Irish sayings and blessings » Irish sayings St. Patrick’s day

May the leprechauns be near you

Leprechaun — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:56:27 +0000

May the leprechauns be near you,
To spread luck along your way.
And may all the Irish angels,
Smile upon you St. Patrick’s Day.

May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go

Leprechaun — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:06:16 +0000

May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go,
and guide you in whatever you do–
and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.

Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman

Leprechaun — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:29:54 +0000

Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman
Who came of decent people;
He built a church in Dublin town,
And on it put a steeple.

You’ve heard I suppose, long ago

Leprechaun — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:16:39 +0000

You’ve heard I suppose, long ago,
How the snakes, in a manner most antic,
He marched to the county Mayo,
And trundled them into th’ Atlantic
~William Maginn

Success attend St. Patrick’s fist

Leprechaun — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:49:18 +0000

So, success attend St. Patrick’s fist,
For he’s a saint so clever;
Oh! he gave the snakes and toads a twist,
And bothered them forever!
~Henry Bennett

There’s a dear little plant that grows in our isle

Leprechaun — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:02:12 +0000

There’s a dear little plant that grows in our isle,
‘Twas St. Patrick himself, sure, that sets it;
And the sun of his labor with pleasure did smile,
And with dew from his eye often wet it.
It grows through the bog, through the brake, through the mireland,
And they call it the dear little Shamrock of Ireland.

St. Patrick’s legend

Leprechaun — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:35:43 +0000

Good St. Patrick travelled far, to teach God’s Holy Word
And when he came to Erin’s sod, a wondrous thing occurred
He plucked a shamrock from the earth and held it in His hand
To symbolise the Trinity that all might understand
The first leaf for the Father
And the second for the Son
The third leaf for the Holy Spirit
All three of them in one.

May the Irish hills caress you

Leprechaun — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:32:37 +0000

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.

St. Patrick was a gentleman

Leprechaun — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:37:57 +0000

St. Patrick was a gentleman, who thru strategy and stealth
Drove all the snakes from Ireland, Here’s a toasting his health
But not too many lest you lose yourself and then
You forget the good St. Patrick and see those snakes again
‘Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!’
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!