The Irish for a partridge in a pear tree is patraisc i gcrann piorraĂ­.
Two turtle doves? Dhá fhéarán bhreaca.
Three French hens? That'd be trĂ­ chearc fhrancacha.
Four calling birds? Those are ceithre Ă©an ag glaoch.
And the best bit: five gold rings!

Cúig fháinne óra.
Six geese a laying are sé ghé ag breith.
Seven swans a-swimming are seacht n-eala ag snámh.
Eight maids a-milking are ochtar cailín ag bleán.
(if you like this thread you might like Frank Kelly's Twelve Days of Christmas)
Nine ladies dancing is naonĂşr ban ag damhsa.
Ten lords a-leaping is deichniúr tiarna ag léim.
Eleven pipers piping: aon phíobaire dhéag ag seinm.
Twelve drummers drumming: dháréag drumadóir ag drumadóireacht.
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