Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!

Gaelic's a bit of a tricky language for non-native speakers.  To wish a group "Happy St. Patrick's Day!" you'd say "La ale-lah pwad-rig son-ah jeev!"

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.




May those who love us, love us.
And those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts.
And if He can't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles so we'll know them by their limping.

 

May the roof above us never fall in, and we friends gathered below never fall out.


 

Now for a little Irish blessing of my own:

May you have good drink, better food and plenty of friends to share them with.