Erin go bragh
Americanidiom
Etymology
Origin of Erin go bragh
First recorded in 1795–1805; from Irish Éire go brách, Éirinn go brách, literally, “Ireland until Judgment Day,” from Éire (dative Éirinn ) “Ireland” ( see Eire ( def. )) + go “until” + brách, bráth “Doomsday, Judgment Day”
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Never again, in the green sunny bowers, Where my forefathers lived, shall I spend the sweet hours, Or cover my harp with the wild woven flowers, And strike to the numbers of Erin go bragh!
From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various
Never again in the green sunny bowers, Where my forefathers lived, shall I spend the sweet hours, Or cover my harp with the wild woven flowers, And strike to the numbers of Erin go bragh!
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
Is there any strain of music known to man more harrowingly pathetic than the one popularly known as Erin go bragh?
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
Tis the old sod itself," he kept repeating, "Erin go bragh.
From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward
Never again, in the green sunny bowers Where my forefathers lived, shall I spend the sweet hours, Or cover my harp with the wild-woven flowers, And strike to the numbers of Erin go bragh!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
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