An Irish blessing?

Question

A very famed Irish blessing which all Irish know
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind always be at your back
may the sun smile upon your face
and may God keep you in the palm of his hand
I have always wondered if this blessing can be attributed to someone It's so nicely said that it almost definitly has to be done by a good writer. Does anyone know who?

Answer 1

Kelly Shanahan & Todd Mead wrote this when there were marries in Ireland many moons ago...


HOPE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED...Kym

P.S. THERE IS ALOT MORE TO THE POEM (BLESSING)

Answer 2

This may be irrelevant, but I found part of the blessing in Gaelic:

Ole' Irish saying (Gaelic): 'Go neirigh an bothar leat, go mbeidh an gaoth choiche sa droim agat, is go mbeidh tu thuas ar neamh leath-uair roimh is eol don diabhal go bhuil tu marbh'.... OR 'May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, and May you be in Heaven a half hour before the Devil knows you're dead'

Answer 3

Nobody knows who wrote it, just like nobody who knows who wrote traditional songs. That's what makes them traditional. It might have been touched up a bit by somebody who works for the Irish Tourist Board, mind you...

The Irish for the first line, incidentally, is "Go n-eirí an bóthar leat."

Answer 4

Yeah somebody in a tourist office trying to figure out a way to sell cheap souvenirs to americans !!

Answer 5

Unfortunately no... It just one of those things that gets handed down like most sayings.

Answer 6

My mommy said I was an Irish blessing.

Answer 7

I've seen it everywhere; even have a copy but have no idea where it came from... Good luck in your search!

Answer 8

I don't know, but there is another one I like:

"May you be in heaven a half hour before the Devil knows you're dead."

Answer 9

dia duit go rabh maith agat for that poem..it was nice.