Hello, all.
On Friday night, for St. Patrick's Day, we watched "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" with some friends, which has become something of a tradition. Before we started the movie, I gave a brief bit of instruction on Irish grammar for those watching, giving definitions of some of the Irish terms used in the movie, such as:
óg="young" -- either the age or the proper name, as one of the characters is named Padraig Óg
aon, dó, trí, ceathair=one, two, three, four -- numerals Darby uses to count the beat as he begins playing a tune on the fiddle. Probably not grammatically correct in the way used, but ....
faigheann="get"--although I wasn't sure if this should have been the imperative mood, since it was an instruction given to Padraig Óg by King Brian.....
a thiarna="my Lord"--used to address either deity or a noble.
cóiste bodhar --"Death Coach", literally Coach of silence or of deafness
oscail="open"

There was also a use of "sláinte" and a couple of other terms, but there was one phrase used by King Brian as the leprechauns were preparing to leave the fairy mountain through the gateway opened by the king. He says, "Ar ???? linn!" The verbal part sounds like "eich" (riming with German "Reich") and I am sure he's saying "Let's go!" or something like that, but haven't been able to find the word used. I thought I read it somewhere, but have not been able to find it again. Does anyone here know what was said by King Brian then? He says it twice, once as they are riding their horses around the throne, and then again after he opens the portal in the side of the mountain. If someone could please tell me what it is, then I can add it to my grammar lesson for next year's viewing, as this has become an annual event for my family.

Go raibh maith agat!

Dale D

Probably:
Ar aghaidh linn! ("forward with us!" Come along! )

Yes! That makes sense! Especially with the Munster dialect used in Darby O'Gill.
Go raibh maith agat!

DaleD

Have you looked at my earlier post about Darby O'Gill and the Good People, on which the film is based?