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Sinn Féin (/ ˌ ʃ ɪ n ‖ ˈ f eɪ n /) ("ourselves" or "we ourselves") and Sinn Féin Amháin ("ourselves only / ourselves alone / solely us") are Irish-language phrases used as a political slogan by Irish nationalists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
The phrase "Sinn Féin" is Irish for "Ourselves" or "We Ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone" (from "Sinn Féin Amháin", an early-20th-century slogan).
alone. 1. adverb with no-one else 2. adverb with one person 3. adverb exclusively 4. adverb counting nothing else 5. adjective lonely, isolated 6. adjective the only one.
ourselves - translation to Irish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic audio pronunciation of translations: See more in New English-Irish Dictionary from Foras na Gaeilge
May 12, 2002 · English term or phrase: Ourselves Alone. A friend told me this was an ancient battle cry for the Gaelic people. I was wondering how it was said in Gaelic. Renae. sinn fein. Explanation: This translates more as "we ourselves" and is used as a slogan by the IRA. The pronunciation is as follows: "shin fane".
yourself - translation to Irish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic audio pronunciation of translations: See more in New English-Irish Dictionary from Foras na Gaeilge.
This proposal was described by Máire Butler, a cousin of Edward Carson QC, as Sinn Féin, which translate into English as we ourselves. It is the first phase of an old slogan of the Gaelic League…sinn féin, sinn féin amhain or in English,” we ourselves, we ourselves alone”.
