2006-07-09 08:02:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
a slang term used by some in Scotland and Northern Ireland to refer to Irish Roman Catholics. It is derived from the Irish name Tadhg, considered to be "the man on the street" (i.e. the average Irish person you would meet anywhere), and it is generally considered to be highly offensive.
The use of the term as an insult originates in the 17th century, in the sectarian conflicts arising out of the Plantations of Ireland. (See also Early Modern Ireland 1536-1691) It appears in the satirical Williamite ballad Lilliburlero which was composed in the late 1680s, in the line: Ho brother Taig hast thou heard the decree?. In 1698, an English writer named John Dunton wrote a mocking account of Ireland titled Teague Land - or A Ramble with the Wild Irish.
2006-07-09 08:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by penpallermel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taig n. In Northern Ireland, a Protestant epithet for a Roman Catholic. Formerly, any Irishman
2006-07-09 08:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Taig
2017-01-09 10:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A taig is a derogatory name used by protestants in Northern Ireland for Catholics. It is intended to be insulting like the term N****r for a black person.
2006-07-09 11:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by malcy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A TAIG IS WHAT A CATHOLIC IS CALLED IN IRELAND , BUT THEY WERE AN OLD FIGHTING FORCE AS FAR AS I KNOW
2006-07-09 08:06:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a machine lathe? only thing i could think of taig is the brand
2006-07-09 08:05:38 · answer #6 · answered by mekellygirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An offensive name for a Roman Catholic.
2006-07-09 08:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's slang for a Roman Catholic
2006-07-09 08:05:39 · answer #8 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
protestants call catholics it in the britian and ireland
2006-07-15 17:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋