Irish blessing
Celtic good wishes
A traditional or formulaic expression of good wishes associated with Irish culture, often poetic and invoking nature, faith, or fortune.
The most famous begins "May the road rise up to meet you." These blessings appear on greeting cards, wall hangings, and at weddings and funerals: She closed her toast with an Irish blessing.
- prayerAddress to deity
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
green · emerald · St. Patrick · farewell · toast · benediction · clover · Erin · old country · good fortune · road · wind · rain · sunshine · friendship · journey · safe travels · peace
- Irish cultureshamrock, shamrocks, leprechaun, leprechauns, Celtic cross
- Irish-AmericanSouthie, South Boston, Ellis Island, potato famine, immigration wave
- Irish FaithSt. Patrick, St. Brigid, Celtic cross, Catholic Church, holy well
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, folk sayings, saying, proverbs
- Irish symbolsshamrock, Celtic cross, Celtic knot, four-leaf clover, leprechaun
benevolence vs. malevolence
Irish blessingcurse
Invoked harm through words
hex · malediction · imprecation · damnation · evil eye
Irish, blessing, Ireland, Irishman, Irishwoman, bless, blessed, blest, blessings