English, (3) Example bán, white tar, come thou liomsa, with me bean, a woman ciall, sense cat, a battle dán, a poem 2 liquid, before e or i, as d dearmud,, forget in guardian, E 1 long, as ea in great, 2 short, as e in let, F1 as f in fan, Sfulness se, sir soillse, light fáilte, welcome G 1 before e or i, as g in get, gean, love 2 before a, o or u, as g in gun, gorm, blue n} g I 1 long, as ie in field, 2 short, as i in fit, Example mil, honey mall, slow buille, a blow mo, my duine, a man ceann, a head crìon, withered barr, the top sonas, happiness sin, that this sound is not found tart, thirst in English, (8) 2 liquid, before e or i, as t in bastion, U 1 long, as u in true, 2 short, as u in but, }teine, fire tu, thou cumus, power N. B. H; as no Irish word begins radically with this letter, it is considered only as a mark of aspiration; and when affixed to a consonant, it is denoted by a point placed over it; thus, a b, c, d, f, g, m, p, s, t, denote bh, ch, dh, fh, gh, mh, ph, sh, th, (9) The letters are classed as follows: o broad vowels, (10) 201 u small vowels, (10) |