Irish Christmas Blessing Print, Nollaig faoi shéan agus faoi shonas, Irish and English Wall Art, Instant Download

An Irish Christmas blessing for the wall, in Irish and English. The wording is the greeting and the toast you will actually find in the dictionaries — Nollaig faoi shéan agus faoi shonas, a prosperous and happy Christmas, and Go mbeirimid beo ar an am seo arís, may we live to see this time next year — printed with every fada. A typographic print with a trinity knot and a braided border, drawn in the same style as my other Irish blessing prints. A gift for anyone who wants real Gaeilge on the wall this Christmas, not a made-up verse.

★ THIS IS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD – NO PHYSICAL ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED ★
You will receive printable PDF files to download from Etsy straight after payment. No print, frame or paper is posted to you. You print at home or at a print shop, and frame it yourself.

WHAT’S INCLUDED
• One typographic wall print, in Irish with the English underneath
– Nollaig faoi shéan agus faoi shonas — A prosperous and happy Christmas
– Go mbeirimid beo ar an am seo arís — May we live to see this time next year
• 2 colourways: Christmas (deep green and gold on cream) and Parchment (warm cream and gold)
• 7 sizes, 300 dpi PDF: 8x10 in, 11x14 in, 5x7 in, 4x6 in, A4, US Letter and A3
• A short READ ME with the meaning of each line and where the wording comes from
• Print as many as you need for personal use

THE IRISH ON THE PRINT
Both lines are checked against teanglann.ie (Ó Dónaill, 1977; the greeting also in de Bhaldraithe, 1959). The greeting is printed without “duit”, so it suits a household wall. The second line is a traditional toast, said at Christmas or the New Year by people who hope to be gathered again. Every fada is part of the spelling.

HOW TO PRINT
• Choose the file that matches your paper or frame (for a US 8x10 frame, print the 8x10 file).
• Print at “Actual size” / 100% (not “Fit to page”), at home or at a print shop.
• 5x7 and 4x6 make a nice gift size.
• On a phone? ZIP files open in the Files app on Android and iPhone. Your files are always under You > Purchases on Etsy.
• Colours can look slightly different on screen and in print.

PERSONAL USE
Print as many copies as you like for your own home and gifts. Please don’t share, resell or redistribute the files.
Because this is an instant download, Etsy doesn’t allow returns, but if anything isn’t right just message me and I’ll help.

This print sits nicely with my Irish Christmas Card Bundle and the Irish Christmas gift tags.

Go raibh míle maith agat – James, CelticwonderDesign