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AN GAOḊAL.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
IRISH.
Roman.
Sound.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
ḃ and ṁ sound like w when follow¬
ed or preceded by a o u, and like v, if
preceded or followed by e and i; ḋ and
ġ, like y; ṡ and ṫ like h: ċ like ch; ṗ
like f: ḟ is mute and all the aspirated
letters at the end of words are nearly
silent.
EIGHTH LESSON.
ADOPTED FROM BOURKE'S.
Pronounced.
áḋ luck, awe,
ann' in, on, ahn.
air, on; on him. eir.
bán, white; a field, bawn.
bárr, top; consideration, bawr.
bun, foundation, bun.
cré, earth, kray.
críoċ, end, kree-ugh.
deire, last, dher-a.
é, he, it (masculine), eh.
é sin, that; é seo, this, shin; sho.
í, she, her (feminine), ee.
is, it is, iss.
fear, man, far.
feur, grass, fare.
fionn, fair, fehuhn.
fíor, true, fee-ur.
gaċ uile níḋ, everything, gach ille knee.
geal, bright, gal.
lón, stór, a store, low-un.
ní, not, nhee.
tá, am, art, is, are, thaw.
talaṁ, earth, thall-uv.
tús, beginning, thoo-us.
1. an fíor an sgeul? 2. ní fíor an
sgeul? 3 ḃ-fuil an feur glas? 4. tá
rn feur glas. 5. ḃ-fuil seun air an tír?
6. ní ḃ-fuil seun air an tír. 7. ní
buan seun. 8. ḃ-fuil iasg daor no saor?
9. tá iasg daor. 10. an reult no
neul é sin? 11. ní reult no neul é, aċt
is é an rae é. 12. an sgeul no mian é sin?
13. is sgeul é. 14. an srian é sin air
an n-giall? 15. ḃ-fuil an ċluas suas? 16
tá suan orm. 17. ḃ-fuil suan ort?
18. té an ḃ-meur fuar. 19. tá an
ġrian árd. 20. tá an ġrian anns an
spéir. 21. tá an ġrian an neul. 22.
gan lón, gan caraid. 23. tá uan bán.
24. tá an ṗéist air an g-cré. 25. tá
an ċré fuar, 26. ní ḃ-fuil suan air an
talaṁ. 27. tá suan le Dia. 28. b-fuil
Dia ann? 29. tá Dia ann. 30. is sé
Dia tús agus deire, bun agus bár de
gaċ uile niḋ.
1. Is the story true? 2. It is not true. 3. Is
the grass green? 4. The grass is green. 5. is
prosperty on the country? 6. Prosperity is on the
country. 7. Properity is not lasting. 8. Is fish
dear or cheap? 9. Fish is dear. 10. Is that a
star or a cloud? 11. It is neither a star nor a
cloud - it is the moon. 12. Is that a story or a
fish? 13. It is a story, 14. Is that a bridle on
the cheek? 15. Is the ear erect? 16. I am in
a slumber. 17, Are you in a slumber? 18. The
finger is cold. 19. The sun is high. 20. The sun
is in the sky. 21 The sun is in a cloud. 22. With-
out store, without triend. 23. A lambi s white,
24. The worm is on the earth. 25. The clay is
cold. 26. There is no rest on earth. 27. There
is rest with God. 28. Is there a God? 29. There
is a God. 30. God is the beginning and the end,
the foundation and the top of all things.
THE IRISH COPY BOOK.
We have received a sample Irish
Copy Book, gotten up by Marcus
Ward & Co. of Belfast, Ireland. It is
a beautiful work of art, and reflects
great credit on the patriotism of the
firm. Any one practising through the
copy can write with ease Irish text-
hand. Also, a specimen of fine toned
Stationnery, with Gaelic mottoes
We are about sending to Belfast for
some of the stationery, and if any of
our readers desire to use it we shall
supply them. Price, — 2.50 a ream.
Send 60 cents to this office and the Gael will be
mailed to you for a year ; it will help to remove the
slur inseparable from our boasted patriotism, and at
the same time neglecting its very essence.
