Irish birthday lines
Pick a line, copy it into a card or a message, or send it as a free Irish card. Each one says where it comes from.
We'd pick one line, write the name above it, and add a sentence of our own underneath so it sounds like you.
Lá breithe sona duit.
Happy birthday to you.
May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.
May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.
May luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you.
May the blessings of each day be the blessings you need the most.
May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.
May there always be work for your hands to do; may your purse always hold a coin or two; may the sun always shine on your windowpane; may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; may the hand of a friend always be near you; and may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte. Sláinte!
Health is better than wealth.
May we be alive at this same time again next year.
May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam.
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