Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit
Written for English speakers and editorial rather than sourced. It will get you close enough to be understood, and it is not a substitute for a native speaker. Recorded audio is planned; see About.
When to use it March 17th, to one person; swap the last word for daoibh to greet a room.
About this saying
The greeting for the day itself, Pádraig’s feast-day, made happy, addressed to one person; daoibh replaces duit for a group. The religious alternative heard alongside it wishes the blessings of the festival instead. Neither appears in the big dictionaries, which have little occasion to print holiday greetings. The citation here is to a published teaching use, and the page says so.
Provenance
Where this wording comes from. We publish nothing we cannot point at.
A widely used form. Earliest print attestation unclear; cited here to Bitesize Irish: inirish.bitesize.irish: the page tells you exactly what kind of shelf its source sits on.
- Published useBitesize Irish: inirish.bitesize.irishHappy St. Patrick’s Day! (singular) — Bitesize Irish audio phrasesprints "Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit!" with recorded pronunciation