St. Patrick's Day

Blessings

May the road rise 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 the saddest day of your future be no worse
Than the happiest day of your past.

 

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 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.

 

May good luck be with you
Wherever you go,
And your blessing outnumber
The shamrocks that grow.

 

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

 

May you alway walk in sunshine.
May you never want for more.
May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.

 

May your blessings outnumber
The Shamrocks that grow.
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.

 

 

Quotations/Proverbs

"Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat."
~ Alex Levine

 

In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.
~ Sir John Pentland Mahaffy

 

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.

 

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.
~ Adrienne Cook

 

'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 he's dead.

 

 

 

Curses

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a telescope.

 

May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whiskey, but be afflicted with itching without the benefit of scratching.

 

May those who love us love us.
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping!