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AN GAODHAL
Go, that (conj); a particle that ren¬
ders the adj. before which it is put, an
adverb; as, is go h-anamh bidheann tú
ann so, it is seldom you be here.
Na, not (in commanding); as, na h-ob
agus na h-iarr onóir, do not refuse and
do not seek honour.
Le, re, with ; as, tá sé tinn le h-eag¬
la, he is sick (with) from fear.
When the possessive pronoun a, his
her, their; ar, our, follow the simple
prepositions that end in a vowel, n is,
for euphony, inserted 'before' the pro¬
noun to prevent hiatus — as, agus cloch
faoi "n-a" cheann, and a stone under
his head; ó "n-a" croidhe, from her heart
ó "n-a" g-croidhe, from their heart. In
these Examples n is inserted before a,
his; a, her; a, their, following faoi; ó.
Conjugation of the verb “to be," do
bheith — continued.
Indicative mood — Future tense.
Singular
1 Béidh-id, beyid, I will be.
2 Béidh-ir, beyirh, thou wilt be.
3 Béidh sé, bey shay, he (or it) will
be; béidh sí, bey shee, she (or it
will be.
Plural.
1 Béidh mid, beymidh, we will be.
2 Beidh-thidh, beyhee, you will be.
3 Béidhid, beyidh, they will be.
Like the Present tense, the Future,
after the relative pronoun a, who; noch,
who; adopts the termination, eas; as
from béidh, will be : and bidh (present
tense), is usually; is formed béidheas;
and bidheas; as, an té a bhéidheas, he
who will be ; an té bhidheas, he who is
usually. This ending is assumed after
the same relatives (a, and noch by eve¬
ry other verb, neuter and active, in the
language. In the coming Lessons it
will not, therefore, be necessary to give
in other verbs, the relative assertive
form of the Present or Furure tenses
indicative. The relative form of the
verb for the other tenses, imperfect,
perfect, conditional; or for the rela¬
tive 'negative' of even the the present
and future, is that of the third person
singular of each respective tense.
This special ending of the tenses af¬
ter the relative pronoun, is a peculiar¬
ity in Irish.
The future of is, it is; ba or budh, it
was; is bus, it will be; which is sel¬
dom employed except before adjectives
in the superlative degree with a con¬
tingent or future meaning; as, an té
is feárr, he who is best; an té b'fheárr,
he who was best; an té bus feárr, he
who will be best.
AN CHAILLEACH BEURA.
Ní'l áit ná áird in Éirinn a ngabh¬
faidh tú nach g-cloisfidh tú caint air an
g-Cailligh Bheura. B'fhéidir gur as Beura
i g-Corcaigh shiar thógann sí a h-ainm. Tá
mar shean-fhocal ameasg na g-Connacht¬
ach go bh-fuil trí saoghail fada ann :—
Saoghal an iubhair, saoghal an iolra, sao¬
ghal na Caillighe Beura, agus maidir le
beusaibh na caillighe so, a deirear mar
so :—
Níor thug sí salachar na lathaigh so thar
an lathach eile.
Níor ith sí biadh acht an uair a bheidheadh
ocras uirre.
Níor chuaidh sí chodladh go m-beidhead
codladh uirre,
Níor chaith sí amach an t-uisge salach
gur thug sí isteach an t-uisge glan.
A Cómhairle :—
Bhí sí oidhche air fairge le n-a clann
mhac, & bhí an oidhche ciuin dorcha, & é ag
sioc. Bhí an fuacht ag dul go smior ion¬
ta. Dubhairt sí leo iad-fhéin a chongbháil
teith. "Ní fheudamuid," ar siad-san
"Taosg an fhairge amach a's isteach,"
ar sise. "Ní'lmuid ionnan sin a dheun¬
adh," ars an chlann. "Beir air an soith¬
each taoisgthe & líon an bád & taosg a¬
mach arís é." Rinneadar sin & congbh¬
uigheadar iad-fhéin teit go maidin, go
bh-fuaradar uain le teacht i d-tír.
Am eile bhí tarbh ag an g-Cailligh Bheu¬
ra darbh' ainm an "Tarbh Chonnraidh"
[connartha]. Ní raibh aon bhó do chlois¬
feadh a ghéim nach m-beidheadh laogh óg aici
a g-ceann na bliadhna. Cia air bith áit
is feárr & is milse do bheidheadh feur,
