Óglaigh na hÉireann

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “volunteers of Ireland”.

Proper noun

Óglaigh na hÉireann m pl (genitive Óglach na hÉireann) (abbreviated ÓÉ)

  1. (historical) the Irish Volunteers, 1913–19
  2. (historical) the Irish Republican Army, 1919–22
  3. (historical) the National Army of Ireland, 1922–24
  4. various paramilitary groups claiming descendance from the old IRA
  5. the Irish Defence Forces since 1924

Mutation

Mutated forms of Óglaigh na hÉireann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Óglaigh na hÉireann nÓglaigh na hÉireann hÓglaigh na hÉireann tÓglaigh na hÉireann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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