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While most people choose to drink an Irish beer like Guinness on St. Patrick's Day, wine drinkers need not be left out of the celebratory fun. Wine lovers can pull a favorite bottle of white or red from their wine racks and offer up their favorite Gaelic toast. Sláinte!

Gaelic Toasts, Blessings & Greetings

Casino baden mindesteinsatz roulette. Sláinte Gaelach - An Irish Toast

Sláinte!
'To Your Health!'
Céad Míle Fáilte!
'One hundred thousand welcomes!'
Slainte go saol agat,
Bean ar do mhian agat.
Leanbh gach blian agat,
is solas na bhflaitheas tareis antsail seo agat.
(roughly pronounced: Slancha ga sheil agat
Ban ir da vian agat
Toluv gan kis agat
Lanov gach blean agat
Iss solas na vlahas taraish antail sha agat.)
'Health for life to you,
A wife of your choice to you,
Land without rent to you,
A child every year to you,
And the light of heaven after this world for you.'
Ni he la na gaofar la na scoilb.
'Don't make hay on a windy day'.
Croi follain agus gob fliuch.
'A healthy heart and a wet mouth!'
Go maire sibh bhur saol nua.
'May you enjoy your new life.'

Go raibh tú daibhir i mí-áidh
Agus saibhir i mbeannachtaí
Go mall ag déanamh namhaid, go luath a déanamh carad,
Ach saibhir nó daibhir, go mall nó go luath,
Nach raibh ach áthas agat
Ón lá seo amach.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
Slow to make enemies,
quick to make friends,
But rich or poor, quick or slow,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.
'Blessings on your posterity.'
Fad saol agat.
'Long life to you.'

Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Eirinn.
'Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland.'

Sláinte agus táinte.
'Health and wealth!'

Sláinte chuig na fír, agus go mairfidh na mna go deo.
'Health to the men and may the women live forever.'

Croí follain agus gob fliuch.
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If you cheat, may you cheat death.
If you steal, may you steal a woman's heart.
If you fight, may you fight for a brother.
And if you drink, may you drink with me.
Seo sláinte an tséitéara, an ghadaí, an trodaí, agus an óltóra!
Má dhéanann tu séitéireacht, go ndéana tú séitéireacht ar an mbás,
Má ghoideann tú, go ngoide tú croí mná;
Má throideann tú, go dtroide tú i leith do bhráthar,
Agus má ólann tú, go n-óla tú liom féin.

Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bas in Eirinn.
'Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland.'
Slainte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mna go deo.
'Health to the men and may the women live forever.'
Go n-eiri an t-adh leat.
'Good luck.'

May those who love us,
Love us.
And those who do not 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.
Go bhfana í ngrá linn,
Iad siúd atá í ngrá linn.
Iad siúd nach bhfuil,
Go gcasa Dia a gcroíthe.
Agus muna gcasann Sé a gcroíthe
Go gcasa Sé caol na coise acu
Go n-aithneoimid iad as a mbacadaíl.

Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris!
'May we be alive at this time next year.'
Beannachtam na Femle Padraig
'Happy St. Patrick's Day!'
Nollaig shona duit!
'Happy Christmas!'

Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo arís!
'May we be alive at this time next year.'

Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit!
'A prosperous New Year!'

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig
'Happy St. Patrick's Day!'

May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head.
be always strong.
May you be in heaven
a half hour before
the devil knows you're dead.
Go raibh do ghloine lán go deo.
Go raibh láidir go breá
an dion thar do cheann.
Go raibh tú í Neamh,
leathúair os comhair
a bhfuil a fhíos ag an diabhal
atá tú bás.

Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.
'Blessings on your posterity.'

Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit!
'A prosperous New Year

Here's to cheating, stealing, fighting, and drinking.
(Here's to the health of the cheater, the thief, the fighter, and the drinker!)

Greetings & Replies
Many different greetings are used in Ireland depending on the occasion, and the part of Ireland where the Irish is spoken. In the following examples the greeting is listed first, and then the appropriate reply is listed underneath. A literal translation is given on the right hand side.
Dia duit..............God to you.
Dia is Muire duit.........God and Mary to you. (reply)
Go mbeannaí Dia duit............May God bless you.
Go mbeannaí Dia is Muire duit.......May God and Mary bless you.
Bail ó Dhia ort...........The blessing of God on you.
Bail ó Dhia is Mhuire duit........The blessing of God and Mary on you.
Cad é mar a tá tú ?..........How are you? (Tír Chonaill)
Cén chaoi 'bhfuil tú ?..........How are you? (Connacht)
Conas atá tú ?.............How are you? (Momhan)
Tá mé go maith.............I'm doing well.
Slán leat..............Good Bye (said to the person leaving)
Slán agat................Good Bye (said to the one remaining) Lullaby

Gaelic Sayings For Good Luck

For the following greetings,'Gurab amhlaidh duit' (meaning 'The same to you!') is a common reply:
Oíche mhaith (duit)...........Good night
Codladh sámh (duit)...........A pleasant sleep
Nollaig shona duit...........Happy Christmas!

Irish Proverbs (Seanfhocal)
Some of the best and most culturally rich Irish is to be found in the old Irish proverbs. You may see an Irish mother working on a cross-stitch with one of these, decorated with Celtic knotwork; or hear your good Irish priest admonish the youngsters with a finely turned Gaelic proverb--they can be very useful..
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Gaelic Luck