IRISH WEDDING TOASTS
May the roof over your heads be as well thatched
As those inside are well matched.
May there be a generation of children on the children of your children. Health and long life to you, land without rent to you, a child every year to you, and death in Old Ireland. May the roof above you never fall in,
And those gathered beneath it never fall out. Here's to health, peace and prosperity. May the flower of love never be nipped by the frost of disappointment, nor shadow of grief fall among your family and friends. May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings, slow to make enemies and quick to make friends. And may you know nothing but happiness from this day forward. May your home always be too small to hold all your friends. IRISH BIRTHDAY TOASTS May you live to be 100 years, with one extra year to repent. We drink to your coffin. May it be built from the wood of a hundred year old oak tree that I shall plant tomorrow. May God grant you many years to live, for sure he must be knowing, the earth has angels all too few and heaven is overflowing... May the doctor never earn a pound out of you. May the good Lord take a liking to you...
But not too soon! IRISH TOASTS TO FAMILY & FRIENDS There are good ships,
and there are wood ships,
The ships that sail the sea.
But the best ships, are friendships,
And may they always be. May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty. To live above with the Saints we love,
Ah, that is the purest glory.
To live below with the Saints we know,
Ah, that is another story! May the lilt of Irish laughter
lighten every load.
May the mist of Irish magic
shorten every road...
And may all your friends remember
all the favors you are owed! Here's to the land of the shamrock so green,
Here's to each lad and his darlin colleen,
Here's to the ones we love dearest and most.
May God bless old Ireland, that's this Irishman's toast! I have known many,
and liked not a few,
but loved only one
and this toast is to you.
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