This constitution was made by the people of Ireland. It belongs to the nation — to the living, the unborn, the land, the culture, and the future that Article 3 defines. It protects them all. It shall endure as long as the people keep faith with it, with this island, and with each other.
Adopted by the sovereign people of Ireland
An Bunreacht seo arna ghlacadh ag muintir cheannasach na hÉireann
Scríofa i gCló Gaelach — an lámhscríbhinn bhunúsach