I’ve never heard Kneecap confirm this but I always took their name to be a pun as Gaeilge because ‘knee cap’ in English is pronounced the same as ‘no idea’ (‘ní cheap’) in Irish
Joe Langan
'What’s the Irish word for Kneecap? The rappers, so named, style themselves as cheerleaders for the Irish language yet oddly enough chose an English epithet for their band.'
What’s the Irish word for Kneecap? The rappers, so named, style themselves as cheerleaders for the Irish language yet oddly enough chose an English epithet for their band.
