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Here's your weekly dose of Irish for Friday, December 24th 2021...

• Since we are so close to Christmas, I have included some cheesy Christmas cracker jokes for your entertainment. Enjoy
• Since it is the season, I wrote an edited version of the night before Christmas 🙂

"Twas the night before Christmas" 🎅

Twas the night before Christmas, when all around the world

Irish people everywhere opened their weekly dose of Irish

What jokes, what Irish heritage would Stephen share

After a year that many would not like to repeat

People were reading the weekly dose with care,

In hopes that a new piece of Irish wisdom would be there;

But Stephen just wanted to wish all his followers a

Wonderful Christmas

With plenty of cheer

With turkey and ham

And I suppose the odd beer

"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

*Irish Christmas blessing* -

"May joy and peace surround you,

Contentment latch your door,

And happiness be with you,

And bless you evermore.

*Irish Christmas Fact* - In Irish (or Gaelic), Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Nollaig Shona Dhuit', Christmas is 'Nollaig', Santa Claus is known as 'San Nioclás' (Saint Nicholas) or 'Daidí na Nollag' (Father Christmas).

It is 1 day until Christmas and 83 days until St Patrick's day.

This week's posts:

☘️ 10 Lovely Irish Christmas Blessings For A Merry Christmas

Christmas 2022 is only a few days away, and I want to share some lovely Irish Christmas blessings with you.

The festive time where we ideally meet family and celebrate …

The post 10 Lovely Irish Christmas Blessings For A Merry Christmas appeared first on Irish Around The World.

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️☘️ Mise Raifteirí an File by Antoine Ó Raifteirí – Irish Poem

Welcome to my weekly top Irish poems list.

This week I am sharing number 41 in the top 100 Irish poems list.

A short and sweet poem written initially in …

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☘️ Watch This Hilarious Video Of Irish Accents Vs Scottish Accents

Some say Scottish and Irish accents are hard to understand, while others seem to know exactly what they are saying.

I stumbled across this YouTube clip of an American guy …

The post Watch This Hilarious Video Of Irish Accents Vs Scottish Accents appeared first on Irish Around The World.

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☘️ 93-Year-Old Irish Soldier describes World War One, 1988

I hope you have been enjoying my Irish history section every week.

Over the weeks, I have had everything from a 100-year Irish doctor to Mel Gibson.

The post-93-Year-Old Irish Soldier describes World War One, 1988 appeared first on Irish Around The World.

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☘️ Incredible Four-year-old Cork Girl Singing 'Danny Boy' Goes Viral

Being from Cork myself, I always enjoy it when someone makes a splash on social media.

Just like the video of Cork girl who played Irish music to these cows.

The post Incredible Four-year-old Cork Girl Singing 'Danny Boy' Goes Viral appeared first on Irish Around The World.

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This week's Irish joke

25 Super Cheesy Christmas Cracker Jokes to Tell This Year

1. What do Santa's elves learn in school? The elf-abet.
2. Why don't crabs celebrate Christmas? Because they're shell-fish.
3. What does Santa do when his elves misbehave? He gives them the sack!
4. What kind of photos do elves take? Elfies!
5. How do the elves clean Santa's sleigh on the day after Christmas? They use Santa-tizer.
6. Why was Santa's little helper depressed? Because he had very low elf esteem.
7. Why did the Christmas tree go to the dentist? It needed a root canal.
8. Why don't you ever see Santa in a hospital? Because he has private elf care.
9. What did the stamp say to the Christmas card? Stick with me and we'll go places!
10. Why did Santa get a parking ticket on Christmas? He left his sleigh in a snow parking zone.
11. What is a Christmas tree's favourite candy? Orna-mints!
12. What happens if you eat Christmas decorations? You get tinsel-it is.
13. Why does Santa go down the chimney? Because it soots him!
14. What did one Christmas tree say to another? Lighten up!
15. What do you call Father Christmas on the beach? Sandy Clause!
16. What did the sea Say to Santa? Nothing! It just waved!
17. Why is Santa so good at karate? Because he has a black belt!
18. Did Rudolph go to school? No. He was Elf-taught!
19. Why are Comet, Cupid, and Donner, and always wet? Because they are rain deer.
20. What's the most popular Christmas carol in the desert? Oh caaaamel ye faithful.
21. Knock, knock! Who's there? Luke. Luke who? Luke at all these presents!
22. Where do snowmen keep their money? In a snowbank!
23. Where does Mistletoe go to become famous? "Holly" wood!
24. What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? Horn-aments
25. What did Adam say to his wife on the day before Christmas? It's Christmas, Eve

So what is this week's top Irish poem? 

Mise Raifteirí an File by Antoine Ó Raifteirí

Welcome to my weekly top Irish poems list. This week I am sharing number 41 in the top 100 Irish poems list. A short and sweet poem originally written in Irish and translated. It is about the life of the Irish poet. 

I've included the Irish first and the English translation alongside it. Although depending on what device you are viewing this on it may be below.  

You might be reading this poem and thinking there is nothing special about it. But amazingly enough, Antoine Ó Raifteirí was a blind poet. He was blinded by smallpox while very young.

While he was alive not a single one of his poems were written down. They were all put to paper after his passing from people who had learnt them off. 

Even more interesting this poem was written on the backside of the Irish 5 Punt note(Ireland's currency before moving to the Euro). 

He was a wandering poet and musician with a fiddle and like so many vagrant musicians of the time (c. 1784 – 1835 ) was blind. 

Mise Raifteirí an File

Is Mise Raifteirí an file,

Lán dúchais is grádh,

Le súile gan solas,

Le ciúnas gan crá.Ag dul síar ar m’aistear

Le solas mo chroí

Fann agus tuirseach

Go deireadh mo shlí

Féach anois mé

Is mo chúl le bhfalla

Ag seinm ceoil

Do phócaí folamh

I'm Raftery the poet,

Full of hope and love,

With eyes without sight,

My mind without torment. Going west on my journey

By the light of my heart.

Weary and tired

To the end of my road

Behold me now

With my back to the wall

Playing music

To empty pockets.

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