What It Means to be in an Irish Family

Saw this somewhere and thought it was pretty cute....
"What it Means to be in an Irish Family"

At least one of your cousins is a cop, fireman, bar owner or a politician...
and you have at least one aunt or uncle who's a nun or priest

Many of your childhood meals were boiled
You spent a good portion of your childhood on your knees praying
You're strangely poetic after a few beers
You can't wait for the other guy to stop talking before you start talking
Childhood remedies for the common cold often included some form of whiskey
You think you sing very well
You have no idea how to make a long story short
There's no leaving a family party without saying good-bye for at least
45 minutes
Many of your sisters and/or cousins are named Mary, Catherine, or Eileen
and there is at least one member of the family who is named Mary Catherine Eileen.
Got any more to add to the list?

A Poem for Toasting

It's always good to have a "toast" in your back pocket.  Today I taught my
9 year old grand daughter an Irish toast...of course I did have to "bribe" her
with a dollar but hey...it works! She learned it in 5 minutes....here it is:
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and rains fall soft upon your fields.