I have heard through a sometimes unreliable source that there is an Irish speaking unit in the RDF. Does one exist and if so which unit?
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Originally posted by lennon31 View PostI have heard through a sometimes unreliable source that there is an Irish speaking unit in the RDF. Does one exist and if so which unit?"Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper"
Gen. Robert E. Lee
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Originally posted by lennon31 View PostI have heard through a sometimes unreliable source that there is an Irish speaking unit in the RDF. Does one exist and if so which unit?sigpic
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Originally posted by lennon31 View PostE company? They still around? Are they part of the 62 infantry?
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Some of us never left and are mods
Referring to someone's rank in Irish is not a tradition but a right under the Defence Act
The Military Fainne is one of the few badges you can wear on your DPMs
Not being able to count in Irish is a moot point [ remind me next time we fall people in from outside the battalion to do the hAon, Do ,Tri, lesson ] and was not purely practiced by 1 Cn Cois or Complacht na bhFiann.
to answer the OP: There is NO official Irish speaking unit in the RDF. Complacht na bhFiann was amalgamated with the rest of the 20Bn into 62 Bn at the reorg in 2005.
There IS a DOD/DF Policy on Irish and this can be downloaded from defence.ie and should help you with your questions."Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "
"No, they're trying to fly the tank"
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Whats the point of rattling off a load of stuff in Irish,
when the chances are very few of the participants understand it?
I used to do H.Q. Guard in the Ist Bn as an attachment sent from Castlebar
the hand over on the beat was done in Irish.
I always looked to do the second turn as this meant I would not have to participate in the ceremony going on or the handing over coming off.
Learning the hand-over Parrot never appealed to me.
Even in the National school back in 1969, it was hard to get my tounge around it,
I suppose taking it up at the age of 11 is part of the reason for being such a dismal failure to learn it.
Connaught Stranger
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In Fairness though, I have fairly good Irish but it would take even me a couple of seconds to think of the Irish for 47 or some such number. And considering now we are leaving in people who are not Irish what are we supposed to do with them??I probably am wrong, sorry about that!!!
Please PM me to correct me.
But, not if I state an opinion, only if I state something as truth!!!
I have bad opinions but I stick by them!!!
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Does anyone want the hAon, Do, Tri lesson ?
Daichead a seacht is the phrase you are searching for, roared at the top of your voice "Beadh Amach E" to the SC
Face it - Every man or woman should be able to deal with On Dheis - Comhraigh. I'm not asking you for a conversation just for your number.
We've had this conversation many times before"Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "
"No, they're trying to fly the tank"
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The new Army Number sequence would make it easy .
instead of hAon a Naid a Cuig or whatever
Now it's
hAon ahAon ahAon a Naid a Naid a Naid a Haon"Are they trying to shoot down the other drone? "
"No, they're trying to fly the tank"
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Originally posted by trellheim View PostFace it - Every man or woman should be able to deal with On Dheis - Comhraigh. I'm not asking you for a conversation just for your number.
We've had this conversation many times before
I mean, you are talking about trying to save the language and you then get a language policy from the DoD that is guaranteed to kill it off. Fits in exactly with that muppet O' Cuivs anti-Irish Language policy.Last edited by Docman; 15 May 2008, 01:04.
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