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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
XIV. LESSON. —
Exercise 1
Translate —
1 You are welcome, John ; how are you? 2. I
am well; may he also who enquires be well. 3.
Had ye a great feast last night at your father's
house? 4. We had, indeed ; we were eating and
drinking with pleasure, and we were all merry to
the breaking of the dawn (of morn); the young peo¬
ple danced with delight, and they sang melodious
strains. 5. How many persons were in (it) ? 6.
There were ten young men, and eight young wo¬
men. 7. It was an agreeable meeting you had ; do
you know the names of each of the men? 8. I do,
indeed, know them; there was Hugh, Arthur, Da¬
vid, Brian, Denis, Eugene, James, Laurence, Peter,
and Richard in it, along with the elite (scaith) of the
town. 9. Who are the young women ? do you know
the name of each of the them ? 10. I do know;
Bridget, Catherine, Eliza, Mary, Honora, Sabia,
Rose, Jane, and Celia; that is all who were in it.
11. There were not many in it. 12. I know there
were not; but we were all (of) us relatives. 13. Who
sat at the head of the table? 14. My father sat at
the head of the table. 15. Did you taste of (the)
spirits? 16. I did taste of spirits. 17. Did you
drink wine cheerily? 18. I did drink wine cheer¬
ily. 19. Were you drunk? 20. It is true that I
was not drunk. 21. What is wine? 22. It is the
juice of the vines that grow in France, in Italy,
and throughout Europe. 23. Do you know what
thing is uisge beatha (water of life)? 24. I do;
water, or spirits, that comes from the juice of the
barley or oats, when there is made of it malt or
barm. 25. Were the mutton and the beef good,
rich? 26. They were, indeed, very good, and very
rich. 27. Who carved the venison? 28. Charles
M'Hugh carved it. 29. Who carved the fowl and
the chickens? 30. I carved them myself. 31. At
what hour did the meeting separate? 32. It sepa¬
ated at eight o'clock in the morning, when the sun
was high above the horizon.
Conjugation of a regular verb "do
mhol,' to praise — continued.
Indicative Mood — Perfect Tense,
Singular
1 Mholas, wollas, I praised.
2 Mholais, wollish, thou praisedst.
3 Mhol sé, wol shay, he (or it prai¬
sed; Mhol sí, wol shee, she (or
it) praised.
Plural.
1 Mholmar, wolmarh, we praised.
2 Mholbhar, wolwarh, you praised.
3 Mholdar, woldarh, they praised.
Future Tense.
1 Molfad, molfadh, I will praise.
2 Mólfair, molfirh, thou wilt praise
3 Molfaidh sé, molfy shay, he will
praise.
Plural.
1 Molfamuid, molfamuidh, we will
praise.
2 Molfaidh, molfwy, you will praise
3 Molfaid, molfwid, they will praise
Conditional.
1 Mholfainn, wolfwinn, I would praise
2 Mholfá, wolfaw, thou wouldst praise
3 Mholfadh sé, wolfoo shay, he would
praise.
Plural.
1 Mholfamuis, wolfamush, we would
praise.
2 Mholfaidh, wolfwy, you would praise
3 Mholfaidís, wolfueedeesh they would
praise,
The Analytic, or simple form, of each
tense in this and in every other mood,
is conjugated by placing after the
third person singular in each the per¬
sonal pronouns, mé, tú, sé, sí, sinn, sibh,
siad. Ex —
For the Present Tense Indicative.
Singular.
Molaidh (molee) mé, I praise.
Molaidh tú, thou praisest.
Molaidh sé, he praises.
Plural.
Molaidh sinn, we praise.
Molaidh sibh, you praise,
Molaidh siad, they praise
For the Imperfect.
Mholadh (wulloo) mé, l used to praise.
Mholadh tú, thou usedst to praise.
Mholadh sé, he used to praise.
