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(roughly pronounced: "Kay mee FALL-shuh!")
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

'Fáilte Romhat!'
Irish 'Welcome'!

An Irish Blessing

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;
may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

A BEND IN THE ROAD

When we feel we have nothing left to give
and we are sure that the song has ended
When our day seems over and the shadows fall
and the darkness of night has descended
Where can we go to find the strength
to valiantly keep on trying
Where can we find the hand that will dry
the tears that the heart is crying

There’s but one place to go and that is to God
and dropping all pretense and pride
We can pour out our problems without restraint
and gain strength with Him at our side
And together we stand at life’s crossroads
and view what we think is the end

But God has a much bigger vision
and He tells us it’s only a bend
For the road goes on and is smoother
and the pause in the song is a rest
And the part that’s unsung and unfinished
is the sweetest and richest and best

So rest and relax and grow stronger
let go and let God share your load
Your work is not finished or ended
you’ve just come to a bend in the road

Helen Steiner Rice

Song playing is An Irish Blessing

by Roma Downey and Phil Coulter

A shamrock and its symbolic meaning--
One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock.
And this stems from a more bona fide Irish tale
that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock
to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to
represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
could all exist as separate elements of the same entity.
His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

May your heart be warm and happy
With the lilt of Irish laughter
Every day in every way
And forever and ever after.

Irish Coffee
Ingredients
1 Measure (3 cl) of Irish Whiskey
1 teaspoon of raw sugar
1 heaped desertspoon of whipped cream
Hot strong coffee to fill the glass

Pre-warm a stemmed glass. Add the whiskey.
Add the sugar and stir in the coffee.
Float the whipped cream on top.
Drink the coffee through the cream (ie do not stir after adding the cream).

****** And then you say this******
Sláinte!
(roughly pronounced as if you quickly slurred: "It’s a lawn chair!")
"To Your Health!"

Another Irish blessing :

For those who love us, may they always love us.
For those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts.
If He doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles --
so that we may know them by their limp.

Go mbeannai Dia duit
(May God bless you)

Slán
(roughly “Go safely”)

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