Hello all. I was wondering if, besides Scripture verses, there were certain Gaelic expressions more commonly said at funerals. Thanks. (The writer's brain is always working.)

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Suzanne D. Williams is a native Floridian, wife, and mother with a penchant for spelling things and an Irishman somewhere way back in her background.

Ní maith liom do thrioblóid "I am sorry for your trouble", literally "I don't like your trouble", is a common expression of condolence in Irish.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

The most common formula I've heard for condolences is Ar dheis Dé go raibh a (h)anam. "May her/his soul be at God's right hand." (A hanam for a departed woman, a anam for a man.) Often dílis "faithful" or uasal "noble" is added after (h)anam.

That's often used in writing at the end of obituaries, etc., but I am not sure it is used when expressing your condolences directly to the family.

"Ní maith liom do thrioblóid" is said to the family of the diseased at a funeral or wake. There may be other expressions as well in other parts ...

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

What if the family was expressing their grief? Say a husband for a wife or vice versa.

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Suzanne D. Williams is a native Floridian, wife, and mother with a penchant for spelling things and an Irishman somewhere way back in her background.

Yes, that is what we say in Conamara when speaking to the mourners.

Talking about the dead to another person one might say -
go ndéana Dia trócaire air/uirthi
go ndéana Dia grásta air/uirthi

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
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I've seen it used on social networking sites (e.g. Facebook), which generally feature a more conversational register than you would find in a printed obituary. YMMV.

I also learnt "ní maith liom do bhris" (if I remember well).

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Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

I have "Is olc liom do bhris" in my notes also.

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Tá fáilte roim nach aon cheartú!
I am a learner. Any translations offered are practice and should not be used unless confirmed.

I can't think of any particular a family would use in expressing their grief. All of the foregoing are good for speaking to the bereaved however