St. Macartin's Cathedral carrying the motto Faugh A Ballagh Faugh a Ballagh ( ; also written Faugh an Beallach) is a battle cry of Irish origin, meaning "clear the way". The spelling is an 18th-century anglicization of the Irish language phrase Fág an Bealach , also written Fág a' Bealach. Its first recorded use as a regimental motto was by the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot (who later became the Royal Irish Fusiliers) in 1798. It remains the motto of the Royal Irish Regiment today.
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'). During World War 2 it changed to 'Faugh-A-Ballagh' ('Clear the way'), which has remained to the present time. The motto echoes the history of the Royal Irish Fusiliers the First Battalion of which was known as the 'Faugh-a-Ballaghs', an honorary title conferred upon them during the Peninsular War (1809-1812).
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Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh-a-Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. He ran once as a two-year-old at the Doncaster's Champagne Stakes, finishing third to The Cure and Sorella. He then began his three-year-old season as the first Irish-bred horse to win the St. Leger Stakes, then beat Corranna in a match race.
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Bendigo is entitled to a portion of the water in Lake Eppalock, an irrigation reservoir on the Campaspe River. Developments have led to the building of a pipeline from Waranga to Lake Eppalock and thence to Bendigo in 2007. The dam (and a road) is called Faugh A Ballagh.
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As a budding writer, "a wild band of young revolutionists invited me as the guest of honour to a beer bust" and was challenged to a drinking contest. :I'd show them, the young rascals.... These unlicked cubs who thought they could out-drink me! Faugh! It was steam beer.
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His other famous steeds were Coranna winner of the Chester Cup in 1846, whose portrait still hangs in the church at Carnacon; after winning with Coranna, Moore sent £1,000 to his tenantry for famine relief. Croaghpatrick was the winner of the Stewards Cup at Goodwood in 1861. A more unusual horse was Faugh a Ballagh (named for Fág an bealach, the traditional war cry the Wild Geese brought with the émigré Gaelic aristocrats to armies across Europe); Faugh a Ballagh was an ex-army steed of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, with whom Moore wagered heavily. His own greatest personal feat as a jockey was to win the New Melton stakes at Cahir.
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The men wore dark green uniforms; their banner was a Confederate First National flag on one side with a full-length figure of George Washington in the center. The reverse was green, with a harp, shamrocks, and the slogans "Erin-go bragh" (Ireland forever) and "Faugh- a ballagh"- Clear the way.
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Coronation's sire, Sir Hercules, was an Irish-bred racehorse who ran third in the St Leger of 1829. He went on to become a highly successful and influential stallion. He sired many important winners including Faugh-a-Ballagh (St Leger), The Corsair (2000 Guineas) and Birdcatcher, the male-line ancestor of most modern thoroughbreds.
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It had been re-built at Crewe in 1914 receiving the works number 3605. During the Irish Civil War it carried additional steel plating, carried the name Faugh a Ballagh (Clear the way) and was used to draw an armoured train. It passed to the Great Southern Railways in 1925, and was withdrawn in 1936.
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He won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, then the Cesarewitch, and came second to Evenus at the Cambridgeshire. As a four-year-old, he finished second to The Emperor in the Emperor of Russia's Plate. In 1855, Faugh-a- Ballagh was exported to France. There he sired Fille de l'air, The Oaks and French Oaks winner.
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Foxhall did not appear as a four-year-old until 8 June when contested the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot over two and a half miles. He started the 4/9 favourite, with only two horses opposing him; the 2000 Guineas winner Petronel and the three-year-old Faugh-a- Ballagh. Foxhall had to be ridden out by Tom Cannon to win by a neck from Faugh-a-Ballagh. On the following day, Foxhall again started 4/9 favourite, this time for the three mile Alexandra Plate but finished second to Fiddler. He was virtually pulled up in the closing stages and finished the race “very distressed” The relationship between Foxhall's owner and trainer appear to have broken down at this point, with critical articles appearing in both the British and American press.
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Faugh is a small rural village within the City of Carlisle district. It is located in between the North Pennines and the Lake District, as well as being 15 miles from the border of Scotland. The village has always been English however the land of Cumberland was once Scottish. The String of Horses Inn dates back to 1660, prior to the Jacobites rising.
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These were sent back when the new ship, PS Fair Trader was delivered at the end of the year. Further expansion in the 1830s saw the arrival of PS Green Isle the PS Irishman and PS Grainne Ueile. PS Faugh-a-Ballagh was acquired in 1844, the first iron hulled vessel. This was followed by PS Brian Boroimhe and PS St. Patrick in 1846.
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The Irish Guards was founded during the Victorian- era. Many regiments were disbanded after Irish independence, but an association exists today to commemorate the history and servicemen in the form of the Combined Irish Regiments Association. A number of contemporary British regimental traditions make reference to Irish culture. The regimental motto of the Royal Irish Regiment; Faugh A Ballagh (Clear the Way!); is derived from the Irish language.
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Foaled in 1833 at the Brownstown Stud, in Ireland, Birdcatcher was by the Irish Thoroughbred stallion Sir Hercules, who lost only once, in the St Leger Stakes in 1829. Birdcatcher's dam, Guiccioli, who had a successful career as a racehorse, foaled the chestnut colt when she was 10. She was also the granddam of another well-known racehorse, Selim, and dam to a full-brother of Birdcatcher, Faugh-a-Ballagh.
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Lake Boga is a small town 14 km south of Swan Hill. The township was declared in 1892, the same year the football team was formed. Lake Boga played its first match in May 1892, at home against one of the Swan Hill townships sides, the “Faugh-a-Ballaghs” . From its inception Lake Boga competed in small football competitions that occurred in the district that often had two teams residing in Swan Hill.
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IFTN article on the documentary series Fág an Bealach The phrase is used in Irish Road Bowling to clear the road before a shot. Members of Donore Harriers contest annually for the Faugh-a-Ballagh Cup which was presented by the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1907. This is a perpetual trophy for the men's club cross-country championship over 6 miles. Dublin Rugby Club Suttonians RFC adopted the phrase as its motto.
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The motto of the regiment is Faugh A Ballagh (Modern Irish: Fág an Bealach), derived from the Irish Gaelic phrase for "Clear the Way". This originates from the Peninsular War when Ensign Edward Keogh of the 87th Regiment of Foot let out the cry while capturing a French Imperial Eagle at the Battle of Barrosa. The Regimental Headquarters of the Royal Irish Regiment has been Palace Barracks in County Down, Northern Ireland since moving there in 2008.
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Leamington (1853–1878) was a Thoroughbred racehorse, and an influential sire in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. He was not only a fast horse, but also showed great staying ability. He was a brown horse bred in England by Mr. Halford. Leamington was by the good racehorse and sire Faugh-a-Ballagh (by Sir Hercules), his dam was an unnamed mare bred by the Marquis of Westminster and foaled in 1841 by Pantaloon.
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The club crest and motto (which include the mottoless Dublin and part of the St. Lawrence coats of arms) were adopted by the club at a general meeting held in the Royal Hotel Howth, presided over by W.H.S. Campbell, the President during the early 1950s. “Fág an Bealach” which translates from Irish as “Clear the Way”, was chosen as the club motto. This is also used as the war cry for the Royal Irish Fusiliers and Faugh A Ballagh.
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In June 1882 Petronel made his second attempt to win the Ascot Gold Cup. He raced in second place for most of the way but was unable to make any progress in the straight and came home last of the three runners behind Foxhall and Faugh-A-Ballagh. On the following afternoon he stated a 100/1 outsider for the three-mile Alexandra Plate and ran third behind Fiddler and Foxhall. He barely completed the course, finishing "very distressed" in a "slow canter".
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The parish of Mohill currently has two Gaelic Football Clubs, Mohill who play in Division One and Eslin a Division Two team. The Mohill Club also fields teams in Divisions 3 and 5, whilst Eslin field their second team in Division 5 also. Both Clubs have won Senior Titles in the past and in fact Mohill Faugh-an- Bealaghs won the first ever Leitrim Championship in 1890, defeating Ballinamore in the final. Ironically Eslin won their first title the following year by defeating Mohill in the Final.
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To date, 24 different clubs have won the Tyrone Senior Football Championship though some of these no longer exist, including Washingbay Shamrocks, Cookstown Brian Og, Fintona Davitts and Strabane Faugh-a-Bealach. There was no Tyrone senior football club championship in the 1906-7, 1909–13, 1914–16, 1918–19, 1920-23 seasons and in 1932. The 1939 competition was left unfinished. The first tournament took place in the 1904-5 season and Coalisland Fianna were crowned champions defeating Strabane Lamh Dearg in the final.
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A number of companies were sent to Tybee Island, Georgia to set artillery positions. Twenty-two died of malaria and other illness. The regiment came under heavy musket and artillery fire during the Second Battle of Bull Run. Col. Richard Byrnes Known for their distinctive Tiffany-embroidered green flag and Gaelic war cry, "Faugh a Ballagh" (Clear the Way), the Irishmen of the 28th Massachusetts saw action in most of the Union Army's major eastern theatre engagements – Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg – and were present for Gen.
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London society of the 1600s already had a stereotypical image of the Dutch prostitute - indeed the most celebrated brothel in London was called Holland's Leguer - whereby "leguer" referred to a military encampment. The character Mary Faugh - who runs the brothel - admits that she is a member of the Family of Love and the vintner Mulligrub and his wife are also identified as such. This linking of the Family of Love with promiscuity was common during this period although there is little evidence that the Familists (as members were called) actually practised free love.
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He then won the 2½ mile Ascot Gold Cup by 20 lengths, despite having trailed in the beginning of the race, to beat Tristan and Faugh-a-Ballagh. He was so strong that it took almost a whole lap for his jockey to pull him up. In the one-mile Newcastle Gold Cup, he beat his only other competitor, Chiselhurst, by eight lengths, but suffered some damage due to the hard ground. He then defeated former St. Leger winner Ossian by 20 lengths in the 2½ mile Goodwood Cup.
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During the second round Faugh A Ballah clocked 29.91, with other fast heat winners being Darcel (30.08), Little Arthurstown (30.12) and Pedlars Pet (30.40). In the semi-finals Baytown Ivy defeated Paddys Elbow by four lengths in 30.08; Darcel beat Note Him by half a length and the Callanan Cup champion Daring Flash won from Hailes Gate in 30.02, also by half a length. In the final the track specialist Daring Flash broke well alongside Paddys Elbow and the pair vied for the lead until the latter tired. Note Him ran on well to take third place from Darcel.
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The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, that served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th", continued in later wars. The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the "Faugh a Ballaugh", which is an anglicization of the Irish phrase, fág an bealach, meaning "clear the way". According to Fox's Regimental Losses, of all Union army brigades, only the 1st Vermont Brigade and Iron Brigade suffered more combat dead than the Irish Brigade during America's Civil War.
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Memorial in Armagh to the men of the Royal Irish Fusiliers who died in the Second Boer War The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot. The regiment got its nickname, the Faughs, from its Irish war cry "Faugh A Ballagh" (Fág a' Bealach, meaning Clear the Way) from the Napoleonic Wars. Regimental distinctions included a green plume worn on the left side of the headdress and an Irish harp as part of the badge. It was the county regiment for Armagh, Monaghan and Cavan, with its depot at Gough Barracks in Armagh.
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The AIF was officially disbanded in April 1921 and the following month the units of the part-time Citizens Force were reorganised to perpetuate the numerical designations and battle honours of the AIF units that had fought during the war. At this time the 55th Battalion was re-raised around Sydney, with headquarters at Forest Lodge, drawing personnel mainly from the 2nd Battalion, 55th Infantry Regiment, but also from parts of the 1st, 4th, and 36th Infantry Regiments. Through its link with the 55th Infantry, the battalion inherited a theatre honour from the Second Boer War: "South Africa 1899–1902", which it bore for the 8th Regiment, New South Wales Infantry. In 1927, when territorial designations were adopted, it became the "New South Wales Irish Rifles"; the battalion's motto, Faugh-a-Ballagh was approved at this time too.
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