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"A nation which allows her language to go to ruin, is
parting with the best half of her actual independence,
and testifies to her willingness to cease to exist." — Arch¬
BISHOP TRENCH.
"The Green Isle contained for more centuries than one,
more learning than could have been collected from the rest
of Europe ... It is not thus rash to say that the Irish
possess contemporary histories of the country, written in
the language of the people, from the fifth century. No
other nation of modern Europe is able to make a similar
boast." — SPALDING'S ENGLISH LITERATURE, APPLETON & Co.,
NEW YORK.
Who are the Scotch? A tribe of Irish Scots who crossed
over in the 6h century, overcame the natives, and gave
their name to the country. — J. CORNWELL, PH.D., F. R. S.'s
Scotch History.
The Saxons Ruled in England from the 5th century and
were so rude that they had no written language until the
14th, when the Franco-Normans formulated the English. —
SPALDING.
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next, and thereafter in Cork, Belfast, Galway,
and other provincial centres. This will be the
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SIMPLE LESSONS IN IRISH.
FOURTH SERIES — Written for the GÆL
BY
Rev. EUGENE O'GROWNEY.
PROF. OF KELTIC.
LESSON IX (continued).
88 Genitive Plural: The article
na eclipses the first consonant of the
following word in the genitive plural.
This is a most important rule, and
holds for all nouns in the language
Example :— tráigh na mbád (thrua'¬
ee nă maudh), the strand of the boats.;
gort na gcapall, the field of the horses
cannaj na bhfear, the rock of the men
Carrignavar, County Cork. Tír na
mbeann agus na ngleann (m'yaN agŭs
năng laN), the land of the hills and
valleys; olann na n-uan, the lambs'
wool; olann an uain, the lamb's wool;
oileán na naomh, the island of saints;
Dún na ngall, the fort of the strangers,
Donegal; baile na ngall; tobar na
mbreac:
NOTE — We must remember that
here, as elsewhere nouns beginning in
l m, r, n or s, cannot be eclipsed; as,
oileán na naomh; Cathair na Mart, the
city of the steers, Westport; Saltair
na rann, the Psalter of the verses;
páirc na laogh, Poll na sionnach.
89. Condae an Chláir (kŭndhae ān
chlaur). (the) county of the plain, Co.
Clare; Contae an Dúin, the county of
the fort, Co. Down; Port an Dúin,
the port or landing place near the
fort, Portadown. Tír Eoghain (ōin),
the land of Eoghan, Tyrone. Cuir an
t-aol ar dhruim (yrim) an asail, put
the lime on (the) back of the ass. Ná
cuir an mála ar dhruim an chapaill. A¬
tá olann ag fás ar dhruim an uain. Is
maith liom olann an uain so. Ní maith
liom ceol an asail. Is fada cluas as¬
ail, an ass's ear is long. Mac an t¬
Saoir (theer) descendant of the crafts¬
man, MacIntyre, MacAteer. Mac an
