Religion
Patrick's Blessing on Munster
Translated by Kuno Meyer (1911) · From Selections from Ancient Irish Poetry (1911): Religious Poetry
God's blessing upon Munster,
Men, women, children!
A blessing on the land
Which gives them fruit!
A blessing on every wealth
Which is brought forth on their marches!
No one to be in want of help:
God's blessing upon Munster!
A blessing on their peaks,
On their bare flagstones,
A blessing on their glens,
A blessing on their ridges!
Like sand of sea under ships
Be the number of their hearths:
On slopes, on plains,
On mountain-sides, on peaks.
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MLA
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Patrick's Blessing on Munster.” Translated by Kuno Meyer. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/9/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Patrick's Blessing on Munster.” Translated by Kuno Meyer. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/9/.
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