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maggiemahone1	Posted: 05-Sep-2003, 08:01 PM
High Queen of Ireland Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 3,596 Joined: 03-Jan-2002 Zodiac: Ivy Realm: Southern West Virginia	Here's a few Irish curses I looked up today on the web after reading an interesting article today in my local newspaper about Irish curses. After reading some of these I do believe I would rather have an Irish blessing than a curse! Six horse loads of graveyard clay on top of you. May the entrails and mansion of pleasure out of this worm fall out. Rain and fire, ill wind and snow and hard frost follow her. May the curse of curses in sorrow prostrate you now. In hell may you be because of your sins. To Halifax with him. May your choking come on you. May he fester in his grave. May you be afflicted with the itch and have no nails to scratch with! May every day of it be wet for ye (St Patrick) maggiemahone1

Roisin-Teagan	Posted: 06-Sep-2003, 03:26 AM
a ragamuffin of Eireann Group: Ireland Posts: 735 Joined: 25-Jul-2003 Zodiac: Elder Realm: South Louisiana	Here is an oldy but a goody: Go n-ithe an cat thu is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat (May the cat eat you and the devil eat the cat) -------------------- Roisin-Teagan "There, in that hand, on that shoulder under that chin---all of its lightness delicately balanced and its strings skillfully bowed---it becomes a voice."---Rich Mullins "At 18, if you have oversized aspirations, the whole world sees you as a dreamer. At 40, you get the reputation for being a visionary." ---Rich Mullins "God gives the gifts where He finds the vessel empty enough to receive them."---C.S. Lewis �ire go Br�ch!

ranger	Posted: 07-Sep-2003, 09:11 PM
Celtic Guardian Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 1,417 Joined: 06-Sep-2003 Zodiac: Elder Realm: Western Kentucky	Whew, the Irish have some nasty curses. Glad I pull for Notre Dame. -------------------- "...so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." 'The Lord of the Rings' - Book one

TracieE	Posted: 08-Sep-2003, 01:06 PM
Peasant Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 17 Joined: 22-Aug-2003 Zodiac: Ash	my my may i never get a irish person mad at me. -------------------- Tracie ::usaflag

Tim	Posted: 20-Oct-2003, 08:29 AM
Guest Main: Registration Questions: Help Important: Rules Messages: Search Zodiac:	Can anyone tell me the origin and exact meaning of "a blind man's curse befall you." It's in reference to a landlord evicting a tenant. Thanks, Tim

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Posted: 20-Oct-2003, 08:35 AM

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QUOTE (Tim @ Oct 20 2003, 09:29 AM)

Can anyone tell me the origin and exact meaning of "a blind man's curse befall you." It's in reference to a landlord evicting a tenant. Thanks, Tim

From my understanding the Irish curses have their orgin in Irish-Gaelic and Celtic culture. These sayings along with Irish proverbs and blessings have survived through the centuries with different varriations.

But as to the exact orgin of "A blind man's curse befall you" I have no clue.

Arianrhod	Posted: 21-Oct-2003, 11:57 AM
Lady of Starlight and Petal Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 1,230 Joined: 19-Oct-2003 Zodiac: Vine Realm: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands	http://www.lincolnu.edu/~focal//scripts/mallacht.htm This site is halarious, I don't the good people of Ireland ' curse anyone with Monica Lewinsky ! I have had hours of fun with this site in some chat rooms Enjoy ! In Service to the Dream, Paula -------------------- Proud member of Clan Mac Roni , CEO of The KDC The curve is mightier than the sword ... "He's twitching, because , mah axe is embedded in his nervious system " ! LOTR

Arianrhod	Posted: 21-Oct-2003, 02:46 PM
Lady of Starlight and Petal Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 1,230 Joined: 19-Oct-2003 Zodiac: Vine Realm: Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands	http://www.lincolnu.edu/~focal/index.html Och! this site is so much more than a way to have fun .. I wanted to post the main page,, great stuff ! In Service to the Dream, Paula

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Posted: 21-Oct-2003, 04:07 PM

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QUOTE (ranger @ Sep 7 2003, 10:11 PM)

Whew, the Irish have some nasty curses. Glad I pull for Notre Dame.

Why'd you have to go and say that?

Living in Chicago, you get force-fed Notre Dame (especially if you're Irish Catholic like me). I don't like being force-fed anything. I

'd up all that years ago.

--------------------

Mike F.

May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

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