3/1/06
These are the most common,
traditional and popular Irish Blessings. Sayings and Expressions:
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If
you're enough lucky to be Irish...
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| May
the Lord keep you in his hand And never close His fist too tight.
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| May
you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows your dead.
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| Do
not resent growing old. For many are denied the privilege.
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| Bless
you and yours As well as the cottage you live in. May the roof overhead be well thatched And those inside be well matched.
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| I
complained I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.
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| May
your heart be warm and happy, With the lilt of Irish laughter, Every day in every way And forever and ever after.
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God is good, but never dance in a small boat.
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| Get
on your knees and thank the Lord you're on your feet.
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| May
the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.
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| May
your neighbors respect you, Trouble neglect you, The angels protect you, And heaven accept you.
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| May
the saddest day of your future Be no worst than the happiest day of your past.
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| Never
be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
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| May
you live to be a hundred years, With one extra year to repent!
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| May
the leprechauns be near you, To spread luck along your way. And may all the Irish angels, Smile upon you on St. Patrick's Day.
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| May
the roof above us never fall in. And may the friends gathered below it never fall out.
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| There
are only three kinds of Irish men who can't understand women- young
men, old men, and men of middle age.
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| If
you lie down with dogs, you'll rise up with fleas.
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| A
Turkey never voted for an early Christmas.
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| Here's
to a sweetheart, a bottle, and a friend. The first beautiful, the second full, the last ever faithful.
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| May
the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
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| As
you slide down the banister of life, May the splinters never point in the wrong direction!
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| These
things I warmly wish to you- Someone to love Some work to do A bit o' sun A bit o' cheer And a guardian angel always near.
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| Dance
as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And live every day as if it were your last.
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| May
you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and
the road downhill all the way to your door.
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| Men
are like bagpipes: no sound comes from them until they're full.
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Five
frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left?
[Answer: 5.]
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A
family of Irish birth will argue and fight,
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| Don't
bless with the tip of your tongue if there's bile at the butt.
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| There
is no fireside like your own fireside.
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| A
friend's eye is a good mirror.
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| The
man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.
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| An
Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold on to one blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.
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| A
trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
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| There's
no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.
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| It's
no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
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| The
world would not make a racehorse of a donkey.
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| You've
got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
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| Bless your
little Irish heart -- and every other Irish part.
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| May you taste
the sweetest pleasures that fortune ere bestowed, and may all your friends remember all the favors you are owed.
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| May you have
the health of a salmon -- a strong heart and a wet mouth.
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| May you never
make an enemy When you could make a friend - Unless you meet a fox among your chickens.
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| Here's to a
long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold beer - and another one!
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| Here's to
our wives and girlfriends: May they never meet!
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| May the
grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use.
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| May you
live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent.
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| When we
drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!
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| May the roof
above you never fall in, And those gathered beneath it never fall out.
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| May I see you
grey and combing your grandchildren's hair.
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| Here's to
women's kisses, and to whiskey, amber clear; Not as sweet as a woman's kiss, but a darn sight more sincere!
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| May the face
of every good news and the back of every bad news be towards us.
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| May the
saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.
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| May your
pockets be heavy- Your heart be light, And may good luck pursue you Each morning and night.
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| May
your right hand always be stretched out in friendship and never in want.
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| May the rocks
in your field turn to gold.
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| May you have
the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you're going, and the insight to know when you've gone too far.
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| May God grant
you always... A sunbeam to warm you, A moonbeam to charm you, A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you.
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| May the winds
of fortune sail you, May you sail a gentle sea. May it always be the other guy who says, "this drink's on me."
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| May the
blessings of each day Be the blessings you need most.
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| May the
hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.
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| May you never
find trouble All crowdin' and shovin' But always good fortune All smilin' and lovin'
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| May those
that love us, love us. And, those that don't love us, May God turn their hearts. And, if He doesn't turn their hearts, May He turn their ankles... So, we'll know them by their limping.
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| If God sends
you down a stony path, May He give you strong shoes.
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| May the light
of heaven shine on your grave.
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| May you die
in bed at 95 years, Shot by a jealous wife!
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| May
you leave without returning
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| May
you fall without rising
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| She
has a tongue that would clip a hedge.
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| He'd
steal the sugar out of your punch.
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| That
man would talk the teeth out of a saw.
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| If that
man went to a wedding, he's stay for the christening.
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| He is always in the field when luck is on the road. |
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Patrick's Day |
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Urho's Day |
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Dance |
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