Irish blessing

[Richard Bercot]

“The Big Little Book of Irish Wit & Wisdom” Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York

On Lying Down

The down with my dear God,
May my dear God lie with me,
The two hands of God about my waist,
A cross of angels over me
From head to sole,
Tonight and until a year from tonight,
And tonight itself.

[single speed]

To be Irish is to be celtic
To be celtic is to be human
To be human is to be of God
To be of God is to be perfect
To be perfect is to be of Earth
To be of Earth is to be of Ireland
To be of Ireland is to be Irish

And on it goes.......

T.

[Richard Bercot]

”Irish Cures, Mystics Charms & Superstitions” by Lady Wilde

A Blessing

“O aged old woman of the grey locks, may eight hundred blessings twelve times over be on thee! Mayest thou be free from desolation, O woman of the aged frame! And may many tears fall on thy grave.”

[Richard Bercot]

I received this over the email yesterday.

May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.