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Ó Abair An Léir Dhuit, Véarsa 4: Oh, Say Can You See, 4th (and final) verse (Amhrán Náisiúnta na Stát Aontaithe) Posted by on Jun 27, 2012

(le Róislín) The Irish expression for “to leave no stone unturned” is reasonably apropos here.  In Irish, it’s  not actually expressed as a negative injunction (“don’t leave it unturned”) but rather as a positive instruction (“turn” it, or more literally “search it”)   The phrase is “dóigh agus andóigh a chuardach,” literally “to search every…

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