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Friday, March 13, 2009

Labhair Gaeilge liom

Translation: “Speak Irish with me"


Irish Passport



Gentle reader,


You may never go to Ireland or eat a real meal of Irish stew, or even drink a cup of authentic Irish coffee but you can if you squint real hard through your rose colored glasses get a flavor of what it's like not only to be Irish but to understand what heaven is like here on earth.


Here are some sayings & phrases for March 17


Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig (ban-nocht-tee nuh fayla paw-drig) - Blessings of St. Patrick’s Day


Go n-éirí an bóthar leat. (Guh nyree un bow-her laht) - May the road rise to meet you.


Beidh pionta Guinness agam. (Bay pinta Guinness ah-gahm) I’ll have a pint of Guinness.


Ba mhaith liom mairteoil saillte agus cabáiste. (Bah wahl yum mart-chol sawl-chuh ah-guss cah-BASH-tyeh.) I would like corned beef and cabbage.


Is fearr liom píog aoire. (Iss fahr lum pee-ohg ear-uh.) I prefer shepherd’s pie.


Ná bí dána. (Nah bee DAH-nah.) Don’t be bold.


Lúireach Phádraig ~ St. Patrick’s Breastplate


Críost liom
Christ with me,


Críost romham,
Christ before me,


Críost i mo dhiaidh,
Christ behind me,


Críost istigh ionam,
Christ inside me,


Críost fúm, Críost os mo chionn,
Christ under me, Christ above me,


Críost ar mo lámh dheas,
Christ on my right hand,


Críost ar mo lámh chlé,
Christ on my left hand,


Críost mar a luífidh mé,
Christ where I’m lying down,


Críost mar a suífidh mé,
Christ where I’m sitting,


Críost mar a seasfaidh mé,Christ where I’m standing,


Críost i gcroí gach duine a chuimhníonn orm,
Christ in the heart of each person who remembers me,


Críost i mbéal gach duine a labhraíonn orm,
Christ in the mouth of each person who speaks of me,


Críost i ngach súil a fhéachann orm,
Christ in each eye that looks at me,


Críost i ngach cluas a éisteann liom.
Christ in each ear that listens to me.


Here's lookin at you kid!


Love,


Denis


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