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Fianna na h-Alba

Today let us look at the organisation Fianna na h-Alba the website says the following below:

After the disappointing YSI turnout at Bannockburn we have decided we are going to take Fianna na h-Alba seriously. It is now our intention to restore Fianna na h-Alba not only to Glasgow but to the whole of Scotland.

We do not wish the Fianna to be a political party or organisation, but involved solely in the national question and to develop the youth of Scotland as an intellectual and physically strong organised body of resistance to English rule.

Membership is open to all race, creed and religion, however only persons of the highest character will be accepted. The concept of social justice will predominate throughout all ranks.

This organization is non-sectarian.

Signed,
Fianna na h-Alba
June 2009

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you terrorists?
No. We are simply a network of Republican youth. We are simply advocating defence of our country and when there are peaceful means that do not mean full submission to a foreign government, our members our encouraged to take them. We are non sectarian.

What does your name mean?
Fianna na h-Alba can be translated as warriors of Scotland. A Fiann is a warrior, or a member of Fianna na h-Alba. The name was used by a paramilitary organisation in Glasgow in the 1920s, and later by a Gaelic boy Scout organization that was also based in Glasgow.

What political party are you aligned to?
Any that support Scottish independence, particularily those that support a Scottish Republic eg. the SSP and SSFG. We also support various other organisations against racism and sectarianism for example Anti-Facsist Action, and Republican movements in other countries like Mec Vannain and Mebyon Kernow. More in our links section under Celtic solidarity.

I don't live in Scotland. Can I join?
Yes! You can either join either on your own or make your own Sluagh with nearby expats.

I'm not Scottish ... I'm Manx and they don't have much in the way of Republican youth movements. Can I join, even if it's just to go camping?
Go on then.

Do you have a uniform?
Not at the moment. This will be debated at the Ard-Fheis, and will be based on either army camouflage and/or Fianna Éireann uniforms.

When's this Ard-Fheisy thing?
Near Glasgow, in August. We hope.

What's your relationship to Fianna na hÉireann?
We are trying to contact both factions but they are being evasive like wee leprechauns holding their gold. We also really want to thank them for stealing their ideas, logos and statements.
Update: The 32csm Fianna have disbanded. No contact from RSF Fianna but they are still active, just search 'Bodenstown 2009' on Youtube.

What with those Comhlan thingies?
Comhlan = Company. At the moment there are three companies in Scotland:
Comhlan A / A Company covers Glasgow, Edinburgh and the 'Lowlands'.
Comhlan B / B Company covers the East Highlands including Aberdeen and Dundee.
Comhlan C / C Company coveres the West Highlands, Argyll, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.

Comhlan D / D Company is for expatriate Scots and the Gallóglaigh (name for members from Ireland and other 'Celtic nations')

Where's that funny flag from?
The funny flag as you call it is the flag of the Fianna. The sunburst represents freedom and the points represent the Fianna code, which will be revised and uploaded at a later date. There is another version used by expatriate Scots, this one is black to represent the mourning of Fianns forced to leave their homeland, but the red represents the blood that bonds them to Scotland and the way following the Fianna code can break the sadness of being away. A wee bit soppy if you ask me but a flag's a flag. Some people tend to think it also represents anarcho-communism.

What's your opinion on the Gaelic?
'S an canan na h-Alba a th'ann na Gaidhilig, feumaidh sinn cum ar canan beo. By the time you're finished with us that will no longer be mumbo-jumbo.

Do you actually have any plans for this year, or are you just another pseudo Scottish-Republican group that hangs around cyberspace threatening poor English grannies living in Scotland?
Our plans include: Recruiting new members to build all four companies up to strength; Holding a democratic Ard-Fheis to make the opinions of our members accountable; Creating opportunites for sport and fitness; Supporting the Gaelic language; Action against racism and sectarianism in Scotland; Building links with similar movements in other Celtic countries.

GET YOUR VOICE HEARD - JOIN THE FIANNA TODAY!!!