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<text><body><div><p><span><pb n="204"/></span>
<lb n="1"/><span>AFFIRMATIVE.</span></p>
<lb n="2"/>
<lb n="3"/><p><span>Singular</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>1.  Tá mé, I am.</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>2.  Ta tú, thou art.</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>3.  Tá sé, he is.</span></p>
<lb n="8"/>
<lb n="9"/><p><span>Plural.</span></p>
<lb n="10"/>
<lb n="11"/><p><span>1.  Tá sinn, we are.</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>2.  Tá sibh, ye are.</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>3.  Tá siad, they are.</span></p>
<lb n="14"/>
<lb n="15"/><p><span>NEGATIVE.</span></p>
<lb n="16"/>
<lb n="17"/><p><span>Singular.</span></p>
<lb n="18"/>
<lb n="19"/><p><span>1.  Ní'l mé, I am not.</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>2.  Ní'l tú, thou art not.</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>3.  Ní'l sé, he is not.</span></p>
<lb n="22"/>
<lb n="23"/><p><span>Plural.</span></p>
<lb n="24"/>
<lb n="25"/><p><span>1.  Ní'l sinn, we are not.</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>2.  Ní'l sibh, ye are not.</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>3.  Ní'l siad, they are not.</span></p>
<lb n="28"/>
<lb n="29"/><p><span>AFFIRMATIVE.</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>Singular.</span></p>
<lb n="32"/>
<lb n="33"/><p><span>1.  Táim, I am.</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>2.  Táir, thou art.</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>3.  Tá sé, he is.</span></p>
<lb n="36"/>
<lb n="37"/><p><span>Plural.</span></p>
<lb n="38"/>
<lb n="39"/><p><span>1.  Tamaoid, we are.</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>2.  Táthaoi, ye are.</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>3.  Táid, they are.</span></p>
<lb n="42"/>
<lb n="43"/><p><span>NEGATIVE.</span></p>
<lb n="44"/>
<lb n="45"/><p><span>Singular.</span></p>
<lb n="46"/>
<lb n="47"/><p><span>1.  Ní'lim, I am not.</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>2.  Ní'lír, thou art not.</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>3.  Ní'l sé, he is not.</span></p>
<lb n="50"/>
<lb n="51"/><p><span>Plural.</span></p>
<lb n="52"/>
<lb n="53"/><p><span>1.  Ní'lmid, we are not.</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>2.  Ní'ltí, ye are not.</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>3.  Ní'lid, they are.</span></p>
<lb n="56"/>
<lb n="57"/><p><span>Singular.</span></p>
<lb n="58"/>
<lb n="59"/><p><span>Nom. Bád, a boat.</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>Gen. Báid, of a boat.</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>Dat. Le bád, with a boat.</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>Voc. A bháid, o boat.</span></p>
<lb n="63"/>
<lb n="64"/><p><span>Nom. árdán.</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>Gen. ardáín.</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>Dat. Le h-árdán.</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>Voc. A ardáin.</span></p>
<lb n="68"/>
<lb n="69"/><p><span>Plural</span></p>
<lb n="70"/>
<lb n="71"/><p><span>Nom. Báid, boats.</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>Gen. Bád, of boats.</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>Dat. Le bádaibh, with boats.</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>Voc. A bháda, o boats.</span></p>
<lb n="75"/>
<lb n="76"/><p><span>Nom. árdáin.</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>Gen. árdán.</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>Dat. Le h-árdánaibh.</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>Voc. A árdána.</span></p>
<lb n="80"/>
<lb n="81"/><p><span>VOCABULARY.</span></p>
<lb n="82"/>
<lb n="83"/><p><span>Agus, conj, and.</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>Ag, aig, prep., at.</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>Air, ar, prep., on.</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>An, the article the; plur. na.</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>Arán, s.m. gen. aráin; plur. id., bread.</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>Ardán, s.m.g. - áin, pl. id., a hillock.</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>Ba, s.f., nom. pl. of bó, a cow.</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>Bróg, s.f.g., bróige; pl. broga, a shoe.</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Capall, s.m. -aill, pl. id., a horse.</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>Clúda, s.m.g. id., pl. clúdaidhe, covering, especially</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>bedclothes.</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>Cnoc, s.m.g., cnoic, pl. id., a hill.</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>Crann, s.m. crainn, pl. id., a tree.</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>Im, s.m.g. ime, butter: in Connaught this is pro-</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>nounced im, as English i in tin; in West Munster,</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>eem; and in Waterford, ime, as i in time.</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>Leaba, s.f.g. leabtha; pl. leapthacha, or leapacha, a </span>
<lb n="100"/><span>bed; gen, is also leapann; dat. leabainn.</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>Lom, adj., bare; com. luime; pl. loma.</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>Máire, s.f.g. Maire, Mary.</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>Mín, adj., smooth; comp, míne; pl. id.</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>Mór, adj., great; comp. mó; pl. mora.</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>Muc, s.f.g. muice; pl. muca, a pig.</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>Nóra, s.f.g. id., Norah, a woman's name.</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>Ocras, s.m. - g. ais, hunger.</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>ór, s.m.g. óir, gold.</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>Orm, prepositional pron., on me : Tá ocras orm, hunger</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>is on me.  I am hungry.</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>Prás, s.m.g. práis, brass.</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>Stoca, s.m.g. id.; ol. stocaidhe, a stocking.</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>Tír, s.f.g. tíre; pl. tíortha, a country.</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>Tomás, s.m.g. Tomáis, Thomas.</span></p>
<lb n="115"/>
<lb n="116"/><p><span>EXERCISES.</span></p>
<lb n="117"/>
<lb n="118"/><p><span>(1.)  Ta an tír mor, agus an cnoc árd,</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>mín, lom, gan crann, gan capall, gan bo,</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>gan muc, air.  (2.)  Atá arán agus im,</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>agus ór agus prás aig Tomás: ní'l bróg</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>ná stoca, leaba ná clúda ag Nóra.  (3.)</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>Tá ocras orm.  (4.)  Ta tart orm.  (5.)</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>Ta ba agus capaill, ór, agus im, agus arán</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>aig Máire.</span>
<lb n="126"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="205"/>
<div><lb n="127"/><p><span>ae, long as a in day.  aer, the air.</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>ái, long as a in calf.  sáil, a heel.</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>aí, long as oi in toil aimsir, time (in Munster only).</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>ai, short as a in fat.  baile, a town.</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>ao, long as a in say.  daor, dear (ee in connaught).</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>eá, long as a in war.  feárr, better.</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>ea, short as a in dart.  fear, a man.</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>éi, long as ei in reign.  léim, a leap.</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>eí, long as i in file.  greím, a bit (in Munster only).</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>ei, short as e in wet.  geir, tallow.</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>eó, long as o in pole.  ceól, music.</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>eo, short as o in worth.  deoch, a drink.</span>
<lb n="139"/><span>eu, long as a in day.  meur, a finger.</span>
<lb n="140"/><span>ia, long as ea in fear.  ciall, sense.</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>ío, long as ee in see.  fíon, wine.</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>io, short as i in king.  fios, knowledge.</span>
<lb n="143"/><span>iú, long as ew in new.  fíu, worth.</span>
<lb n="144"/><span>iu, short as u in put.  fliuch, wet.</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>ói, long as o in more.  cóir, just.</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>oí, long as uee in queen.  croídhe, a heart.</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>oi, short as i in whip.  coir, a fault.</span>
<lb n="148"/><span>ua, long as oe in doer.  gual, coal.</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>úi, long as u in rule.  súil, an eye.</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>uí, long as uee in queen.  buídhe, yellow.</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>ui, short as ui in quill.  fuil, blood.</span></p>
<lb n="152"/>
<lb n="153"/><p><span>ASSERTIVE PRESENT TENSE.</span></p>
<lb n="154"/>
<lb n="155"/><p><span>Singular.</span></p>
<lb n="156"/>
<lb n="157"/><p><span>1.  Is mé, it is I.</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>2.  Is tu, it is thou.</span>
<lb n="159"/><span>3.  Is é, it is he.</span></p>
<lb n="160"/>
<lb n="161"/><p><span>Plural.</span></p>
<lb n="162"/>
<lb n="163"/><p><span>1.  Is sinn, it is we.</span>
<lb n="164"/><span>2.  Is sibh, it is ye.</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>3.  Is iad, it is they.</span></p>
<lb n="166"/>
<lb n="167"/><p><span>VOCABULARY.</span></p>
<lb n="168"/>
<lb n="169"/><p><span>Aca, at or with them; 3rd pl. of agam, a prep. pron.</span>
<lb n="170"/><span>[ag, at, and mé, I], with me; when this prep. is</span>
<lb n="171"/><span>compounded with the pl. pronouns inn, ibh, iad; the</span>
<lb n="172"/><span>compound has a gen. pl. force: againn, agaibh,</span>
<lb n="173"/><span>acu, of us, of you, of them.</span></p>
<lb n="174"/>
<lb n="175"/><p><span>Aige, with him; 3rd. pl. of agam [atá aige, he has];</span>
<lb n="176"/><span>aige, as a simple preposition, is used for aig in</span>
<lb n="177"/><span>Waterford.</span></p>
<lb n="178"/>
<lb n="179"/><p><span>Aniú, adv. of time, to-day.</span></p>
<lb n="180"/>
<lb n="181"/><p><span>An, interrogative particle, not translated, whether.</span></p>
<lb n="182"/>
<lb n="183"/><p><span>Arbhar, s.m. -air, corn; an t-arbhar, the corn.</span></p>
<lb n="184"/>
<lb n="185"/><p><span>Asal, s.m. -ail, g. id., an ass; an t-asal, the ass.</span></p>
<lb n="186"/>
<lb n="187"/><p><span>Bán adj., white; gen. and compar., báine; pl. bána.</span></p>
<lb n="188"/>
<lb n="189"/><p><span>Báine (see above).</span></p>
<lb n="190"/>
<lb n="191"/><p><span>Bainne, s.m.g. id., milk.</span></p>
<lb n="192"/>
<lb n="193"/><p><span>Bó, s.f.g.id.; dat. buin; nom. pl. ba; g. pl. bó; dat.</span>
<lb n="194"/><span>pl. buaibh, a cow.</span></p>
<lb n="195"/>
<lb n="196"/><p><span>Breug, s.f. -eige; pl. -ga. a lie.</span></p>
<lb n="197"/>
<lb n="198"/><p><span>Cia, inter. pron., who, which, what; and in Connaught,</span>
<lb n="199"/><span>where, how, as cia mheid bo agat, how many cows</span>
<lb n="200"/><span>have you?  Cia raibh tú, where were you?</span></p>
<lb n="201"/>
<lb n="202"/><p><span>Cuma, adj. ind., equal, indifferent: is cuma leis, it is</span>
<lb n="203"/><span>equal with him, i.e., he does not care which.</span></p>
<lb n="204"/>
<lb n="205"/><p><span>Duine, s.m.g. id. pl. daoine, a man; pl. people.</span></p>
<lb n="206"/>
<lb n="207"/><p><span>Díol, inf. id. v.a., sell, pay; díolta, p.p., sold, paid.</span></p>
<lb n="208"/>
<lb n="209"/><p><span>Deir, 3rd. sing past tense of v.a., abair, say.</span></p>
<lb n="210"/>
<lb n="211"/><p><span>Dungarbhan, s.m. -áin, Dungarvan, the name of a</span>
<lb n="212"/><span>place; Garvan's fort.</span></p>
<lb n="213"/>
<lb n="214"/><p><span>é pers. pro., he, used instead of sé, with is; is duine e</span>
<lb n="215"/><span>sin, he is a person.</span></p>
<lb n="216"/>
<lb n="217"/><p><span>Fear, s.m.g. fir; pl. id., a man, a husband; the dat.</span>
<lb n="218"/><span>pl., fearaibh, is fully pronounced.</span></p>
<lb n="219"/>
<lb n="220"/><p><span>Feur, g. feir, hay, grass.</span></p>
<lb n="221"/>
<lb n="222"/><p><span>Firinne, g.id., truth.</span></p>
<lb n="223"/>
<lb n="224"/><p><span>Firinneach, adj. com. -nnighe; pl. -nneacha, true.</span></p>
<lb n="225"/>
<lb n="226"/><p><span>Gual, c.m.g. guail, coal.</span></p>
<lb n="227"/>
<lb n="228"/><p><span>Le, prep., with, at; the prep. prons, derived from it are,</span>
<lb n="229"/><span>liom, with me; leat, with thee; leis, with him; </span>
<lb n="230"/><span>léithe, with her; linn, with us; libh, with you;</span>
<lb n="231"/><span>leó, with them.</span></p>
<lb n="232"/>
<lb n="233"/><p><span>Meuracán, s.m.g. -áin, a thimble; fear na meura-</span>
<lb n="234"/><span>can, the man of the thimbles, the thimble-rigger.</span></p>
<lb n="235"/>
<lb n="236"/><p><span>Moin, s.f.g. Móna, turf, a bog.</span></p>
<lb n="237"/>
<lb n="238"/><p><span>Muiris, s.m.g. mhuiris, Maurice, a man's name.</span></p>
<lb n="239"/>
<lb n="240"/><p><span>EXERCISE.</span></p>
<lb n="241"/>
<lb n="242"/><p><span>1.  An leat-sa na ba úd?  2.  Is liom-sa</span>
<lb n="243"/><span>na ba; is le Tomas an bainne, agus is le</span></p>
</div>
<pb n="206"/>
<div><lb n="244"/><p><span>Máire na capaill, na h-asail, na muca,</span>
<lb n="245"/><span>agus an t-arbhar.  3.  An léithe an feur so?</span>
<lb n="246"/><span>4.  Ní lé: tá sé díolta le Muiris.  5.</span>
<lb n="247"/><span>Atá sí aig díol na bó báine aniú aig</span>
<lb n="248"/><span>Portláirge.  6.  Is aig Dungarbhán na sean-</span>
<lb n="249"/><span>bhád atá sí, má's fírinneach fear na méara-</span>
<lb n="250"/><span>cán.  7.  Ní fírinneach: duine é sin ar</span>
<lb n="251"/><span>cuma leis cia aca fírinne no breug a deir</span>
<lb n="252"/><span>sé.  8.  An móin ata 'san teine aig Pád-</span>
<lb n="253"/><span>ruig?  9.  Ní móin na gual ata 'san teine </span>
<lb n="254"/><span>aige aniú.</span></p>
<lb n="255"/>
<lb n="256"/><p><span>aoi, as ee in keep.  caoin, kind.</span>
<lb n="257"/><span>eoi, as yeo in yeoman.  feoil, flesh.</span>
<lb n="258"/><span>iai, as ie in pierce.  fiaidh, of a deer.</span>
<lb n="259"/><span>iui, as u in cube.  ciuin, silent.</span>
<lb n="260"/><span>uai, as oo and i short.  buail, strike.</span></p>
<lb n="261"/>
<lb n="262"/><p><span>bh broad, w or v.  as mo bhó, my cow; a bhlaodh, his</span>
<lb n="263"/><span>shout.</span>
<lb n="264"/><span>bh slender, v.  as do bheul, thy mouth.</span>
<lb n="265"/><span>ch broad (gh in lough).  as a chos, his foot.</span>
<lb n="266"/><span>ch slender.  as chídhim, I see.</span>
<lb n="267"/><span>dh broad (y brd. agus guttrl.).  as do dhorus, thy door.</span>
<lb n="268"/><span>dh slender, y.  as a Dia, O God.</span>
<lb n="269"/><span>fh broad and slender, is silent.</span></p>
<lb n="270"/>
<lb n="271"/><p><span>gh broad, as dh broad.  as mo ghort, my field.</span>
<lb n="272"/><span>gh slender, as dh slender.  as a ghleus, his instrument.</span>
<lb n="273"/><span>mh broad, nasal w.  as mo máthair, my mother.</span>
<lb n="274"/><span>mh slender, v.  as mo mheas, my opinion.</span>
<lb n="275"/><span>ph broad and slender, f. as a phian, his pain.</span>
<lb n="276"/><span>sh broad, h.  as mo shál, my heel.</span>
<lb n="277"/><span>sh slender, h or ch.  as do shíoda, your silk; a Sea-</span>
<lb n="278"/><span>ghain, O John.</span>
<lb n="279"/><span>th broad, h.  as a athair, his father.</span>
<lb n="280"/><span>th slender, h.  as mo thí, my country.</span></p>
<lb n="281"/>
<lb n="282"/><p><span>m eclipses b. as ar m-bád, our boat.</span>
<lb n="283"/><span>b eclipses p, as ar b-pian, our pain.</span>
<lb n="284"/><span>bh eclispes f, as ar bh-foclóir, our dictionary.</span>
<lb n="285"/><span>n eclipses d, as bhur n-damh, your ox.</span>
<lb n="286"/><span>d eclipses t, as a d-teach, their house.</span>
<lb n="287"/><span>t eclipses s, as an t-slat, the rod.</span>
<lb n="288"/><span>g eclipses c, as ar g-ceart, our right.</span>
<lb n="289"/><span>n unites with g, as ar ngort, our field.</span></p>
<lb n="290"/>
<lb n="291"/><p><span>Ní lia tír 'na gnás.</span>
<lb n="292"/><span>Is searbh an fhírinne, is milis an bhreug</span>
<lb n="293"/><span>air uairibh.</span></p>
<lb n="294"/>
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