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Ta se dul nunn 's anall, Na bi dul sìos is suas, Sgeul a cuala me cian o soin,

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On fear crionna, a tainic a gcèin, Gur glas na mullaig bfad uainn,

Ta an taran sin ro mait, Do buailead, è le duine eile,

An mar sin ata?
Nar diol se na fiaċa?
Da ririb ata me,
Crèd fa nać mbuailinn è?

Na teig anonn nios mò,
Tosaig go prab.
Niar cuir se moran araig
uirri riam,

Beag na mbionn na
huile daoine oga in-
geall air macnaois,
Ta tu ro falsa,
Gud as air bain tu leis?

He is going to and fro. Do not go up and down. A story that I heard long ago,

From a wise man that came from afar. That hills are green far from us.

That bread is very good. He was struck by another

man.

Is it so?

Did he pay the debts?
I am in earnest,
Why should I not strike
him?

Do not go over any more.
Begin instantly.
He never gave much heed
to her.
Almost all
Almost all young people
are fond of play.

You are very lazy. Why did you meddle with it?

Nar cuir se fios air a Did he send for his chest?

cofra?

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PREPOSITION.

1. The following prepositions aspirate the nouns that they govern; viz. (140)

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2. Ann, in, and iar, after, eclipse their nouns; as, (141.)

Bhi me a nDùn, iar I was in Down, after dteaċt dam o hAlbain, coming from Scotland.

* Le, with, o, from, and go, to, prefix h to vowels; as, rinne me sin le heagal, I did that through fear; cuaid se go hEirin, he went to Ireland. (142.)

3. Chum, to,

Iar, after,

Deis, after,

Fead, throughout,

Fud, among,

Ionnsuid, unto,

Reir, according to,

Timcioll, about,

and all the expressions, formed by the union of nouns with prepositions, govern the genitive; as, (143.)

Indiaig eirige na gealaig, Bhi me tinn air fead na hoidce,

After the moon's rising. I was sick during the night.

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4. Do, to, governs the dative; and idir, between, the accusative; as, tabair an leabair do na mnaib, give the book to the women.

viz.

5. All the other prepositions govern the ablative;

Ag, at, Air, upon, Ann, in, As, out of, Chuige, to, Dar, by, De, of, Fa, upon, &c. Faoi, fuid, under, · Gan, without, Go, gus, to, D'eiriġ me uair roime la, Ni faran se air ni air bit, Nil moran daoine sàsta le na gcineamnaib,

Ta siad air buile fa na rat,

Le, leis, with,
Mar, like to, as,
O, ua, from,
Os, above,
Re, ris, to,
Roime, before,

Seaca, by, in compa-
rison with,

Thar, tairis, over,
Tre, trid, through,
Um, uime, about; as,

I rose an hour before day.
It does not fit
any thing,
There are not many peo-
ple satisfied with their
fortunes.

They are enraged at his prosperity.

6. Sometimes the government of the preposition is not observed, when gaċ, each, uile, all, or some such adjective comes before the substantive; as, cuaid fear le gaċ bean aca, a man went with every woman. (144.)

The

SYNTAX.

FORE

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The construction of prepositions promiscuously exemplified,

Suid inaice an tsoluis, Seasam os cuinne an dorais,

Na tar am amarc, Na bi a mbaile mòr, no a gcaislean, gan bean air do leitsgeul, Rinne me so le heagal, Çeitre troige air doimneaćd,

Chuaid se fan mbaile,

Chuaid se cum an baile, Chuaid si agcuinne mine, A ndeiread na hoidċe,

Raca sise faoi Dhomnac, Beid si pòsda faoi ceann bliadna,

Roime luide na hoidċe, Mar mnaoi a biad faoi

lean dub,

Sit near the light.
Stand opposite the door.

Do not come into my sight. Be not in a city or castle roithout a woman to

befriend you. I did this for fear. Three feet in depth.

He went throughout or about the town. He went to the town. She went for meal. In the latter part of the night. Shewill go before Sunday. She will be married be fore a year. Before night fall.

As a woman who would be under melancholy."

Ta si neamacfuinea cair She is incapable of telling

breug a innse,

Bhi sròn cam air Gholl,
Mar mèaraib fear ag si-
nim teud,
Ta sin do réir na firinne,

Is cosmuil le firinne è, Sgriobam air uairib le

solas coindle, Is cosmuil le bosgasnaoi

sin è, Bionn si na gcomnaig sa teac mdr ud,

a lie.

Gaul had a crooked nose. Like the fingers of men playing harps. That is conformable to the truth. It is like the truth. Iwrite sometimes by candle light. It is like a snuff-box.

She dwells in yonder great house.

Se

Se sin an bealać go Baile-
at-cliat,
An bfuil a fios agad ca.
air a bfuil gean agam?
Is iomda fear saidbir gan
suaiṁneas,

Is beag a solas san tsao-
gal,

Is le na natair è,
Ta beoir a dtig is aguibse,

Ni raibeamar a caint fad
atairse,

Ni lem toil a pòs si è,

Ta mac san arm aige, Abair focal no do don amran,

Ameasg mac na sagairt,

Do peacamairne anagaid
De,

Do deana se siot a dtaoib
a peacaid,
Thainic se go hAlbainn,

That is the way to Duo
lin.

Do you know whom I
love?
There is many a rich man
without tranquillity.
He has little pleasure in
the world.

It is their father's.
There is beer in your

house.
We were not speaking
about your father.
It was not with my will

that she married him. He has a son in the army. Repeat a word or two of

the song.
Among the sons of the
priests.

We have sinned against
God.
He shall make peace con-
cerning his sin.
He came to Scotland.

CONJUNCTION.

1. The conjunctions agus, and, no, or, na, than, and the like, have the same moods, and cases, after them that go before them; as, amuil mar ata, agus bi, agus bias go brataċ, as it was, and is, and shall be for ever; tosac an lae agus na hoibre, the beginning of the day and of the work. (145.)

2. Mar, as, o, since, sul, before that, ma, if, mur, if not, na, than, gur, that, and their compounds, aspirate; as,

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