A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from March 01, 2020
“May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you…” (Irish blessing)

A popular St. Patrick’s Day blessing is:
 
“May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you.”

 
The Irish blessing was printed in the Miami (FL) Herald on March 12, 1982, and is of unknown authorship.
 
   
Newspapers.com 
12 March 1982, Miami (FL) Herald,  “...and Don’t Forget Good Old St. Patricks” by Don Soemaker, pg. 27A, col. 2: 
May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you.

 
Newspapers.com 
16 March 1986, The Sun (Baltimore, MD), Harford County Sun, pg. 11, col. 1: 
May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you.
 
May the Leprechauns be near you to spread luck along your way
And may all the Irish angels smile upon you on St. Pat’s day.
excerpted, Paul Dickson
 
Google Books
The Best Irish Drinks:
Over 300 Irish Cocktail Recipes

By Ray Foley
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc.
2006
Pg. ?:
May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you.
 
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May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you. ~
 
Google Books
Irish Curses, Blessings, and Toasts:
A Little Book of Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy

By Nicholas Nigro
Charlotteville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
2018
Pg. 90:
May the Irish hills caress you,
May her lakes and rivers bless you,
May the luck of the Irish enfold you,
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
 
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
“May the Irish Hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.”
7:26 PM · Mar 17, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Posted by Barry Popik
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