110 Best Irish Drinking Songs & Toasts for Parties

Updated 8/7/2021

Who doesn’t love Irish Drinking Songs? It better not be you or you may have a Leprechaun after you!

You can use these songs to liven up any Irish party, and they are great for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations or drinking games!

“In heaven there is no beer…

That’s why we drink ours here.

When we drink, we get drunk.

When we get drunk, we fall asleep.

When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.

When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.

So, let’s all get drunk, and go to heaven!”

Best Irish Drinking Songs List

Irish Drinking Toasts

If you have Irish drinking songs, you’d better be up on your Irish drinking toasts too! Here are some of my favorites!

“Here’s to the land of the shamrock so green,

Here’s to each lad and his darlin’ Colleen,

Here’s to the ones we love dearest and most.

May God bless old Ireland, that’s this Irishman’s toast!”

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“In heaven there is no beer…

That’s why we drink ours here.”

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“May your glass be ever full,

May the roof over your head be always strong,

And may you be in heaven

Half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead.”

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“Here’s to me, and here’s to you,

And here’s to love and laughter –

I’ll be true as long as you,

And not one moment after”

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“For every wound, a balm.

For every sorrow, cheer.

For every storm, a calm.

For every thirst, a beer.”

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“Here’s to our hostess, considerate and sweet;

Her wit is endless, but when do we eat?”

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“Here’s to a long life and a merry one.

A quick death and an easy one.

A pretty girl and an honest one.

A cold beer-and another one!”

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“Here’s to the wine we love to drink, and the food we like to eat.

Here’s to our wives and sweethearts, let’s pray they never meet.

Here’s champagne for our real friends and real pain for our sham friends.

And when this life is over, may all of us find peace.”

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“In all this world, why I do think

There are five reasons why we drink:

Good friends,

Good wine,

Lest we be dry

…and any other reason why.”

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“Here’s to being single…

Drinking doubles…

And seeing triple!”

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“My friends are the best friends

Loyal, willing and able.

Now let’s get to drinking!

All glasses off the table!”

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“I drink to your health when I’m with you,

I drink to your health when I’m alone,

I drink to your health so often,

I’m starting to worry about my own!”

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“Here’s to women’s kisses,

And to whiskey, amber clear;

Not as sweet as a woman’s kiss,

But a darn sight more sincere!”

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“I have known many,

and liked not a few,

but loved only one

and this toast is to you.”

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“To live above with the Saints we love,

Ah, that is the purest glory.

To live below with the Saints we know,

Ah, that is another story!”

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Irish Saint Patrick’s Day Toast

“Saint Patrick was a gentleman,

Who through strategy and stealth,

Drove all the snakes from Ireland,

Here’s a toasting to his health.

But not too many toastings

Lest you lose yourself and then

Forget the good Saint Patrick

And see all those snakes again.

‘Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!’

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”