Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!

Standing stone image by JG O'Donoghue

"Ailiu iath nErenn, 

Hermach muir mothach, 

Mothach sliab srethach, 

Srethach caill cithach, 

Cithach aub essach, 

Essach loch lindmar, 

Lindmar tor tipra, 

Tipra tuath oenach, 

Oenach rig Temrach;

Temair tor tuathach, 

Tuatha Mac Miled,  

Miled long libern ; 

Libern ard Eriu, 

Eriu ard diglass, 

Dichetal rogaeth, 

Rogaes ban Breise,

Breise, ban Buaigne, 

Be adbul Eriu, 

Eremon artus, 

Ir, Eber ailsius — 

Ailiu iath Erenn."

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"I seek the land of Ireland, 

Coursed be the fruitful sea, 

Fruitful the ranked highland, 

Ranked the showery wood, 

Showery the river of cataracts, 

Of cataracts the lake of pools, 

Of pools the hill of a well, 

Of a well of a people of assemblies, 

Of assemblies of the king of Temair ; 

Temair, hill of peoples, 

Peoples of the Sons of Mil, 

Of Mil of ships, of barks ; 

The high ship Eriu, 

Eriu lofty, very green, 

An incantation very cunning. 

The great cunning of the wives of Bres, 

Of Bres, of the wives of Buaigne, 

The mighty lady Eriu, 

Erimon harried her, 

Ir, Eber sought for her — 

I seek the land of Ireland."

~ from Lebor gabála Érenn:The book of the taking of Ireland

Below is a A beautiful song that I originally heard on the movie Brooklyn{which is a pretty good movie if you haven't seen it yet!}. It is Casadh an Tsúgáin sung by Iarla Ó Lionáird, this version is by The Gloaming, which Iarla is a member of.

 Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh/Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone!

Laurel