Well, it is. ‘Gaelic’ can mean both Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic, though it’s more common (worldwide) to understand Scots Gaelic by it if the word is used on its own. Irish Gaelic would more commonly be shortened to just ‘Irish’ than to just ‘Gaelic’ (though it’s also frequently called just ‘Gaelic’ within Ireland).


I should be able to do that later today (hopefully); or perhaps one of the other northerners will be able to do it before me.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

In my experience, if an Irish person says 'Gaelic', they are generally referring to Gaelic football. I think most people refer to the language as Irish or Gaeilge.

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You’re right—I meant to type ‘Gaeilge’ the last time, not ‘Gaelic’.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

I'd be very surprised if you'd find it on YouTube. It's not a traditional Irish blessing...sounds like something someone made up for a book.

It's pretty enough, if you like it...I just don't want you thinking it's some kind of traditional Irish thing.

Redwolf

Here you go. (217 KB, MP3)

It’s spoken very slowly and carefully (over-enunciated a little, even), so you should be able to pick it up fairly easily. Ignore the voice, though—I’ve got a bit of a cold, so I sound a bit adenoidal.

(To the true Donegalers: please add corrections if I’m mispronouncing anything!)

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

Very nice, kk. grma...

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I am only a beginner. Please get confirmation before using any of my suggestions.

Yeah, nice, kk. More and more blas Uladh as you got into it too.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Well....since I guess its not a traditional Irish blessing/wedding vow what in your mind would be more traditional?

I keep coming up with the same stuff over and over which is basically what is on this page -
http://www.documentsanddesigns.com/vers ... g_vows.htm
http://www.idoweddingtoasts.com/article ... sings.html

Irish Vow of Unity is nice also. I'm starting to feel bad since like I said I'm Northern Irish yet hardly know anything of my heritage other then we came over to America as servants and then somehow owning a plantation which was taken from us during the Civil War.

kokoshneta - Thanks, I'll listen to it here in a few minutes. I'm still trying to figure out how I got talked into speaking something in Irish at my own wedding

Irish wedding services use pretty much the same language as wedding services elsewhere.

Redwolf