Irish Blessings and Toasts
Blessings
Love, Loyalty, Friendship
Gra, Dilseacht, Cairdeas
If you’re lucky enough to be Irish…you’re lucky enough – but if you aren’t,
these traditional Irish blessings might come in handy!
May the good saints protect you
and bless you today -
And may trouble ignore you
each step of the way.
These things I warmly wish for you -
Someone to love,
Some work to do,
A bit o’ sun,
A bit o’ cheer,
And a guardian angel
Always near.
May good luck be your friend
in whatever you do -
And may trouble be always
a stranger to you.
May you be half an hour in heaven
before the devil knows you’re dead.
Come and take pot-luck with me
My hearth is warm, my friendship’s free.
If you’re lucky enough to be Irish … You’re lucky enough.
May you always walk in sunshine.
May you never want for more.
May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.
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.
For each petal on the shamrock.
This brings a wish your way
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
May you have love that never ends,
lots of money, and lots of friends.
Health be yours, whatever you do,
and may God send many blessings to you!
May the sun shine, all day long,
everything go right, and nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you,
and may all the wishes you wish come true!
May you have:
A world of wishes at your command.
God and his angels close to hand.
Friends and family their love impart,
and Irish blessings in your heart!
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.
May the saddest day of your future be no worse
Than the happiest day of your past.
May you live to be a hundred years,
With one extra year to repent!
May the Lord keep you in His hand
And never close His fist too tight.
May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And heaven accept you.
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.
May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light,
May good luck pursue you each morning and night.
Walls for the wind,
And a roof for the rain,
And drinks beside the fire -
Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire!
May God be with you and bless you,
May you see your children's children,
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
May God grant you many years to live,
For sure He must be knowing
The earth has angels all too few
And heaven is overflowing.
May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold—
And at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold.
May your mornings bring joy
and your evenings bring peace...
May your troubles grow less
as your blessings increase!
May joy and peace surround you,
Contentment latch your door,
And happiness be with you now
And bless you evermore
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow
And may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
Like the warmth of the sun
And the light of the day,
May the luck of the Irish
Shine bright on your way.
Toasts
Health and Wealth!
Slainte agus tainte!
Never again be at a loss for words when you are gathered with friends and family.
Raise a glass to these toasts!
May the roof above us never fall in,
and may we friends
gathered below never fall out.
Here’s that we may always have a clean shirt,
a clean conscience
and a guinea in our pocket.
May I see you grey and combing your children’s hair.
May the grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use.
May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.
May your casket be made of 100 year old oak,
which I shall plant tomorrow.
Thirst is a shameless disease, so here’s to a shameful cure.
Health and long life to you – the woman of your choice to you,
A child every year to you – Land without rent to you,
And may you die in Ireland.
My friends are the best friends
Loyal, willing and able.
Now let’s get to drinking!
All glasses off the table!
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!
May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head be always strong.
And may you be in heaven
half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.
Here's to me, and here's to you,
And here's to love and laughter-
I'll be true as long as you,
And not one moment after.
Here's to you and yours
And to mine and ours.
And if mine and ours
Ever come across to you and yours,
I hope you and yours will do
As much for mine and ours
As mine and ours have done
For you and yours!
Here's to the land of the shamrock so green,
Here's to each lad and his darlin colleen,
Here's to the ones we love dearest and most.
May God bless old Ireland, that's this Irishman's toast!
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!
Here's to our wives and girlfriends:
May they never meet!
There are many good reasons for drinking,
One has just entered my head,
If a man doesn't drink when he's living,
How the hell can he drink when he's dead?
There are good ships,
and there are wood ships,
The ships that sail the sea.
But the best ships, are friendships,
And may they always be.
I drink to your health when I'm with you,
I drink to your health when I'm alone,
I drink to your health so often,
I'm starting to worry about my own!
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