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Brigid_CloverMoon
| | Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 02:23 pm: | 
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I wanted to have "Bless this house" translated for a painting I am doing for my brothers new home. Can anyone tell me if this is correct? Beannachtaí ar an teach seo.
Go raibh maith agat,
Angie |
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Fear na mBróg
| | Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:19 pm: |
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Coisric an teach seo
The Gaeilge for "Bless yourself" is "Coisric thú féin". |
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Chris Dixon
| | Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:47 pm: |
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A chairde,
I think Beannachtaí ar an teach seo might be okay - literally "Blessings on this house".
I think coisric comes from Latin consecrare - to consecrate, so you find it in more formally ecclesiastical expressions like Tú féin a choisreacan - to bless yourself - or uisce coisricthe for holy water.
Beir bua agus beannacht!
Chris |
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Aonghus
| | Posted on Friday, June 25, 2004 - 04:14 am: |
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"Beannachtaí ar an teach seo" is fine, and the normal usage.
As Chris say, coisric means consecrate rather than bless:
coisreacan [ainm briathartha][ainmfhocal firinscneach den chéad díochlaonadh]
cur ar leith le húsáid i gcomhair cúraimí naofa (eaglais a choisreacan); fíor na croise a ghearradh, beannú (uisce coisricthe; coisric thú féin). |
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