An Irish Blessing for the Home

The Irish have a great gift for blessing. Their traditions include blessings upon myriad small daily actions and objects as well as blessings for all the major celebrations and trials of human existence. They always wish for good. They ask for luck. Blessings are premised on the belief that putting wishes into words increases the probability of their fulfilment. There is also the assumption that we live in a sentient universe, where prayers and blessings are worth offering. The blessing in this book is traditional, and was found framed in many Irish homes in the last century.