Due to recent events in our family, our Brian would like to get a tattoo that says "Love and Family" in Old Irish. Our ancestry is predominantly Irish, so this is important to him. Thank you!

Wouldn't you want it in modern Irish?

Grá is Clann

Assuming you mean Gaeilge, i.e Irish as still spoken in Ireland as opposed to 9th century Irish:

Grá agus Teaghlach

Note: the correct correspondence of teh english word family which has many meanings to an Irish words is the subject of some controversy.

You could replace Teaghlach above by Clann or Cine.

I hadn't seen Róman's above when I posted.
I don't disagree with it! (I thought he didn't like clann, tho')

Wouldn't you want it in modern Irish?

B'fhéidir go scríobhfar san Ogham é?

Hey...I'm pretty sure I'm the one who referred her from thesession.org As a favor to me...be nice! :)

I wasn't sure if there was a difference in spelling, etc between Old Irish and Modern Irish. I suggested Dennis given his proficiency.

Ladyslipper...Aonghus is another that I should have recommended. What little Irish I do know is due largely in part to his patience.

There's a difference in more than spelling, but assuming the same words would be used with more-or-less the same meaning in this case, then the Old Irish version would be Grád acus Cland or Grád acus Teglach.

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Grá agus Teaghlach

Teaghlach is a very specific term, not exactly "family", but rather "household".

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I thought he didn't like clann, tho'

You must be kidding, right? How can I "did not like" a word? It is just a word, like any else, with a very notable pedigree, although not originally Celtic.

What I don't like is when people abuse it. When kids write a composition "Mo chlann" at school - it is more than ridiculuos, as they should write "mo mhuintear" instead. However, there is nothing wrong with kids writing a dedication to their parents signed "Do chlann". I hope you caught the drift.

Ba chuimhin liom argóint leat faoi cruinn chiall chlann.
Níor chuimhin liom na sonraí.