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Mallachtaí We normally hear about Irish blessings, but they were famous irish curses as well. Be careful with curses. They can come back to you. The word mallacht derives from the Latin maledictio ( bad – malicious, dictio – talk)

Titim gan éirí ort. Múchadh agus bá ort. Loscadh agus dó ort.

Imeacht gan teacht ort. Go n-imí an drochaimsir leat. Droch-rath ort.

Ná raibh tú ann ar maidin. Mo sheacht mallacht ort. Go dtachta an diabhal thú.

Nár chuireadh Dia an t-ádh ort! Go n-ithe an cat thú, is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat! Marbhfháisc ort!

An eascainí chéanna ort fhéin! Mallacht Chromail ort! Scread mhaidne ort!

Gabh suas ort fhéin! Gabh i dtigh Diabhail Freig soir thú agus an bád a thóg anoir thú

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