#every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for Irish freedom

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watching the kneecap movie got me so tiocfaidh ár lá

[kaccvcate]

I highly recommend the movie Kneecap (2024) about the Irish hiphop group of the same name. This band writes their songs in Gaelic, and the movie focuses on the struggles they face trying to express themselves in their native language, which was outlawed by colonizers until recently. The soundtrack is phenomenal, it has a great sense of humor, and it has one of the most badass lines in any movie, "Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for Irish freedom." A philosophy to live by...

[k00322343]

Above is a brief sketch I did , of a man speaking bullets with the phrase “Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for Irish freedom”

Another quote used by the rap group Kneecap, who are strongly passionate about their Irish heritage and identify as Irish , although they are from Northern Ireland , which has struck much controversy with the English

This was a temporary idea to begin with

[seachranaidhe]

"Every word spoken in Gaeilge is like a bullet being fired in the struggle for Irish Freedom"

“Every word spoken in Gaeilge is like a bullet being fired in the struggle for Irish Freedom”

Not only does the Loyalist/Unionist population attack our Language and Culture but they also attack our very Existence. How can any right-minded person believe these people want to share power with Catholics/Republicans in a shared Ireland?? Conversation Jamie Bryson Retweeted

South L’Derry/Randalstown Community Transformation @SLRBCT Unionist Politicians the…

[thomdunn]

"You know when [Sinn Féin is] annoyed because they respond in a huge amount of Irish," McCrea says. "It's like flying a flag. It's got nothing to do with language and everything to do with politics." Sinn Féin's stance on the Irish language has long been associated with the saying, "every word of Irish spoken is like another bullet being fired in the struggle for Irish freedom." McCrea argues that the language is promoted more as a token than as the spearhead of the tolerance movement

Belfast's Gaelic Revival Seeks to Bridge the Divide