May you be poor in misfortune Rich in blessings Slow to make enemies Quick to make friends But rich or poor,quick or slow, May you know nothing but happiness From this day forward

May the road rise to meet you may the wind be always at your back the sun shine warm upon your face the rain fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

May the face of every good news and the back of every bad news be toward us.

Like the goodness of the five loaves and two fishes,Which God divided among the five thousand men,May the blessing of the king ywho so divided be upon our share of this common meal.

May the strength of three be in your journey.

May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

The health of the salmon and of the trout that swim back and forward near the bulls mouth Dont ask for saucepan jug or mug down the hatch drink it up.

May there be a generation of children on the children of your children.
Heres a health to your enemies enemies.

May I see you grey and combing your childrens hair.

Health and long life to you,the woman of your choice to you,a child every year to you,land without rent to you and may you die in Ireland.

As you slide down the banisters of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way.

Irish Wedding Toasts

Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.' May there be a generation of children on the children of your children.

May the roof above you never fall in, And those gathered beneath it never fall out.

May I see you grey and combing your grandchildren’s hair.

Here's an Irish toast to your wedding: May the roof over your heads be as well thatched As those inside are well matched.

Irish Birthday Toasts

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 the doctor never earn a Ppound (Euro now) out of you.

May you die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous spouse.

Irish Toasts to Friends & Family

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.

Here’s to you and yours, And to mine and ours, And if mine and ours ever come. Across you and yours, I hope you and yours will do As much for mine and ours, As mine and ours have done For you and yours!