EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
bless, v.tr. 1 To bless God, Dia a adhradh. 2 (Of God, of the priest) To bless the people, na daoine a bheannú. To bless a bell, clog a choisreacan. God bless you! Dia do do bheannú, beannacht Dé ort. 3 F: God blessed them with children, chuir Dia clann chucu. He was blessed with a good wife, gheall Dia bean mhaith dó. I blessed the stars that . . ., thug mé míle buíochas do Dhia go . . . God bless me! Bless my soul! A Thiarna! a thiarcais! (I'll be) blest if I know, deamhan a fhios agam beirthe.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The Blessed Virgin, An Mhaighdean Bheannaithe, an Mhaighdean Mhuire.
Blessed be Thy Name, go naofar d'ainm.
The Blessed Oliver, Oiliféar Beannaithe.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, is beannaithe na boicht i sprid.
P: (Intensive) What a blessed nuisance! a leithéid de chrá croí!
Every blessed day, gach lá san aer.
The whole blessed lot of them, an t-iomlán dearg acu.
The priest gave the blessing to the congregation, thug an sagart an bheannacht don phobal.
To ask a blessing (at a meal), an bia a altú.
With the blessing of God, le cuidiú m Dé.
Father Peter O'Leary of blessed memory, an tAthair Peadar Ó Laoghaire, méadú ar a ghlóire sna flaithis.
I haven't a penny (to bless myself with), níl cros na cianóige agam.
The Purification of the Blessed Virgin, íonghlanadh na Maighdine Muire.
Theol: The (Blessed) Trinity, An Tríonóid (Ró-) Naofa.
It is not an unmixed blessing, tá an mhaith is an t-olc ann.
The Blessed Virgin, an Mhaighdean Bheannaithe, an Mhaighdean Mhuire.