Beir bua agus beannacht

Take victory and blessing · Ber boo-ah og-us ban-akht

Beir bua agus beannacht means Take victory and blessing, and is said Ber boo-ah og-us ban-akht.

Word for word

Taken literally it reads Take victory and blessing. Irish often puts a sentence together differently from English, so the literal reading rarely matches the meaning.

How to say it

Say it Ber boo-ah og-us ban-akht, written the way an English speaker would read it.

When you’d say it

How Irish speakers sign off a letter or an email, the way English uses best wishes. Shortened to Beir bua.

More like this

• Go n-éirí an bóthar leat: May the road rise to meet you (Good luck)
• Go raibh míle maith agat: Thank you very much
• Sláinte: Cheers / Health
• Go maire tú: May you live long / Congratulations
• Beannacht Dé leat: God's blessing be with you
• Sonas ort: Happiness be on you

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