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Common Irish Greetings / Farewells


Many different greetings are used in Ireland depending on the occasion, and the part of Ireland where the Irish is spoken.

In the following examples the greeting is listed first, and then the appropriate reply is listed underneath. A literal translation is given on the right hand side.



Dia duit God to you.
Dia is Muire duit God and Mary to you. (reply)

Go mbeannaí Dia duit May God bless you.
Go mbeannaí Dia is Muire duit May God and Mary bless you.

Bail ó Dhia ort The blessing of God on you.
Bail ó Dhia is Mhuire duit The blessing og God and Mary on you.

Cad é mar a tá tú ? How are you? (Tír Chonaill)
Cén chaoi 'bhfuil tú ? How are you? (Connacht)
Conas atá tú ? How are you? (Momhan)

Tá mé go maith. I'm doing well.

Slán leat Good Bye (said to the person leaving)
Slán agat Good Bye (said to the one remaining)


For the following greetings Gurab amhlaidh duit (The same to you) is a common reply;

Oíche mhaith (duit) Good night
Codladh sámh (duit) A pleasant sleep
Nollaig shona duit Happy Christmas
Nollaig faoi shéan
is faoi mhaise duit A prosperous and pleasant Christmas
Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit A prosperous new year




Terms Of Endearment


The following are the terms that are most commonly used when talking to your loved ones. They are even more common in letters.

a ghrá
a rún
a stór
a thaisce
a chroí
a chuisle mo chroí ... my dear darling / love / treasure

muirnín
leannán
céadsearc ... sweetheart

a ghrá mo chroí ... love of my heart




Irish Curses


Curses in any language should be used with care. The same applies here.

Imeacht gan teacht ort.
May you leave without returning.
Titim gan éirí ort.
May you fall without rising.
Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat.
May the cat eat you, and may the cat be eaten by the devil.




Seanfhocal


Some of the best and most culturally rich Irish is to be found in the old Irish proverbs. (Seanfhocal)

Níl aon tintéan mar do thintéan féin.
There's no place like home.

Scileann fíon fírinne.
Lit. Wine lets out the truth.

Is fear rith maith ná drochsheasamh.
A good run is better than a bad stand.

Fillean meal ar an meallaire.
Evil returns to the evil doer.

Aithníonn cíaróg cíaróg eile.
Lit. One beetle recognices another beetle

Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.
A windy day is not the day to be fixing your thatch (roof).

Ná bac le mac an bhacaigh is ní bacfaidh mac an bhacaigh leat.
Don't bother with the beggars son and he won't bother with you.

Nuair atá an cat amuigh bíonn na luch ag damhsa.
When the cat is away, the mice will play. (Lit dance)

Meallan muilte Dé go mall ach meallan siad go mion.
God's mill may grind slowly, but it grinds finely.




Miscellaneous


This is a collection of the bits and pieces that did not fit in anywhere else.

Maith thú Well done / Way to go etc.

Sláinte Cheers.

Sláinte chugat Good health to you.

Go raimh maith agat Thanks.
Go dtaga do ríocht May thy kingdom come.
Nár laga Dia do lámh May God not weaken your hand.
Gura slán an scéalai May the bearer of the news be safe.
Gurab amhlaidh duit The same to you.
Tá failte romhat You are welcome.




Gabhaim pardún agat I beg your pardon.
Gabh mo leithscéal Pardon me (Lit. Accept my excuse).
Más é do thoil é If you please.
Le do thoil Please.
Saol fada chugat Long life to you.


MacArthur Maze
Heat exceeded 2,750 degrees and caused the steel beams holding up the interchange from eastbound I-80 to eastbound Interstate 580 above to buckle and bolts holding the structure together to melt, leading to the collapse, California Department of Transportation director Will Kempton said.San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

I-35 West
Dennis and Jamie Winegar were driving across the Mississippi River, stuck in the late rush-hour traffic, when they felt the bridge beneath them start to shake. The visitors from Houston, Texas, were among the survivors of Wednesday's collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge near downtown Minneapolis.

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[ericshantz]

I hope everyone knows I'm takin da piss!

[ericshantz]

I'm glad everyone here loves the video...

[Kiphie08]

Hahaha you're such a shit head fuckin american. Thats a conemara road you fuck face. Not a national road. Or as you tools call it, ''a freeway''

[musicfanatic2009]

Ha ha we have loads of motorways now such as the M1, M2, M3, M4, M6, M7, M8, M9, M11, M18 and finally the M20. Check it out if you dont believe me. Btw that road is in the arse end of nowhere!

[bestflatlander]

what song is that m8?

[ado75]

N = national primary route, 1 2 3 4 5...etc.

[deccurley85]

Haha eirc u shitebag we have a hard enough time attracting (admittedly annoying) tourists as it is what with our shite weather eric ya fucker, stop feeding gullible versions of your fellow countrymen, or dubliners who have never left their city with this scutter, promote!

[synyster7vengence]

wtf is the n4n5?

[petlover2961]

wow!

[vbdenny]

How about a video of the N4N5? I thought this was pretty good.

[gerishee]

idiot