, tan nor metrosexual enough for them.

magpie seanie

#31
February 22, 2007, 02:04:52 PM
You're right RRHF and several years after re-unification some of you nordies will be the same.

realredhandfan

#32
February 22, 2007, 02:08:08 PM
Ill never be quite tan enough for some people seanie..

magpie seanie

#33
February 22, 2007, 02:09:29 PM
Ditto and thank God for that.

sureyouwill

#35
February 22, 2007, 02:38:03 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on February 22, 2007, 01:55:57 PM
Yeah agreed the Notrhern counties do seem to respect it more,wish the rest would follow suit and respect their Anthem and not be so ignorant to it's meaning and what it represents

Suppose you play it before you go to bed at night laoislad after a decade of the rosary. You probably come rolling in half cut after a night out ,log on to post, delete your account and then blast Amhrán na bhFiann and all is right in your world again.  I'd lay money you probably have it on your ipod, suppose it's like your own viagra, get's you to stand to attention every time.!!

Hardy

#36
February 22, 2007, 03:33:08 PM
A rugby alickadoo friend of mine who was at the French match, told me that a fella behind him said as the anthem started – "give it everything lads and lets show the GAA boys we can do it better than them". They did, in fairness.

I promise my couldn't-care-less attitude to anthems is not coloured by this, but the only time I ever was barred out of any place was over the anthem. It was the O'Rahillys GAA clubhouse in Drogheda (years ago). When the anthem was being played, one of our company was too drunk to stand up. When it was over, a fella came over, who was a local provo (which I knew) and a top class boxer (which I didn't know) and took my friend to task in fairly uncouth terms. I invited him to depart, in equally uncouth terms, to which he responded by flooring me with a sweet right hook to the jawbone. I bounced up fairly quick and took a swing at him, which he ducked and popped me again on the exact same spot, and down I go again. When I got up this time, my mates did me the favour of dragging me away and out and home. TKO, I suppose, would be the official result.

I called in the next night, only to be told I was barred – for being floored twice, presumably! Or maybe for having a glass jaw. Or probably because they'd have to bar somebody and the provo might be a problem. Anyway it was red card for me and I don't think he even got a ticking. The fact that I was from Meath and he was an O'Rahillys member had nothing to do with it, I'm sure

It's the only time I was ever involved in a barroom brawl and the only time I ever lost an argument with a provo, though in fairness it was also the only time I ever physically engaged with physical force 'republicanism'.

To those here who would love to chin me if they got the chance, please feel free to take vicarious pleasure in this story.

Judge Kearns

#37
February 22, 2007, 03:45:46 PM
The only reason they cheer before the end is cos they dont know all the words.

Romeo

#38
February 22, 2007, 03:47:54 PM
Quote from: sureyouwill on February 22, 2007, 02:38:03 PM
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on February 22, 2007, 01:55:57 PM
Yeah agreed the Notrhern counties do seem to respect it more,wish the rest would follow suit and respect their Anthem and not be so ignorant to it's meaning and what it represents

Suppose you play it before you go to bed at night laoislad after a decade of the rosary. You probably come rolling in half cut after a night out ,log on to post, delete your account and then blast Amhrán na bhFiann and all is right in your world again.  I'd lay money you probably have it on your ipod, suppose it's like your own viagra, get's you to stand to attention every time.!!

Jaysus Will, u must be speaking from experience there, u couldn't make that up!

realredhandfan

#39
February 22, 2007, 04:41:18 PM
No offence taken Hardy. ;)

downredblack

#40
February 22, 2007, 04:42:49 PM
"It's the only time I was ever involved in a barroom brawl and the only time I ever lost an argument with a provo, though in fairness it was also the only time I ever physically engaged with physical force 'republicanism'. "

Real smell of sulphur of this little sceal , it has everything . Provo (bad guy ) Hardy (hero) good overcomes evil , and our hero losses his first ever argument . 8)

realredhandfan

#41
February 22, 2007, 04:57:26 PM
Are you sure this wasnt a tyrone supporter post 1996. Hardy?  Believe me i got no pleasure from the story just the way you tell them.  In fairness it sounds like you took one for the peace process.

Hardy

#42
February 22, 2007, 05:14:55 PM
No - two differences - all my disagreements with Tyrone supporters post 1996 have been strictly verbal and I won them all.  ;)

DRB
Quotegood overcomes evil
That's not the way I saw it as I was feeling my sore jaw for a week!

true ulster gael

#43
February 22, 2007, 06:41:21 PM
dont know why people are going on about respecting the anthemn of the 26 county british puppet state

Farrandeelin

#44
February 22, 2007, 06:44:11 PM
You've lost me there true ulster gael!
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