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Magnus Manske is a student (biochemistry, genetics, informatics) at the University of Cologne, Germany. He is the original author of the [[Wikipedia PHP script]] and a very active participant on [[Nupedia]], as an author of many biology articles, as a coder, and as one of the first and most active participants on the Nupedia Chalkboard. |
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'''Taig''' is a derogatory term for an [[Irish Catholic]]. It is mainly used by [[sectarianism|sectarian]] [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]]<ref name="CAIN">[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/glossary.htm#T A Glossary of Terms Related to the Conflict] - [[Conflict Archive on the Internet]] (CAIN)</ref> in [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Scotland]]. It has been used in sectarian slogans such as "Kill All Taigs" (KAT) and "All Taigs Are Targets" (ATAT) which usually appear on graffiti in loyalist areas. |
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[[File:KAT grafitti in the Fountain.jpg.png|thumb|right|KAT (Kill All Taigs) and [[Ulster Defence Association]] graffiti in the [[Ulster loyalism|loyalist]] Fountain area of [[Derry]]]] |
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==Etymology== |
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The term is a [[synecdoche]] derived from the [[Irish name|Irish male given name]] ''[[Tadhg]]'', which is commonly translated as ''[[Timothy (name)|Tim]]''. The name Tadhg was once so common as an Irish name that it became synonymous with the typical Irishman in the same way that ''[[List of ethnic slurs#P|Paddy]]'' or ''[[List of ethnic slurs#m|Mick]]'' might be today. Hence, Irish phrases such as ''{{lang|ga|Tadhg an mhargaidh}}'' (lit: Tadhg of the market) or ''{{lang|ga|Tadhg na sráide}}'' (lit: Tadhg of the street) are similar to the English-language expression "[[average Joe]]" or "the [[vox populi|man on the street]]"<ref name="taig">[http://www.waywordradio.org/?s=taig&submit=search]</ref> among other similar expression. However, when used in English the name carries derogatory connotations. |
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==Connotations== |
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Unlike ''Paddy'', a derogatory term used in England for an [[Irish people|Irish person]], ''Taig'' usually implies that the person has [[Irish nationalism|Irish nationalist]] sympathies. Also, whereas ''Paddy'' is often used in a jocular context or incorporated into mournful pro-Irish sentiment (e.g. the songs ''[[Poor Paddy Works on the Railway]]'' and ''Paddy's Lament''), the term ''Taig'' remains a slur in almost every context.{{cn|date=January 2015}}.<ref name="taig"/> |
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''Teague'' has been reclaimed by some Irish nationalists as an ironic self-identifier in the same way that other [[pejorative]]s have been adopted by certain people they describe. In contemporary sources, the difference in spelling between ''taig'' and ''teague'' often indicates a difference in connotation akin to the difference between ''[[nigger]]'' and ''[[nigga]]''.{{cn|date=March 2015}} |
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==History== |
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The use of the term as an [[insult]] may have originated in the 17th century [[plantations of Ireland]]. Early written accounts coincide with the [[Williamite War in Ireland|Williamite War]]. |
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In the late 1680s, the term appears in the [[satire|satirical]] [[Williamite]] ballad ''[[Lillibullero]]'' which includes the line "Ho brother Taig hast thou heard the decree?" In 1698, [[John Dunton]] wrote a mocking account of Ireland titled ''Teague Land - or A Ramble with the Wild Irish''. Thereafter the derogatory use of the term was frequent. |
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However, there is also evidence from this era of the word being used as a self-identifier by rebellious Irish Catholics. An Irish language [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] poem written in the 1690s includes the following lines: |
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"You [[Papist|Popish]] rogue", ní leomhaid a labhairt sinn<br /> |
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acht "[[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland|Cromwellian]] dog" is focal faire againn<br /> |
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nó "cia sud thall" go teann gan eagla<br /> |
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"Mise Tadhg" géadh teinn an t-agallamh''<ref>''Céad buidhe re Dia'' ("A hundred thanks to God") by Diarmaid Mac Cárthaigh</ref> |
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"You Popish rogue" is not spoken<br /> but "Cromwellian dog" is our watchword,<br /> "Who goes there" does not provoke fear,<br /> "I am Tadhg" is the answer given |
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Although the term has rarely been used in [[North America]], a notable example of such use was when [[John Adams]] successfully defended the [[British Army]] soldiers responsible for the 1770 [[Boston Massacre]] by pleading to the jury that the soldiers were acting in self-defence against: |
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"... most probably a [[motley]] rabble of saucy boys, [[negro]]s and [[Mulatto|molattoes]], Irish Teagues and outlandish [[Jack Tar|jack tarrs]]. —And why we should scruple to call such a set of people a mob, I can't conceive, unless the name is too respectable for them:"<ref>[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/adamssummation.html "Summation of John Adams" in Rex v. Wemms]. ''umkc.edu''. Retrieved 15 September 2014.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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{{portal|Northern Ireland|Discrimination}} |
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* [[Fenian]] |
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* [[Segregation in Northern Ireland]] |
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* [[Sectarianism in Glasgow]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/taig/ Dictionary definition of "Taig"] |
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{{Ethnic slurs}} |
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[[Category:Ethnic and religious slurs]] |
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[[Category:Graffiti in the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Irish words and phrases]] |
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[[Category:Pejorative terms for people]] |
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[[Category:Sectarianism]] |
Revision as of 14:33, 26 January 2002
Magnus Manske is a student (biochemistry, genetics, informatics) at the University of Cologne, Germany. He is the original author of the Wikipedia PHP script and a very active participant on Nupedia, as an author of many biology articles, as a coder, and as one of the first and most active participants on the Nupedia Chalkboard.
The script is running! YEAHOOOOOOOO!!!
Old contributions (sorry for the subpage, Larry;)
Testing → HTML special chars