I would like your opinion about the following comment:

" 'Ireland Forever' should be written 'Éire go brách'. 'éireann' is the genitive form as in 'muintir na hÉireann' (the people of Ireland ) or Córas Iompar (the Transport System of Ireland."

Is "Éireann go brách" seen or heard most often because it has been North Americanized? Is "Éire go brách" in fact the correct translation of "Ireland Forever". If so, why are so many people accepting of "Éireann go brách"? Educate me please.

Ralph

In southern Conamara the dative form "Éirinn" is extended to the nominative, so "Éirinn go brách" is correct in that dialect — just as they say "Oscail an fhuinneoig" instead of "Oscail an fhuinneog."

And not only in Conamara. In Kerry, Éirinn is the form used in normal speech. "Éire" sounds very formal indeed. So "Éirinn go brách" is definitely correct and in no way a corrupted form.

Please excuse my ignorance, but I've seen the phrase spelled with "bragh," instead of "brách." I remember reading that "bragh" stood for Judgement Day.

Appreciate any comments.

Le meas,

Dáithí

Please excuse my ignorance, but I've seen the phrase spelled with "bragh." Is "bragh" the same word as "brách?" I remember reading that "bragh" meant "Judgement Day," so I'm just wondering if "brách" also means "Judgement Day," or does it mean "forever," as indicated in Focloir Scoile.

Go raibh maith agaibh,

Dáithí

Bragh is a transliteration of brách.

"Forever" and "until judgement day" are pretty much the same thing.

Éireann is the genitive, so it means "of Ireland", or "Ireland's". So you can't say "Éireann go brách". As it has been said above, it's Éirinn go brách or Éire go brách.

In order to precise what Aonghas wrote above, "bragh" is an "English" transliteration for brách - trying to write the Irish word with an English spelling.