Person writing Christmas cards in Irish, as Gaeilge

Christmas Greetings and Blessings in Irish for your Cards and Emails

 

 

Christmas Greetings and Blessings in Irish for your Cards and Emails 

 

 

For your Christmas cards and emails this year, sign off with some beautiful Gaeilge greetings and blessings for Christmas and the new year. 

 

Beannachtaí na Nollag

Christmas Greetings 

You can keep it general like this or add 'ort' or 'oraibh' at the end if you want to direct it at 1, or more than one person in particular. 

 


 

Bíodh Nollaig mhaith agat/agaibh

Have a good Christmas

You can keep it general like this or add 'ort' or 'oraibh' at the end if you want to direct it at 1, or more than one person in particular. 

*'agat' to one, 'agaibh' to more than one

 


 

Nollaig shona agus athbhliain faoi mhaise

Happy Christmas and a happy new year

You can keep it general like this or add 'dhuit' or 'dhaoibh' at the end if you want to direct it at 1, or more than one person in particular. 

 


 

Guímid gach rath agus séan ort san athbhliain

We wish you a happy and prosperous new year 

Change 'Guímid' to'Guím' if it's only from you and not you and your family/company.

Change 'ort' to 'oraibh' 'if you are wishing more than one person a happy new year.

 


 

Beannachtaí na hathbhlaina

New Year's Greetings

You can keep it general like this or add 'ort' or 'oraibh' at the end if you want to direct it at 1, or more than one person in particular. 

 


 

Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit

Happy new year

*Change 'dhuit' to 'dhaoibh' for more than one 

 

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