Half of my family is Irish – the Martin's – so I thought I'd post some Irish poems and blessings today.
“St. Patrick was a gentleman
Who through strategy and stealth
Drove all the snakes from Ireland
Here's a drinkee to his health!
But not too many drinkees
Lest we lose ourselves and then…
Forget the good St. Patrick
And see them snakes again!”
Quoted by Quotes Hunger
“I'll wear a four-leaf shamrock
In my coat, the glad day through
For my father and mother are Irish
And I am Irish too!”
Mary Carolyn Davies
A famous blessing we all know.
“May the road rise up 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.”
Author unknown
“May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the 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.”
Author unknown
“Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping altogether;
Green jacket, red cap
And white owl's feather!”
William Allingham’s “The Faeries”
Source: romper.com
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
