@ajplus: “If you spoke [Irish], you would get beaten.” @KNEECAP tells @Dena Takruri how the brutal suppression of the Irish language informs their music, and why they think Irish rap resonates all over the world. #Kneecap #Irish #Colonization #Ireland #Rap

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beardedboydster
Joe :
Yes and people still try to act like Irish weren’t treated horribly…
2026-08-31 17:39:22
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joelchnda
Aart :
they did the same thing to us in Kenya
2026-08-31 14:04:47
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heavenlydevotion
Vienna 🪽 :
Yet ppl say Irish people are overreactingn
2026-08-31 23:04:19
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traveleroftimeandspace
traveleroftimeandspace :
tiocfaidh ár lá
2026-08-31 13:31:46
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fairy_b7tch
𝓑𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓮 .ೃ࿔*:・ :
This is why I learnt Gealic
2026-09-10 22:45:13
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democracymama
DemocracyMama :
I learned some songs in Irish to recover some of what was stolen from my ancestors
2026-09-09 06:27:46
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lindapremanandhi
Linda :
In Wales too with Welsh Not
2026-08-31 20:34:10
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jem_apple
☭ Jem_Apple ☭ :
W Burkina Faso & Kneecap! Genuinely love that they’re so politically & socially aware
2026-08-31 13:29:17
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tuskiewarrior96
tuskiewarrior96 :
Hey brother I feel that 💯 as a Native American we went through it too! I’m proud of you!
2026-08-31 21:54:09
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cheechboii
cheechboii🔻🇵🇸🍉 :
here in Wales too, we had The Welsh Not. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪🇰🇪
2026-08-31 20:26:10
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yogurt.annihilator
yogurt.annihilator :
Same in Scotland. I got rapped over the knuckles for not speaking proper enough at school. That teacher got away with doing that to children for YEARS.
2026-08-31 23:30:06
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astoldbysante
astoldbysante :
This makes me proud to learn people languages.
2026-08-31 15:10:36
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justnonamepls
Keep Flying 🇵🇸 :
Kneecap are the best 👏
2026-08-31 13:04:29
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ccarts
🎃earfquakes🧛‍♀️ :
Tiocfaidh ár lá !
2026-08-31 21:27:08
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lilly6169999
🐅ĺịl·l·ƴ🐅 :
we had the same in wales we had the Welsh knot which was a slab of wood that we had to wear around our necks if we spoke welsh as a way of shaming us out of speaking our language
2026-09-02 20:14:02
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doritomaster420
anon 🪖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 :
They did the same thing to us in Wales
2026-09-01 16:53:39
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zennett
zennett :
Same thing happened in Wales. Kids were beaten and adults were arrested if they spoke Welsh. We’re the only country still under english rule
2026-09-01 20:49:27
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srvdx.04
✧༅✞𝓢𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓪✞༅✧ :
Nobody understand the depth of it
2026-09-01 20:01:47
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bes3358
BES :
I love these guys. Down with the empire
2026-08-31 16:58:46
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nope.nope3227
Nope Nope :
Native Americans checking in here!
2026-09-01 17:22:16
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owsgh167
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿☦Owain🎸🏉 :
same thing in Wales aswell
2026-09-02 20:40:42
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heru :
tiocfaidh ár lá
2026-09-01 12:50:43
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emily_mary_lou
emilymarylouise :
“Duty to not let that suffering be in vain” ♥️26+6=1 🙂‍↕️Tiocfaidh ár lá 🇮🇪
2026-08-31 22:23:04
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braveundead
BraveUndead :
The message is nice but I don't think they're the best representatives for Ireland. 😅
2026-09-01 10:57:51
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edoherty27
edoherty27 :
My mum had to leave Ireland
2026-08-31 19:50:43
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