AN GAODHAL
VoL. 1. — No. 3. DECEMBER, 1881. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
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
bh and mh sound like w, when follow¬
ed or preceded by a o u, and like v, if
preceded or followed by e and i, dh and
gh, like y; sh and th like h; ch like ch; ph
like f; fh is mute, and all the aspirated
letters at the end of words are nearly
silent.
FOURTH LESSON.
ADOPTED FROM BOURKE'S
Pronounced.
aill, a cliff,
aill.
ál, a brood,
awl.
ala, a swan,
ol-lah.
árd, high,
aw-urdh.
at, a swelling,
oth.
bád, a boat,
bhawdh.
bárr, top; consideration,
bhaw-ur.
bó, a cow,
bow (arrow).
bog, soft,
bug.
bolg, belly, bellows,
bullug.
cam, hooked, bent,
cawm.
cás, case,
caw-iss.
dall, blind,
dhall.
dill. fond, beloved,
dhill.
black, dubh, dismal,
dhuv.
fada, long,
faudha.
gann, scarce,
ghawunn.
gar, near,
gawr.
gas, a stalk.
goss.
glan, clean,
glaun.
glas, green,
gloss.
lán, full,
lhawn.
long, a ship,
lhung,
lorg, track,
lhurg.
mall, late,
mahulh.
mam, mother,
maum.
mós, manner,
mo-iss.
muc, a pig,
muck.
nós, fashion.
nho-iss.
óg, young,
o-ug
orc, prince,
urk.
ord, order,
urdh.
pis, pease,
pish.
port, tune, harbor,
purth.
righ, king,
ree.
rosg, eye.
ro-usg
tonn, wave,
thunn.
1. ál óg, ala bán, ath árd, bolg mór
agus bó dhubh. 2. cás cam, bárr glas,
bád fada, orc dall, mam dill agus gas
gann. 3. long mór, lorg glan, righ óg,
rosg gorm, ord árd, tonn mhór agus gas
bog. 4. port binn, tonn árd agus at
mór. 5. muc dhubh, bó ghlas, rosg bhog
agus bolg mór. 6. ala mall, ál gann,
gas bán agus bárr bog. 7. pis lán, úr,
agus gas cam, ór trom agus rós úr.
DR, GALLAGHER'S SERMONS,
(Continued).
Leigheamuid a leabhar na righthe go n-
deachaidh an Bhainrighan Betsabé 'g iarr¬
idh athchuinge air a mac Solamh, mac
Daibhidh. N'uair a chualaidh a 'n rí shí
bheith teacht, chuaidh ann a h-aracais go
luath-gháireach, rinne úmhlugh'dh agus onóir
dhi, agus chuir air a dheas-láimh ann a cha¬
thaoir rioghdha shí; dubhairt leishi, gach nídh
a theastaidh uaishi iarraidh go dána agus
nach n-diúltóchadh sé féin aon nidh airshi
a d' iarrfadh sí. Iarr a mháthair, óir ní
bh- fuil se ceart go g-cuirfinn móisiam
air do ghnuis.
Mar an g-ceudna tar éis Muire
Bhain-Tighearna chaitheadh a téarmadh air
an t-saoghal so, agus ghur mhian le n-a h-
Aon Mhac a breith chuige féin go párthas,
thainic se ann a h-aracas, agus sluaighte
