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- From: morin@noao.edu (Meg Morin)
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- Subject: Re: Irish blessing
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.173813.9340@noao.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 17:38:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.150319.2559@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ehp@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU ("Didi Pancake") writes:
- >In article <1h7heuINNrmn@agate.berkeley.edu> chuahl@ocf.berkeley.edu (Chua HakLien) writes:
- >>Does anyone know the complete sequence for the Irish blessing that begins
- >>"May the road rise up to meet you.. etc.?"
- >
- > May the road rise up to meet you
- > May the wind be always at your back
- > And may God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
- >
- >
- >--
- >| Didi Pancake | Managing professionals |
- >| ehp@virginia.edu | is like herding cats! |
- >|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
- >| All the usual disclaimers about the origins of these opinions apply. |
-
- Isn't it more like:
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- May the road rise up to meet you
- May the wind be always at your back
- And may God hold you in the palm of his hand
- Half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead
-
- Hmm???????
-
- (I _could_ be wrong) :-)
-
- --
- The Seeker peace to those who come in peace
- (morin@noao.edu) pity to those who don't
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