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IRISH BLESSINGS
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May there always
be work for your hands to do, May your purse always hold a coin or two. May
the sun always shine warm on your windowpane, May a 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!
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May the blessings
of each day Be the blessings you need most.
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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.
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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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May your thoughts
be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song. May each
day bring you bright happy hours, That stay with you all year long. For each
petal on the shamrock This brings a wish your way Good health, good luck, and
happiness For today and every day.
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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.
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An old Irish
recipe for longevity: Leave the table hungry. Leave the bed sleepy. Leave the
table thirsty.
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IRISH TOASTS
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Heres 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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May those who
love us love us. And those that dont love us, May God turn their hearts. And
if He doesnt turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles, So well know them
by their limping!
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Health and a
long life to you. Land without rent to you. A child every year to you. And if
you cant go to heaven, May you at least die in Ireland.
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Drink is the
curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbor. It makes you shoot
at your landlord-- and it makes you miss him!
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Now sweetly lies
old Ireland Emerald green beyond the foam, Awakening sweet memories, Calling
the heart back home.
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An Irishman is
never drunk as long as He can hold onto one blade of grass and not Fall off
the face of the earth.
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IRISH PROVERBS
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Life is like
a cup of tea, its all in how you make it!
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I complained
that I had no shoes Until I met a man who had no feet.
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Tis better to
buy a small bouquet And give to your friend this very day, Than a bushel of
roses white and red To lay on his coffin after hes dead.
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Firelight will
not let you read fine stories but its warm and you wont see the dust on the
floor.
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A trout in the
pot is better than a salmon in the sea.
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If the knitter
is weary the baby will have no new bonnet.
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The best way
to keep loyalty in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse.
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Humor to a man
is like a feather pillow. It is filled with what is easy to get but gives great
comfort.
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Many an Irish
property was increased by the lace of a daughter's petticoat.
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There's no need
to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.
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A wild goose
never reared a tame gosling.
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A boys best friend
is his mother and there's no spancel stronger than her apron string.
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If you lie down
with dogs you'll rise with fleas.
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An old broom
knows the dirty corners best!
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To the raven
her own chick is white.
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It s no use carrying
an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.
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There'll be white blackbirds
before an unwilling woman ties the knot!
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