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- From: dsoconne@quads.uchicago.edu (Daniel S OConnell)
- Subject: Re: Irish blessing
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.000021.28344@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
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- Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
- References: <1h7heuINNrmn@agate.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec23.150319.2559@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1992Dec23.173813.9340@noao.edu>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 00:00:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.173813.9340@noao.edu> morin@noao.edu (Meg Morin) writes:
- >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.
- >
- >Isn't it more like:
- >
- > 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???????
-
- Actually, I remember it like this:
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- May the road rise up to meet you
- May the sun shine warm upon you
- May the wind be always at your back
-
- And May you be in heaven a
- Half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead
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- Daniel O'Connell
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