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Literally, it would be ''Fáilte go hÉirinn'' ("Welcome to Ireland"). However, according to my sources, it appears natives would prefer the more generic greeting "Céad mile fáilte" ("a hundred thousand welcomes") instead of the exact translation. You can learn about how to pronounce these phrases here.
Another tidbit of information - in linguistics, "Celtic" refers to a family of languages (which consists of Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Breton, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish and Manx). I assume you meant the language spoken in Ireland ("Irish Gaelic"), so I offered that translation. If you meant a different language, please let me know. :)
Another tidbit of information - in linguistics, "Celtic" refers to a family of languages (which consists of Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Breton, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish and Manx). I assume you meant the language spoken in Ireland ("Irish Gaelic"), so I offered that translation. If you meant a different language, please let me know. :)
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Tá tú ceart @potterarchy (“You are right!”)
The Irish tourism board is actually called Bórd Fáilte as well.
If you are welcoming someone into your home (or anywhere really) you might say “Fáilte”, “Fáilte romhat” or to be completely formal, “Tá fáilte romhat”.
(Failte is pronounced "Fawl-cha", romhat pronounced "ro-at")
It's a law unto itself really . . . a lot of Irish people's worst memories of school are of the battle with the native language :)
Wow, Irish Gaelic spelling is so strange to me... Thanks for the extra info, @thomas_k!
Ha!