AN GAOḊAL.
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students who are somewhat advanced
would profit by a careful study of it.
The more unnusual words are explain¬
ed in the glossary. cónra, bain, feoga
and ċonairc are not in O'Reilly's, but
he gives, cónraċ, coffin-maker; they
are in common use by all speakers.
LESSONS IN GAELIC.
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
SECOND LESSON. — Continued
Translation of Exercise 1.
1 ál óg. 2. ala bán. 3 at árd. 4
bolg mór. 5 bó duḃ. 6 cás cam. 7
bárr glas. 8 bád fada. 9 orc dall.
16 mam dill. 11 gas gann. 12 long
mór. 13 lorg glan. 14 rosg gorm. 15
riġ óg. 16 ord gar. 17 tonn mór. 18
gas bog. 19 port binn. 20 tonn árd,
agus at mór. 24 muc duḃ agus bo glas
22 rosg bog agus bolg mór. 23 ala
mall agus ál gann. 24 gas bán agus
bárr bog. 25 pis lán agus gas cam.
26 rós úr agus ór trom.
Translation, Part 2.
1 taḃair deoċ do Máire, tá tart
airṫi. 2 cia caoi ḃ-fuil do ṁam? 3
taḃair caṫaoir go Ṡeáġan, má sé do
ṫoil é. 4 taḃair arán do Páḋraic, tá
gort air. 5 ḃ-fuil mam agad, agus
ḃ fuil sé go maiṫ? 6 tá mam agam,
agus tá sí go maiṫ. 7 raḃ tú gar le
Seáġan? 8 ní raḃ mé gar le Seáġan,
aċ ḃí mé gar le Máire. 9 cuir arán
air an clár. 10 feuċ an láṁ fada,
bán tá aig Seáġan.
LESSON III.
VOCABULARY.
(The pronunciation is under each word.)
ball, a member.
ba-ull (short).
blas, taste.
bloss.
bord, a table.
burdh
broc, badger.
bruck
bun, foundation.
bun
cat, cat.
koth
cill, church.
kill (ll as in William)
clann, children.
klann (the nn nasal)
clé, left-handed.
klay
cló, nail, type.
klo
cliú, fame, renown
klew
corn, goblet.
kurn
crom, crooked.
krum
cúl, back.
kool
cú, hound.
too
donn, brown.
dhunn
rus, (brush) wood.
russ
srón, nose.
shrown
tinn, sick, sore.
the-in (in one syllable)
tír, country.
thee ir
tor, tower.
thur
tosd, silence.
thusdh
tús, beginning.
thoous
ionan, able.
nan
Exercise 1.
Translate into Irish. —
1. The limb is ailing. 2. The cat and the bad¬
ger. 3. The palm (hand) is sore. 4. The coun¬
try is white. 5. The print is black. 6. The wave
is blue. 7. The cat is brown. 8. The son is
young .9. The day is long. 10. The tower is high
11. The butter is fresh. 12. The table is high.
13. The goblet is bent (crooked).
anois, now, anish.
uair, hour, oo-air.
seo, or so, this, sho, or so.
siúḃal, walking, shool.
síos, down, shee-iss.
bóṫar, road, bo-hur.
breáġ, fine, bir-aw.
tirm, dry, thir-im.
duḃairt, did say, dhoo-airth.
caint, talking, kawinth.
go, that, guh.
feur, grass, fair.
blas, taste, bloss.
