#irish hozier fans

[softandeasyasyourbreathing]

As an Irish Hozier fan, there is nothing funnier than the difference of fans who see him as a magic forest fairy man and just knowing him. Like he's just a lad. You don't live here and not know someone who knows him.

[imfromthemiddlekingdom]

Me: I’m not going to gatekeep Irish. I’m not going to do it. Nope we need people to be interested in Irish if we want Irish to see a resurgence. It will be ultimately good for us if foreigners and diaspora learn our tongue. It’s good. It’s a good thing. Don’t get mad at ignorance. It’s a good thing people are learning.

American Hozier fans: ummm acktually it’s not Irish it’s GAELIC. You’re not even Irish if you’re mixed. My great great great grandfather was an Irish National so I know more than you duh.

Me: okay you know what? I will now start looking down on ALL Hozier fans that’s not Irish. Happy now????

[nadja-antipaxos]

i was excited for hozier until i saw a reddit comment that was like "i hate people in GA onscreen that don't know all the lyrics"

that's me. i don't know all the words. i know a lot of the words but i don't know ALL the lyrics.

[phantom-of-the-memes]

Absolutely so disappointed and disgusted with Hozier’s statement on Palestine.

As someone who has previously said free Palestine, talked about the parallels between Ireland and Palestine, written songs about Palestine and colonialism, how fucking dare he say this bland as “centrism” take.

[bedforddanes75]

thinking about hozier's "bog man fairycore aesthetic" reputation and Vomiting

[mortal-queer]

I genuinely can't spend very long in the Hozier tag because I'll see at least 3 (non-irish) people talking about his political songs/references without mention the very fucking clear tie to Ireland and either it's history or current politics OR WORSE making the song horny?????? Someone said this about Empire Now?????? I am turning my PHONE OFF

It's like they'll acknowledge he's Irish when he's singing about love and nature and "sexy bogman!!!" But as soon as it's a political point the context of his irishness gets completely fucking removed. As though him being Irish doesn't have some shape on his politics! Fuck offffff.

[possibly-eli]

curse of ireland's only real known, widespread influence outside of ireland being a youtuber and a musical artist. like babes im so sorry to ruin whatever quirky fairycore bogland or super hype loud fun idea you may or may not have of ireland but. it isnt that im sorry. its literally just a place

edit: i put too many fucking tags on this post and it broke so youre just going to miss out on my immaculate rants. tumblr fucking hates me

[hannibalismos-jaaneman]

just heard too sweet at the mall. time to abandon hozier to prevent social conflict.

[biscuitscheesebiscuits]

uh can we just talk about "butchered tongue"??? can we?????????

[faeryfrogs]

andrew hozier-byrne why do you do this to me! I don't live near madison square!!

[ladygata]

Forcing my mom to listen to Unreal Unearth as we drive around for our shopping day and she goes “who is this? It’s beautiful!”

Si mamita and you have no idea what he’s doing to my brain.

[softandeasyasyourbreathing]

I've never had post-concert depression like this, I genuinely feel ill.

[privatelife]

do y'all really like hozier THAT much cause i don't get it

[thesunsethour]

little bits of irish history for curious hozier fans: street signs edition

Do you love the song Butchered Tongue? Pay attention to these lines here:

So, may I draw your attention to the The Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 391 of 2008).

ok stay with me

In 2008, the Irish government passed legislation that made it mandatory for road signs in Ireland to have both Irish (Gaeilge) AND English names on them (or, in Gaeltacht areas where Gaeilge is still the first language, only in Irish). Here’s an example:

The Irish, or Gaeilge, is always above the English and italicised. This is because that while Gaeilge and English are both official languages of Ireland, Gaeilge is the ‘first’ official language

However, while it was technically only legislated in 2008, bilingual road sings in Ireland had been extremely common for decades prior to it officially being made law. In fact, the first bilingual signs date back to the early 20th century - before our independence from Britain!

In Tom Spalding’s book Layers: The Design, History and Meaning of Public Street Signage in Cork and Other Irish Cities, he found that the first recorded bilingual street sign was in Blackrock, Dublin (An Charraig Dhubh, Baile Átha Cliath). Their local council in 1901 rolled out yellow and black bilingual road sings as part of the Gaelic Revival.

The Gaeilc Revical was a period of time in Irish history that saw a huge resurgence of Gaelic art, sport, and language. Literature was written by Irish people about Irish history, current affairs, and folklore. Traditional Irish music was learned and played again. Gaelic games (Gaelic football and Hurling) spread across the country. And Gaeilge, our language, was to experience an incredible revival.

Despite Ireland’s long colonial history, Gaeilge actually remained the majority tongue until the early 19th century. However, a combination of teachers beating children for speaking it at school, the genocide of the famine wiping out mainly poorer communities more likely to speak Gaeilge, and the knowledge that speaking English unfortunately provided more opportunities than Gaeilge, the language was almost killed off. (This is shown most clearly after the 1800 Act of Union that meant Ireland was ruled directly from London, with no parliament in Dublin).

Although these maps make for grim viewing, Irish is so very far from dead. Our children learn it from the ages of 4-18 in school (though I believe it can and should be taught better, but I digress). Gaeltacht communities are still going strong particularly in the west of the country. There are more Irish-language schools (gaelscoileanna) than ever before.

And every day as we pass by road signs that display Gaeilge proudly, it is as a result of decades, centuries of people refusing to stop speaking our mother tongue despite incredible violence.

I am far from a fluent Irish speaker, despite my 14 years of learning the language in school. But what Gaeilge I have, I have proudly.

(The work isn’t over, however. I do not feel knowledgeable enough to speak on Northern Irish efforts to implement more widespread bilingual signage but anyone who wishes to share some info please do!!)

[krookodyke]

there are so many male musicians i truly loathe because their aesthetics are purely aesthetic and nothing further…

[nevergonnaloveagain-hey]

Hozier Dating Headcannons

He would definitely love to date someone who is more of an old soul, someone who loves older literature or music 

Expect regular serenades after he writes songs about you and personal concerts when you ask to hear a certain song. These moments would probably be very intimate and would just happen in the comfort of your home together.

You would be the first to hear any new ideas he has for his music and would read you his lyrics, asking you what you think he should change. And of course, you can’t think of anything that could make it any better since it is already so beautiful which infuriates him to no end (he loves you tho)

He seems like the kind of partner to go all out for anniversaries or birthdays and would set up really special dates and surprise outings, always making sure that you are comfortable and having fun. He would probably take you to secluded places surrounded by nature where you can just enjoy each other's company with no one else around.

He would hand write you beautiful letters especially when he is going away on tour or if he is going to be having a late night in the studio and won’t see you for a while

He values his privacy and would most likely keep your relationship lowkey and private. He wouldn’t hide you and wouldn’t hesitate to talk about you a little every now and then but he also wouldn’t tell everyone too much about your relationship, he likes to keep certain things to himself.

He would support you in everything that you do, whether it’s just a project that you have taken up or if it is something for work, he would be right behind you at all times cheering you on. If you start to doubt yourself, he would be the one to tell you how well you are doing and would motivate you 

He has a lot of appreciation for you especially since he knows it can be difficult to be with him when he is really focused on his music or if he is touring. So he would always express how thankful he is that you are there for him, even during tough times.

Considering his love for art and literature, he would love to take you on little museum or gallery dates and would definitely tell you the backstory of certain pieces if you seemed interested. He would also take note of the kind of books, poems or art you like and would give you unique gifts inspired by this.

Despite his fame, he is very grounded and values his private time and time with family, so he would love a partner who listens and values your opinions and alone time together. He would love to see you with his family and is in love with how much his parents and friends adore you.

If you’re not Irish, he would love to introduce you to certain foods or traditions from Ireland. He is always really excited to see your reaction to trying Irish snacks/drinks and remembers what you like or dislike

He is a big ‘I remember you said you like this, so i got it for you’ partner. He remembers everything about you, from your favourite food to your favourite songs or movies and even your favourite piece of jewelry

He is a very emotional guy and at first he struggles to open up to you but as your relationship grows, he becomes more comfortable being himself around you and knows you would never judge him just like how he would never judge you. Once he becomes fully comfortable with you, there is not one thing he wouldn't tell you and never hides anything from you. He trusts you with everything.

As I said he is a very private guy, so he wouldn’t be a big fan of PDA but as your relationship goes on, he will start to be more open about it and will show you off whenever he can. He loves hand holding and will periodically kiss your temple and or the back of your hand when you are out

Part 2!!