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Thread #16925 Message #2759222
Posted By: Big Tim
04-Nov-09 - 04:57 AM
Thread Name: Origins: McAlpine's Fusiliers (Dominic Behan?)
Subject: RE: Origins: McAlpine's Fusiliers (Dominic Behan?)

I always kind of assumed, probably wrongly (!), that the use of the word 'fusiliers' was inspired by the song 'The Dublin Fusiliers', also sung by the Dubliners.