Gaelic Curses (the translations are real)

English: May the devil eat your head.
Irish: Go n-ithe an diabhal do cheann.

English: May the worms choke your worthless butt.
Irish: Go dtachta na péisteoga do thóin bheagmhaitheasach.

English: May the hounds of hell gnaw at your manly part.
Irish: Go gcreime cúnna ifrinn do bhall fearga.

English: May your enemies destroy your good reputation.
Irish: Go scriosa do chuid naimhde do dhea-chlú.

English: May the malevolent hedgehogs soil your cornflakes.
Irish: Go salaí na gráinneoga cealgrúnacha do chuid calóga arbhair.

Here are some of my own:

English: May a pitiless bureaucrat gnaw at your cornflakes.
Irish: Go gcreime maorlathaí míthrócaireach do chuid calóga arbhair.

English: May Monica Lewinsky soil your good reputation.
Irish: Go salaí Monica Lewinsky do dhea-chlú.

English: May a sympathetic lawyer blow up your investment portfolio.
Irish: Go bpléasca dlíodóir báúil do chuid infheistíochtaí.

English: May the War Goddess gnaw at your manly part.
Irish: Go gcreime an Bhadhbh do bhall fearga.

English: May a pack of drunken Fomorians blow up your hard disk.
Irish: Go bpléasca scata Fomhórach ólta do dhiosca crua.

You can create your own Irish Curses at The Curse Engine... no, really.

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