Irish sayings, proverbs and prayers for St. Patrick's Day

Some of the most-famous words to ever come out of Ireland

May your heart be warm and happy
With the lilt of Irish laughter
Every day in every way
And forever and ever after.

Now sweetly lies old Ireland
Emerald green beyond the foam,
Awakening sweet memories,
Calling the heart back home.

May the blessings of light be upon you,
Light without and light within.
And in all your comings and goings,
May you ever have a kindly greeting
From them you meet along the road.

May brooks and trees and singing hills
Join in the chorus, too.
And every gentle wind that blows
Send happiness to you.

Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you.

May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
Slow to make enemies,
And quick to make friends.
But rich or poor, quick or slow,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

May the face of every good news
And the back of every bad news
Be toward us.

Like the goodness of the five loaves and two fishes,
Which God divided among the five thousand men,
May the blessing of the King who so divided
Be upon our share of this common meal.

May you have food and raiment,
A soft pillow for your head,
May you be forty years in heaven
Before the devil knows you're dead.

The health of all Ireland
and of County Mayo,
And when that much is dead,
may we still be on the go.

From the County of Meath,
the health of the hag.
Not of her but her drink
is the reason we brag.

Your health one and all,
from one wall to the other,
And you outside there
speak up, brother!

May the strength of three be in your journey.

May peace and plenty be the first
To lift the latch on your door,
And happiness be guided to your home
By the candle of Christmas.

May your right hand always
Be stretched out in friendship
And never in want.

May there be a fox on your fishing hook
And a hare on your bait
And may you kill no fish
Until St. Brigid's Day.

May you live all the days of your life.
- Jonathan Swift

May the grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use.

May there be a generation of children
On the children of your children.

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

Here's that we may always have
A clean shirt
A clean conscience
And a punt in our pocket.

May you live to be a hundred years,
With one extra year to repent!

May I see you grey
And combing your grandchildren's hair.

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.

Mothers [fathers] hold their children?s hands for just a little while...
And their hearts forever.

May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.

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