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Thread #45603   Message #676542
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
26-Mar-02 - 09:36 AM
Thread Name: Northern Ireland - anthem?
Subject: RE: Northern Ireland - anthem?
Pleasing. Mind I bet there'd be people objecting to "brother shall meet brother" as sexist.

The trouble with calling the tune "the Derry Air" is that it sounds too like derriere, meaning bottom. I think that's one reason why it's still quite common to hear it referred to as "The Londonderry Air", even amomng people with decided Republican preferences.

It occurs to me thta pretty well every towns and every county in Ireland has its own "national anthem" - but so far as I know, there aren't any for any of the four provinces. (Of course Northern Ireland is only part of a province, but that's another matter.)