| No. 6.—Vol. V.] | DUBLIN, SEPT. 1st, 1894. | [Price 6d., post free. |
| [No. 54 of the Old Series.] |
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EASY LESSONS IN IRISH.
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EXERCISE XLIV.
§ 275. In Munster ḃ and ṁ at the end of the first syllable of words, are sometimes silent. The previous vowel is then lengthened to make compensation.
| Munster. | ||
| deiṁin | (dev′-in) | (dei-in) |
| deiṁeas | (dev′-ăs) | (dei-ăs) |
| Suiḃne | (siv′-nĕ) | (see′-nĕ) |
| cuiḃe | (Kiv′-ĕ) | (Kee′-ĕ) |
| cuiṁne | (Kiv′-ne) | (Keen′-ĕ) |
| duiḃe | (dhiv′-ĕ) | (dhee′-ĕ) |
| Eiḃlín | (ev′-leen) | (ei′-leen) |
This silencing of ḃ and ṁ takes place (1) when these letters are between vowel sounds, or (2) when preceded by a vowel sound and followed by l, r, n, s.
These peculiarities should not be imitated by beginners.
§ 276.
| go deiṁin, indeed | MacSuiḃne (mok siv′-ne), MacSweeney |
| deiṁeas, a shears | cuiṁne, memory |
| Eiḃlín, Eveleen, Eileen, Ellen |
§ 277. Ní ḟuil cuiṁne ar biṫ agam, fuair mé buille mór trom ó Niall. Ḃi an olann ar m’uan óg, agus fuair mé deiṁeas ó Art; anois ní ḟuil an olann ar an uan. An raiḃ Conn MacSuiḃne liḃ? Ní raiḃ; ḃí sé lé Caṫal. Ní ḟuil an deiṁeas agam, ṫug mé an deiṁeas do Niall. An raiḃ Conn tinn? Ḃí, go deiṁin, agus fuair sé bás. Atá Eiḃlín óg fós. Atá, go deiṁin, agus atá ciall aici, agus ní ḟuil Máire óg, agus ní ḟuil ciall aici.
§ 278. I did not see Art MacSweeney on the island. He was not on the Island, he was above on the cliff. I did not see the seagull on the water. Young Art has no memory yet. Con got a heavy blow from Niall, and he had no memory at all. The day is dry. Yes, indeed. Come with us.
EXERCISE XLV.
§ 279. At the end of words, ḃ and ṁ are sounded like v.
| cíos (kees), rent | [1]follaṁ (fuL′-ăv), empty |
| cliaḃ (klee′-ăv), a basket, cleeve | láṁ (Lauv), the hand |
| duḃ (dhuv), black, black-haired | [1]naoṁ (Naev), a saint |
| talaṁ (thol′-ăv), land, soil |
§ 280. In Ulster ḃ and ṁ broad, at the end of words, are usually pronounced w; thus, the well-known sentence—
| d’iṫ | daṁ | duḃ | uḃ | aṁ | ar | neaṁ | ||
| (deeh | dhov | dhuv | uv | ov | ær | nav) | ||
| is | (deeh | dhou | dhoo | oo | ou | er | nou) | in Ulster. |
This was the sentence quoted by an anti-Irish Irish-
