Irish Blessings and Prayers

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"May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand."

--Irish blessing

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Favorite Irish Blessings

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

May the roof above us never fall in.
And may the friends below it never fall out.

May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill all the way to your door.

May there be a generation of children
On the children of your children.

May you live to be a hundred years,
With one extra year to repent!

May the Lord keep you in His hand
And never close His fist too tight.

May your neighbors respect you,
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And heaven accept you.

May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light,
May good luck pursue you each morning and night.

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

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.