Fianna Fáil

[ foil, fahyl ]

noun

1. a political party in Ireland, organized in 1927 by Eamon De Valera, that was one of the leading parties in the establishment of the Irish republic.

Fianna Fáil

/ ˈfɪənə ˈfɑːl /

noun

1. one of the major Irish political parties, founded by de Valera in 1926 as a republican party

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fianna Fáil¹

< Irish: Fenians of Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fianna Fáil¹

from Irish Gaelic Fianna warriors + Fáil of Ireland, from Fál an ancient and poetic name for Ireland