Irish sayings and blessings » St. Patrick

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.

Wretched excess

Leprechaun — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:28:28 +0000

“Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.”
by Jon Anderson

St. Patrick: one of the few saints

Leprechaun — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:08:27 +0000

“St. Patrick: one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.”
by Charles M. Madigan

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

Every St. Patrick’s Day – Shane Leslie

Leprechaun — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:10:53 +0000

Every St. Patrick’s Day every Irishman goes out to
find another Irishman to make a speech to.

Shane Leslie

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!