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Go dté tú slán

May you go safely.

A plain goodbye for a journey: the going itself, rather than the return.

Go dté tú slán May you go safely. THE ANCHOR Go dté tú slánBeannacht · Irish blessingSay it: guh jay too slawnForas na Gaeilge · seanfhocail.ie

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About this saying

Attested in Foras na Gaeilge’s modern English–Irish dictionary under farewell, this is the everyday member of a pair: dté is the subjunctive of the verb go, so the blessing wishes the journey itself well. Its literary twin Go dtí tú slán (one letter different, a different verb) wishes the coming back. Choosing between them is choosing what you want to bless.

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