Irish for darling. Erin mavournin = Ireland, my darling; Erin go bragh = Ireland for ever!
“Land of my forefathers. Erin go bragh! …
Erin mavournin. Erin go bragh!”
Campbell: Exile of Erin.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.