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b'National anthems \\u2013 and the manner in which people observe them \\u2013 are controversial (linguistically and politically) most of the time, but especially so in 2017\\\\. Amhr\\xe1n na bhFiann is the Irish National Anthem and the world\\u2019s best-known Irish language text, even though it was originally written in English. In this week\\u2019s episode, Darach chats with Peadar, Gear\\xf3id\\xedn and Ola about the history of this absolute banger and compare it to the anthems of other countries.\\n\\n--- \\n\\nContact the show at https://twitter.com/motherfocloir or email us at motherfocloir@headstuff.org.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'