Erin go Bragh ( ), sometimes Erin go Braugh, is the anglicisation of an Irish language phrase, , and is used to express allegiance to Ireland. It is most often translated as "Ireland Forever." Origin Erin go Bragh is an anglicisation of the phrase in the Irish language. The standard version in Irish is , which is pronounced . However, (which survives as the dative form in the modern standard) is a historic form used instead of in two dialects; this is the source of the anglicised Erin. In all other dialects the distinction between the nominative and the dative is retained. This linguistic shift (dative forms replacing nominative) is common among Irish nouns of the second and fifth declensions. The term is equivalent to 'eternity' or 'end of time', meaning the phrase may be translated literally as 'Ireland until eternity' or 'Ireland to the end (of time)'. (or ) is also used in Irish and means the same thing. is a preposition, translatable as 'to', 'till/until', 'up to'. Usage United Irishmen The phrase first came to use by the United Irishmen organisation in the 1790s. Emigrant nationalism In 1847 a group of Irish volunteers, including U.S. Army deserters, joined the Mexican side in the Mexican–American War. These soldiers, known as or Saint Patrick's Battalion, flew as their standard a green flag with a harp and the motto Erin Go Bragh. Similar flag designs have been used at different times to express Irish nationalism. In 1862, when a large number of families on the estate of Lord Digby, near Tullamore, County Offaly, were given notice to quit, a local priest, Father Paddy Dunne, arranged passage for 400 people to Australia. A ship was chartered from the Black Ball Line and named the Erin-go-Bragh. The voyage of the Erin-go-Bragh, a "crazy, leaky tub", took 196 days, the longest recorded passage to Australia. A passenger nicknamed the ship the "Erin-go-Slow", but eventually it landed in Moreton Bay near Brisbane. A pub in Sydney, Australia, in the 19th century that catered to Irish immigrants was called The Erin-Go-Bragh. Unionism At the height of decades of negotiation regarding home rule in Ireland, in the late 19th century the Irish Unionist Party used the slogan on a banner at one of their conventions, expressing their pride in Irish identity. Sport In the late 19th century, the Edinburgh football club Hibernian F.C. adopted Erin Go Bragh