I know this question has been asked before, but I just wanted to know for sure what this means.
The other entries I'm finding are spelled "Erin Go Bragh," and I just got a letter from a friend in Ireland with that in it.
Do they both mean "Ireland Forever" but just with different spellings or are they two different phrases?
2006-11-08 15:15:56 · 3 answers · asked by Sweet Obsession 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's traditionally spelled Erin Go Bragh and I believe it means Good Luck.
2006-11-08 15:19:48 · answer #1 · answered by litlover69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm hesitationally putting forth a guess here. Knowing its a guess, take it with a grain of salt.
Erin Go Bragh is the way I've usually seen it, and would think that that is the Irish Gaelic way of writing it.
However, the spelling Braith is very consistent with Scots-Gaelic spelling and phonetics. Including the silent th at the end. I don't know why, but maybe scots gaelic have adifferent spelling for it, although I can't fathom why they would.
The only other thing I can think of might be a case thing. Sometimes the spelling of words changes due to their grammatical context, and the fuller context that the phrase is placed in could cause a change in spelling.
2006-11-08 23:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by peacedevi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard Erin Go Braith before. Maybe that one is a typo.
Erin Go BRAGH means Ireland forever.
2006-11-08 23:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by Oghma Gem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋