Irish Christmas blessings to share with friends and family Nollaig Shona Dhuit!

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Irish Christmas blessings to share with friends and family - To add an Irish touch to your Christmas Day, share these Irish blessings and learn how to say 'Happy Christmas' in Irish. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ADVERTISEMENT 113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk37j5nXHsW5BWr2F6lZ3nYW5DnV7R7J5-jKW7--Fz47KVKM3W5RXxsn2pq-zkW8lnfvN1D5FQ8N7gf4VJNk3tZW4ck6mZ8Nn8DFW12nby656Q0QfW5Cbb4V77LCGbW4628mP28yY81W4M5F1X8qKMXWW9c7hlW6ZcZJ4W10fnTv96MN-FVkTqB478gmgBW1yd6XF2_Sx5lW4CyF4W89wZcHW4gxwCm83ts2fW8j6gq66VdWPZW7qGKyx39xRqLW61m17j3PKSPBW2ZkDwN8s7NSdW3ysfgw8f68DMW28p_Tf8HhgVBW430Sv22dM-vRW4hg8XC1Ff-Y9VhLV1x4CcxqsVzYT3j5RS3kJW7svv0_4f8DXYW8BVB4k8L9mpwW6Qh6y87xltCcW3qRj6S1lGnmKW839Msx3xqd5hW91vHy11n-8VSN1N1kDK34_p6W3GhTd96-lNnxf3z3q-M04 113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk37j5nXHsW5BWr2F6lZ3mYW3JSlRr5SqRHzW7_6lj13vB2_7W651y043CPH-dW2636cr4YBVjTN46nJ5tFXwffW2x7vpG6MdLrzW7hm0h92D-9m6W9fjtm157YmhNW8nKQ0w8qYlFPN3_jC0PLYvLHW32X3BY5wL1dkW67Nx3w3X9PZNW1QmBMc5dGsHXW83D42q8Nvr3MW8L2BSl3dVnqZF1WkGssRV2JW8fXgdr6qnYQVW5btpwY910_D8W3P0hk_6srHf2N5Yk_WMZc8CxW8P8RjJ6Xcpf0W1Z-P634RKcktW496CBV1GwxL4W7KgqQh5341GvW8fct6Q2zk5NYW56qJVs25lXb5N81yqcgwRypSW4q_NPq18ZF9WW9m2Dgb88Vjt6MFgs3H6h-2PW2YWnqz7bVXVXVjgZBb8Ks2f_W1--VRY2lsvmhVmnPk14QP_1-f8y4F7g04 113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk37j5nXHsW5BWr2F6lZ3nqN3hJvYynJjWYW4Fb14042LmfLW44-8zQ92Qgf9N9jfvPTGBM-RV7Jmhv4sM-wCW69TzQ17qNNSPW776KZw16qmnQW9blJPs4nJYBzW6v6yhm1rnvchW4DrcqV727RS4W5VPQBK89gn41VLJPv07kmsp2W7hNDCZ1y9RmhV_vmJ-8Qp17hW6-nrBD1WmnYWW1VXn2j8DZ5hVF5CkRM-bJP1W7MhW4W5yyzlTW90Lw7k3NSYkmN6c4rQttbRRbW8NjxTd4Z2QKyW6cdJ9X46pCtRW426Y1q7RyhSLW38FqGd2MRhk9W5K7qJ-4vsLKwW99BvwZ6_dX8pW6XmMG59cvjytN3ZmV7_-nwByW4NFZdg27X7nLVYyp0M4qnddJW6g_G711_hpd3W6dcDk71GC0LMN2d4wblmv4d_N7rkwKTLPqv5f7fc57v04 113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk38b3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3nqW8q41961KbG3NW3Pm7891dsrXQW2XqRJf2wZcN-W6g_BP-7Pxvc7W5Jd3wx4PftgYVZ-4yY1kKqY3W161B4P7b1mQcW4CGRRY1CJjmdW5nyq_580CHgdW94rZGx5xRMK_W7MkTsb68tm7pW356yS42XFy_2V9Y8bY1m7Zj3Vfs05m4RTQz5N5HG0CN-FN2kW1qhK687jwgnCW1P9fxg2BTkyNN4KWQ7h_JNwyW8y36mC2lDBbZW8DSSVV11fHzxW5NJ6T31C-mD4W4byz3Z3TNsW4W2rSPrX2rTmlDW4DPVmB7CRQ6Yf4YfS7v04 113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk38b3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3mTW7qT-X55MnF1sW7qSbRG5x5PKgVTmWcJ65MntXW1YkNTP41LTwwW6sgjRd97Kjz-W4HkHWs53Q948W3pM7yF6Vs-wgN5hYrR8_8mjsW1LYF8v3SJHSTW536c6Z1scvvtW61NVdY7GHkkhW7n-xQP2pRWCPW3FN81N96SNpZW19CWBd63yPfHW5ZDWvM4SR5qgW4BGH8K14s6CyW7zDfm-2mdLk-W3w2t9n1cyG3HW1H-Lx781z8gRVtwmcm6BMnnnT51kK8CL6MkW5yBtmz8xFK5XW6z1lxg5r6TndW4XCkFw85sMTDf84nzKH04 [Facebook](113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk38b3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3n5W3Ly-hR3bKR5kW1mC8sl1hRkqfW5fLmXY5ZD2kHW4cC-966c1kn3VcWk4d5yTWLlW6zkz4Q2FLKTmW9dsCt36XFWCgW1qfr1l1K7fpWW5xwNPj5Y4Vr9W1_m8qH8fSPHGW38jRmB8VG9pMW5z9PXF2qgT81W8Ws0bh7pVY6kW7B7yN94F3ztNW99rmDr3rMXRKW9cKNXc1T0gGZW8pV0xm3sNLCYW74VnmZ4PQzf2Vk7JKz1VVgBmVtLtnb89pS_nW2QfSF71nK9F0M_rSYCwW80nW3dTChV2Hrn-fW3tlqSW2v9qKbf2WrXPs04) [Twitter](113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk38b3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3lLW3LX31g2L-t4_W7NCYnh6yj4csW75g4Bw6r0wTBW5Z3zX22j3xlPW5LkP-l68fwB5W3J0Bbm7WjZ8vW2fzTrD27GRlpVKjLFQ9ghv2CW1Ry8jp5dccDHW4CJTsq1nmB6yW3bG_LY90d8D1W3LTx846RQ7pkW1cvCH15-8FR_VyCjLV7hyYy-N4VVSq7wmzLBW3WG9LD1f04M5W66MScV5k-YDwW4Q0qNt4MqXxQW11wS4G7vh6RPW4p5z8F5z9j-TW8YmV1W5yS3fCW7nKKPX63bVZRW2X3b2S4-j5XwW5DRrwX5VyZ0KdG-nmz04) [Instagram](113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk38v3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3k_W79C7_g5JZ6gzW25B0Pj8K954JVwc1L87M7-rzW2Ds_fx1PcvKpN5KZwXVyN8nGW3tc6lL6cmhPjW59stTl3_G2P8W7ZxPqn6DMDZ4VFp_RK2KPLylW9fJBDT15QNx6N3rdlJfTNjZYW8ZL-R_4YdllMW2zxkWT84j0g-W46d2Tz83RsStW7S0WjX8db-TSW3DNx426hYFXXW1T8tvs4Yx7t5VnvKrl3Q14ZnW79Mbh43lj_BGW6JqKSF6q6dm1W8NtGxt8Z9xlqW289PRd1G_n3dW4b8Hyp3gz8HZW74V98k45T-FrW5FzdY66JkPcNW3gpFDJ4H6l8qf6kVV4n04) [Pinterest](113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk38v3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3krW8Nmdl12GSBN7W58-v663mJJk3W58r4MD4sqTV4W2ZYh125g5mF4W7C0bLn4C6yk1W6HNkmW5GGL1GW4rFpN_7stpVlW4t82FK2pPLjXW1htZP_1cJ36VW8Fcqkn5pGtqWW51bMDb89Z4z6W2J-mkn3hTxbYW1p0TBd8mjHClW39r23j861RWNW2vdZ0C3ycJ1KN5lpc17D-J64W1p9QW34PgBp1VGrNpL5p6Q9ZW15wkV014MTNgW30mNGT1DkNWBW560vn78M0B_nW6b_KMD8MHc6MW42vxrc5cP_jlW3JlRY91D-6xtW487n7r11JgFKW4yCSDv7fZDfbf21hPRs04) Today's top story: 113/d2lszq04/VXgtwN5WVwztW9bJ0Z564SpNNV5XFwB57tmQQN3Gk3943qn9gW95jsWP6lZ3pRW8ZSFf181-QJnW7wkd9k1CR8bgW8kLw5L6pgxNDW3RwLPK6NsJ45W5v_Fh83JrKhNW8mKQr72wwpGBW5X_wDJ5q4bqKW6SGLhH4SXVVvW50VGVq4TBRNxW6wj3br2K_YkMW5zDn--44slH0W8w9CWn1gQSSGW3B836Y1-wtRDW1bJHC61wcj86W1HFtQP7yVBFnW21RJk832X-6sN8zrMD-xX812W89h2hZ5cWk-6W5JgwnC3C7N4DW829Zdf4KhbTtW6YXyP21v6rNLW7wwPSH1c1qVsW86MXV83C1HPQVlp7j65c4kpmW3WhhT87Pk4-qW74Qk9_7FNxsJW5T2wcH49m-KyW1gtnRR6JBvZpW5QcTcm94x_3KN2d2SNNyZVR-f3CGgDP04 Nollaig Shona Dhuit! Irish Christmas blessings to share with friends and family To add an Irish touch to your Christmas Day, share these Irish blessings and learn how to say 'Happy Christmas' in Irish. 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