It seems to be popular today for younger Irish people to say that the Irish didn’t say “Top of the mornin’ to you.” This is false. Maybe you’re not old enough to know. My Irish Grandfather, Henry Grattan, born in County Westmeath in the late 1800s, emigrated to the USA in the early 1900s, was often known to say, “Top of the mornin’ to ya, and the rest of the afternoon to meself.”
If I may add, I never heard my late Irish grandfather say, “begosh and begorrah,” but he often said, “top of the mornin to ya.”
Thanks for your comments Bill. It’s great to get such vivid information from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.
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It seems to be popular today for younger Irish people to say that the Irish didn’t say “Top of the mornin’ to you.” This is false. Maybe you’re not old enough to know. My Irish Grandfather, Henry Grattan, born in County Westmeath in the late 1800s, emigrated to the USA in the early 1900s, was often known to say, “Top of the mornin’ to ya, and the rest of the afternoon to meself.”
If I may add, I never heard my late Irish grandfather say, “begosh and begorrah,” but he often said, “top of the mornin to ya.”
Thanks for your comments Bill. It’s great to get such vivid information from the horse’s mouth, so to speak.