St Patrick's Day Irish Sayings
Saint Patrick's Day
| Munster | Lá Fhéile Pádraig | law ae-leh paw-rig | |
| Connacht | Lá Féile Páraic | law ae-leh paw-rig |
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Saint Patrick's Day
| Munster | Lá 'le Pádraig | law leg paw-rig | |
| Ulster | Lá 'le Pádraig | laa-AY-la pawd-rik | |
| Connacht | Lá 'le Pádraig | law leg paw-rig |
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This is a shorter way to say "Lá Fhéile Pádraig", probably the preferred version when spoken.
A pint of Guinness, please.
| Munster | Pionta Guinness, le do thoil. | pyunta Guinness leh duh hull | |
| Connacht | "Pionta Guinness, le do thoil." | pyunta Guinness leh duh hull |
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Kiss me, I'm Irish!
| Munster | Tabhair póg dom, táim Éireannach | TOO-irr pogue dum, toyme AY-ron-ock | |
| Connacht | "Tabhair 'om póg, is Éireannach mé" | "TOO-irr um pogue, iss AY-ron-ock may" |
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Are you drunk yet?
| Munster | An bhfuil tú ar meisce fós? | on will too air mesh-ka fowss? | |
| Connacht | An bhfuil tú dálta fós? | on will too dawl-ta fowss? |
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Just try saying this after a couple of green beers!
St. Patrick's Day blessing opun you
| Munster | Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! | ban-ock-tee na fay-lah paw-rig ur-iv | |
| Connacht | Beannachtaí na Féile Páraic oraibh! | ban-ock-tee na fay-lah paw-rig ur-iv |
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This is in plural, when speaking to several people.
drunk
| Munster | ar meisce | air meshka | |
| Connacht | ar meisce | air meshka |
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green beer
| Munster | beor uaine | byore oo-hin-ah | |
| Connacht | beor ghlas | byore gloss |
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whiskey
| Munster | uisce beatha | ish-ka ba-ha |
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shamrock
| Munster | seamróg | sham-rogue | |
| Connacht | seamróg | sham-rogue |
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St. Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagans of Ireland.
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