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<text><body><div><p><span>EASY LESSONS IN IRISH.</span></p>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/><p><span>EXERCISE CXV.-(Continued).</span></p>
<lb n="3"/>
<lb n="4"/><p><span>675. The word eadh, it. Nach breagh</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>an lá é?  Is eadh, go deimhin. </span>
<lb n="6"/><span>An sagsanach é?  Ní headh.</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>Is fear maith é.  An eadh?</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>The last sentence is equivalent to an fear</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>maith é, and the eadh in the shorter sentence takes</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>the place of fear maith.</span>
<lb n="11"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="174"/>
<div><lb n="12"/><p><span>EASY LESSONS IN IRISH.</span></p>
<lb n="13"/>
<lb n="14"/><p><span>EXERCISE CXV.-(Continued).</span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>675. The word eadh, it.  Nach breagh</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>an lá é?  Is eadh, go deimhin. </span>
<lb n="18"/><span>An sagsanach é?  Ní headh.</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>Is fear maith é.  An eadh?</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>The last sentence is equivalent to an fear</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>maith é, and the eadh in the shorter sentence takes</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>the place of fear maith.</span>
<lb n="23"/></p>
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<pb n="174"/>
<div><lb n="24"/><p><span>676. </span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Éireannach </span>
<lb n="26"/><span>Sagsanach,</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>Albanach</span></p>
<lb n="28"/>
<lb n="29"/><p><span>677. An Éireannach é sin?  Ní headh,</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>is Albanach é, tháinig sé ó Albain indé. Ní</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>Sasanach mise, is Éireannach mé.  An rabha-</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>bhar 'sa mbaile indé?  Ní rabhamar, do</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>bhidheamar shíos ag an abhainn.  Cá rabhadar</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>indé?  Ní'l a fhios agam, acht atá a fhios</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>agam cá bhuilid indiu.  Cá bhfuilir, a Dhiar-</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>muid?  Cá rabhais, a Thaidhg?  Do bhidheas</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>ag obair.  An rabhais shuas ar an gcnoc?</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>Rí rabhas.  Is fear maith é.  Fear maith, an</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>eadh?</span></p>
<lb n="40"/>
<lb n="41"/><p><span>679.</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>Ba dheas an áit í.</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>Ba mhaith liom sin.</span></p>
<lb n="44"/>
<lb n="45"/><p><span>681. </span>
<lb n="46"/><span>b'olc liom sin</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>b'fhearr liom Cormac ná Seumas</span></p>
<lb n="48"/>
<lb n="49"/><p><span>682. Is olc le Niall an fíon úd</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>Ní olc lim sin.</span></p>
<lb n="51"/>
<lb n="52"/><p><span>683. Ba mór an sgeul sin.</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>Ba mhór, go deimhin.  Ní maith liom sgeul</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>ró-fhada, is fearr liom sgeul gearr, deas.</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Ba gheal an oidhche í sin; do bhidheamar</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>amuigh.  Ba bheag an áit í.  Ba h-eadh</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>go deimhin.  Ba tirim an áit ís sin i</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>gcomhnuidhe.  Ní h-olc liom é, agus ní maith</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>liom é.  Is fearr an t-ocras ná an t-olc,</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>is fearr an eagla ná an náire.  An fearr</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>leat an stól ná an chathaoir?  Is maith an</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>fear thú, a Sheumuis.  Is fearr an fear thusa,</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>a Dhiarmuid.  Ní fearr liom sac ná mála.</span></p>
<lb n="64"/>
<lb n="65"/><p><span>684. Is aoibhinn duit</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>Ní haoibhinn dó.</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>B'aoibhinn dóibh.</span></p>
<lb n="68"/>
<lb n="69"/><p><span>685. </span>
<lb n="70"/><span>Ba deas an rud é</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>Ba mhaith liom dul a bhaile</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>B'fhiú duit dul go Baile Átha Cliath.</span></p>
<lb n="73"/>
<lb n="74"/><p><span>EXERCISE CXVII.</span></p>
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<pb n="175"/>
<div><lb n="75"/><p><span>Is fearr liom bheith </span>
<lb n="76"/><span>láidir ioná bheith lag.</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>B'fhearr liom bheith in Éirinn ioná in Albain.</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>Is fearr liom sa mbaile ná as baile.</span></p>
<lb n="79"/>
<lb n="80"/><p><span>688. For the future of the verb "to be",</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>in addition to the colloquial forms beidh mé,</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>béidh tú, etc., we have the older and better</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>forms:-</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>1. béidhead</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>2. béidhir</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>3. béidh sé, sí</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>1. béidhimid</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>2. béidhthí</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>3. béidhid</span></p>
<lb n="90"/>
<lb n="91"/><p><span>Instead of beidh, we find in older Irish</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>biaidh.  In Munster béidh is often</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>pronounced beig, and the synthetic forms are</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>used as given in this paragraph.  The é is</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>very often pronounced short; 1, bedh,</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>2, her, 3, hei; plura, I, beimid, 2, he-hee,</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>3, bed.</span></p>
<lb n="98"/>
<lb n="99"/><p><span>689. </span>
<lb n="100"/><span>Chomh dearg le fuil.</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>Chomh searbh le súithche.</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>Chomh dubh le súithche.</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>Chomh dubh le daol.</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>Chomh geal leis an eala</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>Chomh milis le mil.</span></p>
<lb n="106"/>
<lb n="107"/><p><span>690. Ní'lim chomh sean leat-sa, agus</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>ní'lir chomh sean lem' athair.  Atáid óg fós,</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>acht béidhid chomh mór le Fionn Mac Cumhaill.</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>An mbéidhir ar an aonach?  Atá</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>Eudhmonn agus mé féin ag dul a bhaile</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>anois, acht béidhmid ar an aonach.  Do bhí an</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>duine beag chomh hárd leis an bhfear, agus</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>do bhí a cheann chomh mór le h-ubhall; do bhí</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>cóta beag des air.  An maith leat (a) bheith</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>ins an mbád so?  Ní, b'fhearr liom (a)</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>bheith ins an mbád mór úd.  Ní'l Donnchadh</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>chomh h-árd lé Seumas.  Feuch an daol dubh</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>ar an urlár!  Ní haoibhinn dó, ata bean</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>an tighe ag teacht agus uisge te aici.  Ní</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>bhidheann an oidhche chomh fada leis an lá, ins</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>an gheimhreadh.  Is fearr leis an bhfiadh</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>bheith astigh ins an gcoill acht</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>b'fhearr dó bheith amuigh ar an sliabh.</span></p>
<lb n="125"/>
<lb n="126"/><p><span>EXERCISE CXVIII.</span></p>
<lb n="127"/>
<lb n="128"/><p><span>692. Ba mhaith leis bheith 'na rígh</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>B'fhearr liom bheith im'</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>fhear bhocht ná im' rígh.</span></p>
<lb n="131"/>
<lb n="132"/><p><span>694. The imperative mood of atáim —</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>1. (not used)</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>2. bí</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>3. bíodh</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>1. bímis</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>2. bídhidh</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>3. bídís</span>
<lb n="139"/></p>
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<pb n="176"/>
<div><lb n="140"/><p><span>696. Ná is the negative particle used </span>
<lb n="141"/><span>with the imperative mood; as, ná bí ag</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>caint.</span></p>
<lb n="143"/>
<lb n="144"/><p><span>697.  Bíodh ciall agat.  Ní'l ciall aca.</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>Ná bíodh focal agat, bí do thost anois.</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>Bímis ag dul a bhaile; is fearr dúinn bheith</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>ag dul a bhaile, béidh an oidhche dorcha.  Ní</span>
<lb n="148"/><span>raibh an oidhche dorcha ins an bhfoghmhar.  Ní'l</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>an oidhche so chomh geal leis an oidhche ile úd.</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>Ba bidhidh mall, ata an oidhche ag teacht</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>orainn anois.  An bhfuair tú deoch uaidh?</span>
<lb n="152"/><span>Fuair mé deoch uisge, agus do bhí an t-uisge</span>
<lb n="153"/><span>chomh milis le mil.  Bhidheann Art óg ag</span>
<lb n="154"/><span>obair, ba mhaith leis bheith 'na dhochtúir.</span>
<lb n="155"/><span>Sin é an sgeul mar fuair mise é; agus má tá breug</span>
<lb n="156"/><span>ins an sgeal, bíodh.  Atá an sgeul chomh fada agus </span>
<lb n="157"/><span>chomh cam le sean-bhóthar.  Bíodh an fear óg nó aosta, </span>
<lb n="158"/><span>bíodh sé 'na rígh nó 'na fhlaith.</span></p>
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