My daughter is getting married and she has asked me to read an Irish Blessing. Is it possible for someone to translate a few words into Irish that I might be able to say as part of the blessing? I will do my best in the pronunciation: Irish heritage (County Galway, Baile Liam), but raised in New York and now living in Virginia.

The words I would like to have translated into 'Irish' are:

“And, today, may the Spirit of Love find a dwelling place in your hearts.”

Thanks very much in advance.

This is fairly literal, so do wait for other comments, in case someone can be more poetic (and someone may be able to offer an audio file of the final result):

Agus inniu
And, today

go bhfaighe Spiorad an Ghrá
may the Spirit of Love find

áit chónaithe i bhur gcroíthe
a dwelling place in your hearts

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Thank you. This is very exciting to me to be able to say some 'Irish' at the emotional event. I look forward to more input. A audio file will be simply overwhelming!

Grá being masculine, and each person having one heart.

Await further input ...

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

T'would be in bhur in written form anyway - not sure if that would ever be said though.

Yes, an ghrá. My error


I understand that as a general rule, but am not sure I entirely agree in this case, because there's a clear emphasis on the thing happening in their (multiple) hearts.


Yes, I know that's technically the rule in writing, but not in speech, as you noted.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Always willing to do a soundfile for somebody from Baile Liam

http://www.box.com/s/58bed2c82ca4e0183976

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Thank you very much, a great help!!!

That's nice, Bríd, but I would prefer to wait until we have settled on a correct translation on which three agree before moving on to the pronunciation, etc. Even if you agree with Caoimhín on all of the points above, that is still only two in agreement so far ...


Two hearts as one - even more reason to go with the singular.


But in spoken Connemara dialect, more appropriate to Baile Liam, in bhur gcroí would be ina gcroí, which is "in our hearts", "in your (pl) hearts", and "in their hearts", and if it is considered necessary to distinguish further, then sibh is added, as in ina gcroí sibh:

So, it should be either in bhur gcroí (standard) or ina gcroí sibh (spoken) but I think i bhur* is just mixed up.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Sorry for jumping the gun

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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