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as, a power of people,

]on),\&

bAoine.

Shake, v,

cttAic-eAé,

in/".

Spread,

le>Acr)Ulo>

-nUoAó,

in/.

Terril)le,

uacitka^,

adj. (from

uac,

loneliness,

solitariness)

; UAcbArAc,

adj., from uacBav,

desolateness,

wildnesSjterribleness

; cnooA,

hard-

fought, valiant, terrible; as, csi

cnoDA, a

terrible battle

; biv\f),

vehement

; njilreAc,

destructive

;

from

iijiU,

destroy.

Tuscany,

CuvcAin,/.

War,

co5<\6, m, caó

(battle),

jnjtteAr (strife), m,

conjttAC,

(contention, struo-gle,

which

the

contending

parties

meet).

EXERCISE XXXIX.

Have you any

news

(nuAÓAcc,

pr.

nooyacht) ?

have no news. 3.

Has

your

father

any news

? 4.

father has no

news; we

who live

in the

country,

have no

news

(idiomatic form

—there

is no

news at, or

ibr us who

live

in the country)

;

you who live

in the town

ought to

have the news

the

day

{\x

có]\\

bAOib a

z''X

'f-^t)

Tt7-bA]le

Tbó)ji,

rt)

beiócAÓ

i)ua6acc jac

aot) Iao

A5Aib)?

Have

you

heard of tliis terrible

war

which is about

shake

Europe?* 6. Of course I have

(30

c|i;ce

ciiaIaj*) :

its roar

has been

heard not alone

throughout

the

land (bo

cluii;eA6

jéjrp

1)]

b-e

ATbA^i)

cft]&

AT?

ci|i),

but has echoed in

every

valley, and glen, and dell, from

Howth to Urrus Head

(acc

^ajjt

rr)Ac-AiUe

Ai;i;

5AC

A5Uf

jleAtji), a5U|* cIuat)

BiOU-6^Ai|i,

ceAT)t)

jA]ii-iiii|-).

7. Is it

likely that its

Hame

will

spread towards

(cu5ATT}r)-t)e) ? 8.

I am

under

apprehension that it

will (Irish

idiom

—there

is no

fear on

that it will).

brothers

James and

William

are

\inder the

apprehension

that

it will

(a fear is on my brothers

James

and WilUam,

&c.)

10.

Indeed

there

should

apprehension on

them. 11.

I said

so (biibA|ftc

n)]Ye

i*)!}),

and that

they should

possessed of

courage

(Irish

idiom—

and that it is

right for

them that

courage

should

in them).

12. Are

you

afraid (is there fear

on you)?

13.

I am not

afraid

—

never

was, and

never shall

(there is not fear on

me—

there never

was, and never shall be). 14.

Ave

your

father

and

cousins

afraid? 15. They are not afraid

: they

are

possessed of

that bravery which

the race

the

Fitz-

Geralds

are

wont

to exhibit (cCv

jorjocu

at)

cfteurjAf

u&,

]\'

fouAl

t)o clAt)

3f^<^li<^l^c

cAH*bAi)A6).

16. What

Powers

•

Written during

the

week in which

the war between

France

and Austria

commenced,

April,

1859.

ICO

SKLF-fNSTRUCTION

IRISH.

are

engaged

tWs war?

17.

France

(ax)

'f\i^]])c),

and

Sardinia

(Saji'íjdia),

and

the

north of Italy,

-the

one

side

—

Austria

the other?

18. What

is the cause

war

hetween

them

(cAb

& ai) r-A6bA]i

co^aiÓ

civ gacjia) ?

19.

A desire

on the one

side

obtain liberty ; on

the other

retain

power

(&u]l a^i act) cAob

le ]*AO|t|*Acc

A5A1I,

A3iif

le ceAi)t)A|*

coi;5bA|l a]|i

ai)

cAob

e]le). 20.

Is not war

great scourge

mankind (i)ac

n)ó|v at)

|*ciu|t|*A,

cojaÓ

A|it

A1J

ciurje

&AOUA

[human race]

)

? 21.

is indeed. 22.

What

lovely thing

peace

is. 23. Oh

yes,

it is

very

lovely ; we do

not know

its value

till

see

what

evil

war

has done.

24.

peace very

much

{]X

iv^l \]oxx)

x\oi-c'^}\)

b-Ai;-it>o|i).

25.

not

afraid

of this

war

(Irish

form—

let

not fear

on you with regard to

this war). 26.

I am

not

afraid

;

for

I put my hope

in the

God of

battles

(cii]|t]ir)

mo óoccAf

Ai)r)

i)(A

i)A

5-cAc)

and

the God of

peace, and take

from His hands

(Ajuf

5lACA]n)

ó i)-a lAtT;A]b)

war

or peace, as

wishes

(fioc-civ]r)

i;o

cojaó

|téi|i

rt}Atv

coil

leif).

27. You are very wise I see—

well in

matters

of this

world

matters

relating to the next

xye\t\\i

AT)

c-fA05A]l

A5uf

i)e]C]b ai?

c-|'A05aiI

ejle).

28. Do not praise

if you

please. 29.

shall not

; I

only

tell the truth

(i)]

rbolf

;

1;]

beiiiim

acc at)

^'HtjUe).

30.

Good-by (beAi;t;Acc leAc). 31.

Good-by

kindly

(50

liA^b

TWENTY-SIXTH

LESSON.

The preposition

le,

leif,

with,

conveys

the idea

expressed

the words

belonging

to,"

on the

side

of,"

under the

dominion

of;"

as,

leif

Ai)

"CiseAjtijA,

Au c]\\i]\)\)e

A^uf

ai)

rtjeub

civ

Ai)u.

The earth, and all that is

it, belong to

the Lord.

2li) le

ACAjii

Ai)

feAiibp05Ai;cAi6

|*o ?

Does this

ser-

vant

belong

your father

2lr)

ir)U]uciii

ai)

cíii-5|ia6a cu|-a? Do you

belong

the

patriotic party ?

When le,

leif,

refers

to the subject

a proposition, it

SELF-rNSTRUCTION

IN IRISH.

161

means

literally

with one's self," or

with

themselves,"

and,

therefore, alone,

or air.ay

—as,

T,'^

leu*

féiT).

He is alone (literally,

with

himself).

aijn

AT)

5eu5.

I'll

not leave thee, thou

lone one,

To pine on

the

stem.

-'Irish Melodies.

Ceic

leAC, A

fe-Afj-ntt,

eexxn

rt)o\\\

ti*

rsic-

Flee

wiM

thyself

{i.e.,

away

old

man,

not make

delay, nor

rest.

—Irish Homer,

book

t)'

m]t>

isir

ror^Ac.

^ent

««^sy

silently.

—

Ibid.

Literally

—

went

with

himself"

silently.

l.é]f,

as we see

from

last

lesson, is the

prepositional

pro-

noun, for

le,

^'e.

The English phrase,

he is alone," or

they

are

alone,"

is,

therefore,

rendered—

civ

t*^

le]V

y:^\)

;

civ

-|*ja&

leo

^é]t).

These

various meanings

the

preposition

le retains in its coippound

form

LjOtD, leAc,

le]f,

le|ce,

IjW,

"With me

;

with thee ;

with him

; with

her

with

;

Ijb,

leo,

with

you

;

with them.

leo, with them, is pronounced

as if spelled

leov," and vulgarly

leofa."

Ccx

"lion-tie" ceAftc,

<i^\^.e,

av- 5-cAiTi&e.

our side

is virtue

and Erin.

Literally

—

Are with

us justice,

Eire,

and our friends.

—Irish Melodies,

39.

Observe

how

the

verb (ci\) goes before ceA|tc,

©ifte,

&c.

l)lóeAtjt) tjA

connA,

Ajtt

a|x

ttinceAo

»-cnéi5rio

ceAcc

AO|re,

'S 6'Ari

b-)ri\5'A]l

Ctl'AC-tjÓnA

Alfl

At) Z]\'A]^ bi\t)

llT)n

^©11)."

And the

wave

that

danced

on,

at morning,

ebbs from

us.

And

leaves

eve

on the bleak

shore

alone.

Obs. 1.

—When le,

\qw,

conveys the idea of

possession,"

''dominion,"

follows

the

assertive

form of the verb

bejc,

be—

viz.,

if,

; bu6,

bA, it

was ;

bu6,

that

it may

(but

has

only

its

primary

meaning,

that of with,

along

with,

after

the

other

forms, civ,

is;

bf,

was;

be|8,

will be;

and

their

inflections)

; as in

the following

axiom

justice

from

the

Irish

code

—the

Brehon

Laws

162

SELF-INSTRUCTION

IN IRISH.

reAt^" ^n

sAb^o.

the

owner of the cow

the

calf

belongs.

Literally

—

It is

with the

man of the

cow the cali^parlus seqicilur

vmtrem.

In this sense Irish

peasants ask children,

Ci<x

le||- cu?

—

Whose

child

are you ? (Literally,

whom with,

you.)

Cja

\e]X

cu,

A buACAil?—Whose son are

you, boy?

Ci<x

lei|*

cu,

ci^]\\x)?

—

Whose

daughter

are you, girl?

Cia

At>

c|ieib

A]t

lejf

cu?

—

what

tribe

you

belong?

Obs.

—

The possessive

pronouns mine, thine,

his,

her, our, your,

their;

and the form, my

own,

our

own,

&c.,

are translated into

Irish

means

the prepositional

pronouns, Ijon^, leAC,

le|f,

lejce, Ijt;!?, Ijb, leo

(see next

Exercise).

VOCABULARY.

About Caround),

cinjcjoll ; for a

fe-

z-\n}C]o\\ (a

preposition compounded

in,

and

cinjcjoU,

border),

the

borders,

surrounding.

Ass, iXl'Al,

Cow,

;

plur.

bvN.

Dowry, rp^e,

This Irish word

originally meant

cattle,

because

the

marriage

portion

in olden

times

given to

daughters

consisted

cattle

—

custom existing still

among

the

peasantry.

May

(month

of), bevMceine. The

month

May

is called

n)i

l)CAl-ceirje,

the month of Bel's

fire,"

because

the first

this

month

the pagan

Irish

lighted,

the tops of

the

highest

hills,

puri-

ficatory

fires in

honour

of their

god

Bel—the

Belus

the

Persians—

i.e.,

the Sun,

which deity

they

paid

divine

honours.

bliA5Ao, a

year, more

correctly

spelled

belAjn,

is derived

from

bel,

the sun,

and

Aio,

a circle.

Mill,

niuiUio,

(Welsh,

we/m,-

Fr.,

moulin: Dut,

molen; Gr.,

^íA??,

mule;

Lat.,

mola),Íxom

the

Irish

term

njol,

the

axle,

which it

turns

;

plur.

ti)ii]U]f)iD.

Mule,

Tj)ú]Ue, m,plur.

r))U|llce. Lat.,

mula.

Ox,

bAii),

njAtic,

plur.

SA)iij

;

njAittr.

Pagan, Pa5

At)

Ac,

^/ur. aj^,

from

the

Latin,

Pagns.

Poet, bATtt), vils.

piw.

bA]tt&,

pilié.

Poultry,

éAt)lA]c,

generic plural

term,

meaning

birds

of all kinds.

Pound,

putjcA;

as, a

pound

weight,

puTjcA n}eAóACAin;

pound

ster-

ling,

puncA

A]t;5io

; from

pondus,

Latin.

Robes,

cuU|ó

(dress),

from

c«l, or

col,

from

which comes

coUt),

the

body

;

and cas,

dress.

Stock,

Ainoeir,/-

Turkey

(the country

of),

Cuincir,

/"•

bird of that

name,

triAArjcAc..

Woo,

rwinip.

»»«p- »2

.•

ruirtu5'^^6i

»»v

;

brieu5,

imp.

m; btieu^Ao,

inf.;

from

bneuj,

lie,

for

those who

woo,

flatter, and in

doing

so, over-

colour

the

truih

;

viM1Mo=g»^c,

lover,

a suitor

;

also,

in a

secon-

dary

sen»e,

trifler.

The u

pronounced

short;

the

syllable

rum

the

foregoing is

pronounced

the

English word

ser.

SELF-INSTRUCTION

IN IRISH.

163

EXERCISE XL.

Robert

and

^lichael

—

KiobAjib

A5uf

2í)|Cv^el.

this

mine or

yours?

—

2lr)

liorD-]*A

fo,

t)o

leAC-fA

2. It is not

mine

nor

yours

;

father's.

3. It

therefore, yours,

for what

belongs to your father belongs to

you

(a]|i

A!)

ívóbA|i

í*it),

]]• leAC-fA.

ó]|t

leAC-fA

ai;

roeub A

bAir;eAf

ACAjit).

4. Are not you his owii

especial son

(Mac

ttjac le]|- ^ejr)

cu-fA)

? 5.

his own

especial

son. 6.

You appear to

have

been

all alone (Irish

idiom

—

with

yourself)

this evening.

Indeed I have been

all alone till

you came

(uo

511(1

ca]!)ic

mi-ta),

thanlvs for

your

friendly attention (bu|bcACAf

biqc

frAO]

c>\iiv\bA|-).

am sorry

had not been able

come yesterday

evening

meet your

friends

[v]

n)A]C

l|oin

iu\ii h' |:'.v|b]]t

Ijorr)

ceACc

c|tAc-T)6r)A a

ijAe

A15

bCA]!

CA|ttbe). 9. I

was sorry too,

for all our friends were wit/t us

—

you

alone

(ATr)C\]i5)

of all were not with us. 10. When did the meet-

ing (bA]l)

separate

(bix]|* fUA]*)

] 1.

did not separate

till four

o'clock this

morning.

12.

this

house

your

father's own?

13. No,

it is

mine;

for

my grandmother

(rnACAiitrijoit),

whom

belonged,

left it to me; it is nov/

mine.

14. Has she left the

houses,

the

mill

(tt)U]Iii)),

the

farm

(peilrr»),

and stock

(Aijtu&if)

to you? 15. No, she has

not

;

these are

not

mine, they

are James O'Brien's, my cou-

sin.

16. But to whom do the

cows (Ba), and the horses

(See Sixteenth Lesson,

89),

and all

the sheep on the

other farm belong?

17.

They

are all the property

brother Stephen

—

the

cows are his

;

the

horses are his ; the

oxen

(bA]n))

are his

;

the

mules and asses,

the sheep and

goats, the poultry

even, such

geese,

ducks, turkeys, lien?,

cocks

(See Twenty-third

and Twenty-fourth

Lessons), all

belong

to him.

18.

Has

thousand oxen? 19.

Indeed

has,

perhaps

more.

20.

Whose child" is this boy

yonder?

"Cja

leif

ai)

buACA]U

c<vll?

21. He is

my brother's

child

—

a fine

boy, and very

cofArbAil

le") his father.

22.

Who has all

the money your

grand-

father

had

amassed

? 23.

It has been all, only about

thou-

sand pounds,

bequeathed

to my

sister Anne

—

>*a3aó

lomlAt)

At) A]|x5e]b,

cjTTjcjoll

iTjíle

fHii;cA, A]5

n^o

óeA|ib-f-|ii|i

2li;r)A.

164

SELF-INSTRUCTION

IRISH.

24.

will

nifike

handsome

dowry for her

—

béAUf:<x|6

l'pjté

beAj*

fc»!

? 25. It will,

indeed.

26. Is

she

not

ffoing

get

married

tliis

month—the lovely

month of May

mjAr»

lejco

pofAÓ

6eAt)AÓ,

aí;

xv]

—

nj]

^lu]i) xja

BeAl-ce|i)e

27. She is not; it is in her own power

(||*

fe]b]]i

le]ce),

but

she has deferred

the

marriage

till

the

beginning

the coming

month

(50

co||'eAC

at)

n)]

cu3Air)i)),

from

the

old

pagan notion which still

exists

among

some people, that it

is not lucky to marry

(uac

b-pu]l

]*e

fOUA pofA6)

in May. 28. Is it in that month

which poets

love to sing

—that month which appears

to be

the

most delightful

month of

all the

months in the

year

(be

Ti;|OfA]b

T)A

bl]A5Ai)A)

;

when

earth

and sky, wooing

us to

the

transient

things of life,

put

on their newest robes, and

look

charming

and joyous,

as if

telling all Adam's race

happy."

the month,

too, of Mary;

month full

of be-

nedictions

to every

child

who loves so

good a mother

—

2lt)

n?!

A]jt

b-|-ni]l i)a

|.*ili6

50 |*|Ofi

a^j

beAi)Ab ]iAi)i)

—

]'ulcit)A]|ie be

n)|0|*A]b

i;a

bl]A5Ai)A,

^uiiA^ii

cu|]teAUi)

at;

ciiu]i)i;e

A5iif

au j'peuit,

i)-A|i

TT)-b|ieu5A6

A15

ue^ce

ci\i|te

Ai)

c-fAOJA]!

yo,

5-C0IIA16

iijia

0|1|ií:u, a5uj*

ArbAjtCAOU

7JO

131

Alt)

AC,

feUUri)All

ATT)A]l

a']* A15

|lí\Ó lo

|*|ol

2lÓAin7

—

"B|6|6

fubAC."

2t)A||ie

—

ri)]

z'a Uvi)

beAi)i)AccA]b bo

^ac

ujle

leAub A15

b-fu]l

3itC\6

ajji

Tr)ACA]|i

ceAUAn)A]l.

29.

Does your

sister

know all this?

b-pujl

y]oy

A15

6eA|ib-fiu|t

Ajjt Ai)

njeub

fo?

30. She

does

(civ

i-'ioi*)

;

but, like many in matters

of this

kind (acc

rnA]t

Icofi A i^eicjb

be'u r-|*ATÍ;Ail

yo), she follows

the

words

foolish

women, and sets common

sense and reason

aside. LeAi)Ai)i;

cajuc fAob-bAi;

A5Uf

cu]]ieAi}t) A^i

le^c

ciaU

A^uf

cuj3|*|r)c.

31. Please tell her what

I have been

remarking.

32. I shall, but it

use (beAjipAb; acc

v\l

AOt)

5A|i

Atjr)).

33.

Good-by

(|'Iai) leAc).

TWENTY-SEVENTH

LESSON.

Obs

The

English verbs, I choose ;

desire

;

dis-

regard

;

care

not ; I

; I

pity

; I

prefer

;

love

rather;

wish

;

I wish

rather; I am

fond of; I

remember;

fc'ELF-lNSTRUCTION

IN IRISH.

165

wouder ; I am surprised , I am

wont ; it

seems

right

;

poor;

jnst: bad;

hard; pleasant;

wonderiul ,

and

others

of kindred meaning,

are rendered into Irish

peculiarly

idiomatic

way

—viz,,

by the

assertive verb

\]\

is; bA,

was;

followed

adjective or

noun, with the

noun or

pronoun

which

in the

English is the subject

nominative,

governed

Irish

the

preposition Ic,

witli

;

as,

T choose,

tvo5<^

Ijo'"

;

literally, it

is choice

tcith me.

I desire,

intend,

n)|An licit?;

literally,

there

is desire

with me.

'Ca]t)]c nje le

ce|i;e

rcA^AO a|Ti

ai)

caIah)

asu^*

V]^

e]le

ti7iAr)

\]on}

acc

]

be]c a^i

ÍAfAÓ

—I

came

to cast fire

on the earth, and what

will

I but

that it be

enkindled.

ttjiAt)

IjOTt)

ireAroA olUAtAC-

5o cuvM) ceA|ic

T:iof)A

ól.

I desire

henceforth

to repair

To the real

haven of

wine-drinking.

—

Carolan's Song,

Lord Mayo."

I care not,

-w

currjA \]on)

;

literally, it is equal with

me.

CunjA

lionj

CAc \x]n)

qonn.

I care not

for

all, about esteem.

—

O'Daly

Fionn.

Thou

likest,

tt)A]c

leAC

;

literally, it is good

with you.

2t)<\

n^A^c leAc

bejc buAi), ca]c

^iia]i

a5u]*

ceic

—

you

live long

use hot and cold.

Y I'k i^^

beAf

leAc; literally, it is

proper

with

you.

t)r

t>|teA5

leAc;

„

it is

elegant

with you.

nitie=

V"^

^^^^^"^

^^^^

P^^^^"^

^^'^^^^

.^^™'

'"'

\jr

cjiuAio

le]f

;

„

is hard

with him.

She

prefers,

V^'^^'^W

le]ce;

„

it is

better

with

her.

She loves rather,

<^W^

lejce

;

„

it is

loving with

her.

ADfA

leo

co]D5foll

A'r

CAjoe

x\)by\.

They

love

honour and virtue more.

—Irish

Melodies,

10.

We wish

V"^

^l^

^l'^^^'

^terally,

it is

pleasing

with U3.

coil

^IW

; ,,

is will

with

US.

We wish rather,

i^f*

^^^^^^ ^l'^^^'

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IRISH.

You

remember,

ctt]n)r)e

l|b.

tl cujrtjne leAc

ejblfn,

reojft

a'x

TBATc

o'5e.

You remembtr

Ellen,

our

hamlet's pride.

—

Moore's

Melodies,

41.

They are wont,

5t)ivc

leo;

literally,

usual with

them.

John thinks

it hard,

and wonders

that

you have

his

money

—

cftuAió

SeA5At)

é,

a5u|*

]f*

]oi;5a

leip

b-pU|l

A]]t3eA&

A5AÍ5.

Obs.

—

The verbs

can

;

could

;

may

;

might

(denoting

ability,

power, opportunity, and

not a

mere sign of

tense)

;

able

;

capable

;

have the

power

;

and

the like,

are

translated

the expression

fei&i|i,

possible, fol-

lowed

the preposition le,

with; as,

fe]&i|i

l|on)

6eAT)A6,

can do it;

V^P]V- ^^IT

ceAcr,

can

come

;

the third

person

singular

of the irregular

verb

ci5]rt7, I

come

;

rij,

it comes

;

C15

liort},

I can

—

i.e.,

it comes with

me;

xj] t]-^

leAc,

comes not:

—

c]5

leAc b'

AjtAO a

be]C

A5A&

A5uf

jce,

you

cannot

have your

bread,

and have

eaten it.

'C]5eA6

(imperfect),

it used

to come

; ci5eA6

Ijon?,

I used

to be

able.

"Caitjic,

it came

;

ca^oic

lejf,

could,

he was

able.

"ClocpAiÓ,

will come;

cjocpAiO

lejf,

he will

be able.

T^jOcpAO, it

would come;

cioc|.\\6

leif,

he would

able.

&-c(5]6,

that it may come;

&-c)7^ió

lejce,

may

she

be able

;

&-C1516

]t]5eAcc,

thy

kingdom

come.

VOCABULARY.

Daisy, Tjojne.Mj,

;

from

DÓ]r),

day,

noon

;

the Saxon

term

daisy,

derived from

day.

Field,

pAit^c,

as, pAi|ic

bfie^o,

bi\n, a

fine

white

{i.e., unculti-

vated)

field

;

plain, a

level

coun-

try,

n)A5

(pr.

mawh). From

fijat;

are

ierived

the

names of

many lo-

calities

Ireland

beginning with

the

syllable

Moy,

May, or Mo, as

Moyglass,

Maynooth,

Movilla.

Meadow, m,

njAcAifie

;

derived from

0)^5,

and

5101111^,

smaller, denotes

smaller portion

level country

than

that indicated

the term

rt)A5.

a name

applied by our

tenant

farmers to sheep-walks,

meadows,

paddocks.

Flower, blAc,

m, hU\tA,plur. ; a

rose,

Tió)-,

m, plur.

riófA

;

flower

bloom,

rcoc,

plur.

rcotA

;

blAcA

bivfjA,

blossoms ; as, z'^ bl'AcA

b'AfjA

Ajfi

5A)r,

there arejblos-

soms

on the

(potato)

stalks —the

Irioh

idiom for

the

stalks are

blussom."

Garland,

fleAts,

trleAts

blAc.

Harvest, autumn,

v'^o-*!*»

»»,

from

FO3,

produce, reward, booty, spoil

;

and ixji,

tilling.

For the

same rea-

son

voati^^^irití

means a pirate,

one

living on

the spoils

taken

from the

SELF-INSTRUCTION

IN IRISH.

1G7

deep,

from

^of,,

booty, spoil,

and

njAfiA.

of the

sea.

From

í:o5TT^^]rle

derived

the

name

the

Femo-

rians, the second

colony

that

took

possession

Ireland. PoJajI,

booty

;

from

^o^, and

5AbAil,

tak-

ing

;

{ro5,\U\c,

adj.,

predatory.

l^oJrjAti)

(from

irog,

and

3010,

to do),

m, means service,

ceremony

;

teAT\b-]:o3AT)CAió,

servant, one

who renders service,

yet

feels

the

bitterness

(reAriB)

servitude.

November, SAttjuin,/;

n)i

r)A ^AnjnA,

the month

of November.

Hallow-

Eve, oicce-SAtijTiA.

Saiíhmo

derived from

r^^'i'i

calm,

serene,

and

puin.

end, because

the

serene

seasons end at Nevember.

Ripe, ndj., ApujD,

ripeness.

Apuioe-

ACZ,f.

Sports,

ru5riAó

AjUr

5tieAn.

Summer,

rAn)nAó,

derived

from

r-^ri),

and

ctii%,

time,

season

;

Ti-^l^i,

quarter

year, as

is,

by ex-

cellence, the

serene season

of the

year

;

-focpAjo

ah rAii)riAó A5ur

pAfFA]»

Ar)

t^euTv,

the summer

will

come, and the

grass will

spring

up.

Strand,

ct^^jT; ; hence cric\i5.rt)ó)tt,

Tramore, the

great strand

(from

ci^'Aja,

and

món,

great,

large), a

fashionable

watering-place

near

Waterford;

]=ionn-"tt'-"^lo>

Ventry.

Thyme,

rfnje.

EXERCISE XLI,

Margaret,

Elizabeth, and

sister

—

2t)A]t3A]|iév\!5,

^\]X<\he.z,

A5Uf

Í3eA|xbf|ll|t.

1. Do

you like

walk, my dear, at)

rx)<s\t leAC f|ubAl,

CA|tA TT)o

c]i.0]6e

? 2. I do like to

walk

; but,

tell

me (acc

]r)\)^X

^^if^)» <^^^ ^e

walk through the fields

;

for

tell

you

the

truth,

will not walk

on the road

(ó|]t

le||* At)

fruiiue

]iiv6

leAC,

1)1

^jubsvlpAb

a]]! at) TTj-bocAjt

n)ó|i)

? 3.

Yes, we

can

(veAÓ,

"C15

l]r)T)"),

for

there is neither dew (bfincc)

nor rain

(peA]iCA]i)) on

the grass. 4. I think it pleasant

{]x

beA]'

liom)

walk through

the

fields.

5. Do

you

preter

the fields

the road?

(Irish idiom

—are the

fields better

with you than

the

road?)

6. I

{]]'

peC\|t]i

l]OtT)).

you

think it pleasant to

walk out in the

morning?

8. No.;

love rather

to walk

out

the evening.

Perhaps

your

sister xcould

to come with

us,

and

pull fiowers? 10.

She cannot come.

Try

(feiic),

perhaps she

can (b'

^e^-

b^ji

50 b-ci5).

12.

Certainly, I do not like to leave her

alone

;

she is such

a charming girl.

13. She says

(bent

x\)

that she likes

come,

but

that it is not possible

for

her

unless

you get leave

(acc t)|

pejbijt leice,

tdiii)a

b-pA5Ai6

cii-

ceAb). 14.

can

myself

give her leave.

15. Very

well

;

am sure

she is

willing

come than

to remain.

16. I too

would

prefer that she would come.

17. Is she

icont

remain

at home

? 18.

No : she is not

wont ; in fact

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it is usual with her

be out with her sisters. 19.

Oh!

how

beautiful the meadows

look; how beautiful (oc

ijac

áIu]1) An)<\]icAr)i) i)<v iT)<\c<,\||t]6,

t)AC

aIu]i))

;

see the

daisies,

the wild

thyme,

the

honeysuckles

(i)a

foicleojA),

and all

the

wild flowers (i)<\

bU\év\

^'iaOaija uile)

;

what a nice

gar-

land

I shall make for

mother. 20. That child

wonders

(tliere is

wonder

[|oi)51)a]

on) at

everything

new

she

sees.

21. Sister, will

you

please

pluck flowers, and

we will

make

garland

(<m) 'a\\

Igac

]tófA

^iaóatja

ciuiji^i^ujaó a5u|-

b&Ar)fíATr)U]b

]:leAf5 «^lob).

22. Pluck flowers

yourselij

girl,

just as you

please.

23.

Margaret,

you like

the

summer quarter better than any of the

other seasons

of the

year

(21

2t)A]t5Ai]icAb,

aij

]:eA|i|i

leAc-|*A At) |'atí))ia6

i;o

|tA]ce

A)|i

bic

ejle be'i)

TT)-bl|A5Aiu)

? 24.

;

for not

only

can one

walk

out through

the

fields