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What does "Erin Go Braugh" mean?

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It seems to be a common phrase I see in Irish specialty shops.

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  1. It means "Irish forever" although people often incorrectly translate it as "Ireland forever"

    Its an anglicisation of the Irish "Éireann go bráth" which means "Irish forever"

    "Ireland forever" would be "Éire go bráth"

    Neither are actually used in Ireland and "go bráth" is not a often used phrase either, the more common phrase is "go deo"

    So a native speaker like myself would say "Éireann go deo" for Irish forever and "Éire go deo" for Ireland forever


  2. Erin go Braghless means Erin's not wearing a bra!

    Er·in go bragh [ èrrin gō br ]

    interjection  

    Definition:  

    Ireland Ireland forever: an expression meaning "Ireland forever"

    [<Erin + Irish go brách, go bráth "till doomsday"]

    Edited:  Lighten up, I was just kidding.  I gave the "real" definition.  Or at least what I found on the internet.  According to the poster after me, both the "braghless" and internet definitions are wrong.  I take it all back.  Let's see, that would be "Lynnie takes it back Bragh"

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