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Easter Irish Phrases
An Cháisc
Easter is called "An Cháisc" in Irish. The phrase to know first is "Beannachtaí na Cásca ort!" (Happy Easter! (to one person)).
Easter is an Cháisc in Irish. Its genitive form, Cásca, appears in the greeting and in most Easter words. Below are the Easter wishes and the Irish names for the days around it.
Greetings
Beannachtaí na Cásca ort!
Happy Easter! (to one person)
The dictionary greeting. Literally "Easter blessings on you".
Cáisc shona duit!
Happy Easter! (to one person)
Cáisc is feminine, so sona becomes shona, as in Nollaig shona.
For cards and messages
Beannachtaí na Cásca
Easter greetings
The same wish without ort, for a card or a message to several people.
Useful words
Domhnach Cásca
Easter Sunday
Domhnach means Sunday.
Luan Cásca
Easter Monday
A public holiday in Ireland.
Satharn Cásca
Easter Saturday
Satharn means Saturday.
Seachtain na Cásca
Easter week
The week after Easter Sunday.
saoire na Cásca
the Easter holidays
The school break around Easter.
The history of An Cháisc
Easter falls on a Sunday in March or April; the date moves each year with the moon. The Irish word Cáisc means both Easter and Passover, and its genitive Cásca gives the names of the days around it: Domhnach Cásca, Easter Sunday, and Luan Cásca, Easter Monday. As an adjective the word also means paschal, as in uan Cásca, the paschal lamb.
Common questions
How do you say Happy Easter in Irish?
Beannachtaí na Cásca ort is the dictionary greeting. Cáisc shona duit is also used.
Easter in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Ó Dónaill, Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (teanglann.ie, Foras na Gaeilge)
- Wikipedia
- New English–Irish Dictionary (focloir.ie, Foras na Gaeilge)
- blas. course data
- Ó Dónaill, Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (teanglann.ie, Foras na Gaeilge)
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