Fad saoil agat

Long life to you · Fod seel ag-ut

Fad saoil agat means Long life to you, and is said Fod seel ag-ut.

Word for word

Taken literally it reads Length of life with you. Irish often puts a sentence together differently from English, so the literal reading rarely matches the meaning.

How to say it

Say it Fod seel ag-ut, written the way an English speaker would read it.

When you’d say it

The opening of an old toast that runs fad saoil agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Éirinn: long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland.

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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