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Fianna [ˈfiːənə] pl n (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a legendary band of Irish warriors noted for their heroic exploits, attributed to the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d Also called Fenians How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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O'Brien's political opponents, mainly in Ireland's natural governing party, Fianna Fail, were only too ready to exploit such themes against him. During the war, Fianna Fail, De Valera's party, made the neutrality policy peculiarly its own, but also popularized it to the extent that it achieved an independent existence outside the ranks of the party faithful, and indeed became virtually a touchstone of Irishness in the minds of some. Vitus, mixed in with Finn MacCool's lost followers, the fianna, all of them careening like birds, like a lost flock of robins. |
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