It's the Word of the Day podcast for March 17th.

Today's word is Erin Gobra, also pronounced Erin Gobra, and spelled as three words,

capital E-R-I-N-G-O-B-R-A-G-H.

Aaron Gobra is an Irish phrase that means Ireland forever.

Here's the word used in a sentence from the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.

Dressed in full Irish regalia, Fitzgerald rode his horse, Jack, through the streets of Clinton every

St. Patrick's Day. Jack was also dressed for the occasion with green ribbons on his mane, and a green

blanket with gold lettering, Aaron Gobra. March 17th is the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick.

In the United States, it's also the day of shamrocks, leprechauns, and green beer, and green

everything else. Blue was once the color traditionally associated with St. Patrick, but the color

green has several links to Ireland, including its use on Ireland's flag in the form of a stripe,

its symbolism of Irish nationalism, and the country's religious history, and its connections to Ireland's nickname the Emerald Isle.

On St. Patrick's Day, people turn to their dictionary to look up Aaron Gobra, which means

Ireland forever. The original Irish phrase was Erin Gobrach, spelled B-R-A-C-H, or B-R-A-T-H, which

translates literally as Ireland till Doomsday. It's an expression of loyalty and devotion

that first appeared in English

during the late 18th century Irish rebellion

against the British.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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