FF has a nominal link with Tara

I WONDER how many Fianna Fáil members and supporters know the origin of the party’s name.

I suspect very few do.

It is often translated as ‘Soldiers of Destiny’, but this is more a slogan than the original meaning of the term. The word ‘Fáil’ comes from ‘Liath Fáil’, the High King’s inauguration stone on the Hill of Tara. It represents the nation; hence the term ‘Fir Fáil’ effectively meaning men of Ireland.