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An, oil

from,

ah,

the,

oil,

over, above)

;

(3)

caI

derived from the

same

word, oil, and c,

prepositive,

r»

tu-^Ti

rather

the

remnant

of the

preposition

(omitting

o, and

changing

b into

;

(4)

Bur

is a

contracted form

bpo5ur,

i.e.,

at)

(caoB;

po5ur,

the nigh side.

The

particle

ad,

the prefix to these

adverbs, is

considered

Zeiiss to

be the article, and

not, as

others

think,

the preposition.

2lr) aIIo&,

of yore

(for at)

c-atd

Allob,

the old

time ; or for

AT)T)

[Arn]

aIIo&,

Í/Í

the olden

time).

1) beAf,

southward

;

or, from the south.

2lt)

oijt,

eastward

;

or,

from the east.

TA]t,

westward

; or,

from the

west.

21 &-cuA]C,

northward

;

or,

from

the

north.

Note.

—2ln óeAr,

meaning/rowi the south,

contraction

for

óeAr;

also An

om,

from

the

east

;

for 6

at)

cm;

ia^,

from the

west

; 6

lAti

—

ó,from,

being omitted,

tin oeAr,

the

south (in the

nom.

case), is

com-

posed of the

article

An,

and the

word

boAf,

south, right

side

;

also

An óeAf,

for

Ann

seAr,

in the south, according

to the

grammatical

arrangement

the context or

sentence.—See

Easy Lessons,"

part II.,

128,

second

edition.

2lr)

i)occ, to-night;

sometimes

o]6ce

added;

as,

0]6ce

i)Occ,

this

very

night. Greek,

vvkti

;

Latin,

node

;

Saxon,

nicht ;

English, night.

2lr)

]u6,

to-day;

At)

'\)

^118,

this very

day; au jour

d'hui,

21t) DeAccA|t,

externally,

for,

Arjt)

-feACCAii

(the initial

when

aspirated, being

omitted)

;

root, ]*eAC,

apart,

outside

;

]*eACCA|t,

more apart.

2lt)r)

Aoo-f:eAcr,

together.

The

word

ua]*

means

above, high

;

hence

ua]*aI (ua^-aI),

high-born, noble;

uAifle,

nobility.

So,

]ox

means below

;

hence

ifeAÍ,

low-born, lowly, hum-

ble;

AU c-AOf

ifeAl,

the

common

people.

Whenever

Irishmen wish

to express the

idea

of motion up, or motion

in a

downward direction,

uAf

and

fof

take an initial

;

as,

fUAr,

upwards

;

rfor»

downwards;

ruAf

a5Ui-

tfof,

up and

down

(active).

state of rest above is expressed

fuAf

and

ffof

;

as, cí\j&

fuAf

(thaid

huas),

they are

above

;

cX\)d

jor,

they

are

below.

Motion from above is expressed by the

form,

UAf

(t. e., ó

An UAr)

;

from

below, by An

fot

(for

5 An

for).

Hence, AnuAr

signifies down

;

as,

cA^Tt

AnuAf,

come

down

;

e.,

came

from

above ;

Anfor,

;

"Ajtrx

Anfof,

come up

;

i. e,, from

below.

Om,

east

;

xo-\n,

eastward

;

]A\\, after,

west

;

riAti,

westward

;

the

same

analogy.

The initial

perhaps

from

the preposition

5ur,

towarus.

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VOCABULARY.

CeAT)f),

adj.,

tight, stiff,

straight,

terse, independent,

stubborn,

hopeful,

strong,

reliant : n^c

ce^nn

cu,

are

you not

stiff?

how

stiff you

are ;

itje

ceArin,

stiff;

civ

c" ceA?)o

ireAnn

biiC\óA

(pr.

braha),

he is as

independent as

the

miller

(^literally,

he is as

independent

the man

the

mill) —

not in

any

dread of being

in want of

food, lin-v,

bti;\b,

and btio,

the

Gaelic

hand-mill

or queru.

bftik

appears to be of

the same

root as

the

Irish

h^Ac, an arm,

French, hras, the

hand-mill being

worked by the

strength of the

(btVAc)

arm

5ATI

eA5lA

1T|lÓ]CpAÓ At)

5ArAt)AC

CCAtJo"

tiox)

ceut)

ciau|-,

Aoii

SlAoja

cQArm.

Nor

dread that the cold-hearted

(coADii)

Saxon will

tear

One

cord

from

that harp, or one lock

from that

hair

Song,

Though

the

last glimpse

Erin.

CeAtin,

having

prefixed,

becomes

adv.. meaning

stiffly,

tightly,

independently,

&c.

2ll5

ÍTAlAC

HA rlAbriAlOe

CX\.'.\]t

VITJO

ceAtjr)."

Covering

tlie

chains that galled us

pressingly.

—Song, St, Patrick's

day.

CeAnn.

prefix

—

as,

r^c,

enough,

plenty

;

ccArjnfAc, a surfeit, as

much as

one can eat,

or drink,

or possess

;

5IAC,

hold, receive

;

ceAnn-5lAC,

tightly

grasp,

&c.

CeAno,

».,

press on,

move,

force,

hasten, tighten,

press

together;

Greek,

reivw

;

Latin,

tendo,

te-

neo

;

Welsh, tynnu.

CeAnouio'

*'•>

cause to

tight,

straight,

fill,

cram.

CeAno,

«.,

dint, force,

stiffness, pres-

sure, le

ceAi)D Aojre,

from the

pressure of age, from

dint of age.

CeAnijAo,

participal

noun

;

from

CeArjn, to fasten, to

draw near;

A15

-eAtjoAo

Icir,

drawing nigh

;

a surfeit,

a cramming,

abundance;

njAirto

riACAé

ajíi

b.MjnAiS,

A5ur

ceAnnAó A]5e

vé]i),

it is

woful

get (money)

bail,

and

one self having plenty.

CeAnnACAH,

a pincers,

vice,

instrument

for

tightening

and

squeezing.

Cone,

m.,

(1)

a boar,

hog,

"fto

bjACAb

b-coric,"

to feed

their

hogs

;

loc Zw\]\c,

Turk Lake,

Killarney

;

and

jnir

ha &-Coric,

Loch Finvoy,

county Leitrim

;

(2)

a whale

;

hence

jnir

Co^c,

Innishturk,

near

Clare Is-

land,

on the

western coast

; (3)

a torque,

ring

twisted

me-

tal,

generally

gold,

worn either

the

neck, round

the

waist,

across

the

breast,

the

hmbs,

an armilla

finger-

ring."

Many

such are

every

year dug

—

golden treasures

of the

past.

—

Sre

Dr.

Wilde's

Catalogue

the Museum, class

v.,

;

metallic

materials

—

gold;

"The Transactions

the

Kilkenny

Archaeological

So-

ciety."

EXERCISE

CVIL

2l|5

peA]t

ivi]ti6e

feAt^-cu

jti^e

r^]y^\^}r

^o>]t 66

Ar)t)

b-ATt),

Acc le

ceAut)

Ao^i-e

eulu]3

luc

A^uf

TjeAjtc.

2l|5

reil5

U i;-aoi)

óo

11115

cope

^]]k

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341

cluATI*e,

Acc

b|tifeA6

^iacIa

A5Uf

e]-^]r)

leis^j)

'f)

n)-be|ééAC

irnceAcc.

í)'é]r

ro, cajtjic

f:eA|i

rjA

reil5e

TUAT" A5uf

CU5 ye

^AO]ce

ceAr)t7 : acc cu5

at) c-|*eAT)-cii

UA]ce

AT)

^TteA5ftA6

leA5

c]tuAi6

f]T),

Ai|t

eAT)-^05Ai3CAC

;

|*e

eAfbA

b]ii5

A5UI*

luc

a3u]* t)í

b]cbAil

fonr)A

oitrn

bii6 có||te &u]C

cu]n)rjU5A6,

tj)

A]Tt

At)

tjo)*

ca]n}, ACC

Al|t

AT)

T)Óf

bjÓeAf.

&oijtb

&eA5-feAixbp05A!)CAi6

ATjrj

An^

AO|fe

A3ur

lAi5e.

VOCABULARY,

At the

same time,

Aiinr

AT) sn)

cé.v&rjA.

Rub, cuin)il;

(^15)

cuirtjilr,

rubbing

Groom,

510IIA

ejc.

His allowance of

corn, a

co-]\o]m}

A^bAin.

The whole

day long,

a]|x

ireAo ao

lAe.

EXERCISE CVIII.

THE

HORSE

AND THE GROOM.

2lu

c-eAc A5U]* Ai) 5]oIIa.

groom was the

whole day long

rubbing

and

fitting

out

his horse,

while,

at the same time, he

was

stealing

and

selling his allowance of

corn.

you really

wish

me,"

said

the

horse,

look

well,

give me less

the

rubbing

and more of the

corn."

FIFTY-FIFTH

LESSON.

ADVERBS

RESULTING FROM

NOUNS

GOVERNED

PREPOSITIONS.

2li|t

bAll,

(the)

spot, just

now.

2li|t

bic,

at all, in

existence.

2li|i

^}'S]V,

"with difficulty.

21]

|i ]:Ab,

altogether.

2l]-\i b-zuy,

first,

the

beginning.

9l]]i

&éi|te,

the end.

2lri:eAC,

into

;

a|xi3,

within

(doors)

;

(AfceAC,

e.,

51»^

AX) ceAC,

to the

house

;

c|5, i.

e.,

a^t)]' ai;

C15,

the

house).

2li|t

uA]|iib,

times

(uAi|t]b

is Dat. piur.

of uA^jt,

bour).

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IRISH.

i)e

b|ti5,

because, by

virtue of.

i)e 5tj<xc,

usually.

i)e

Iac<vi|i,

presently.

i)e

ló,

by day, in

the day-time.

Í)'

ói6c6,

night,

the

night-time.

IpA

cuA]Txc,

round

about, in

circle.

6eoi5,

^* l^st (pr. yeo-igh, in

one syl.)

y-A

6Ó,

twice.

pA |*eAc,

turns.

"pA cuA)|t|Tr>, conjecturally

;

bu]le

|:a ciiA||t|ii7,

a blow by

chance

(cuAjt),

without aim

;

ctiA|]a|rn

means

about,

the

direction

of,

without defining

the precise

way.

cuAiii]tT}

is a preposition

also (see

lesson

56).

ce]le,

asunder

(5,

from,

cejle,

a companion,

from ono

another).

6 pi), from

that

time, since.

ÓC

ifiolj

lowly,

a whisper.

4vitt),

above

board,

aloud.

VOCABULARY.

áfto-nóv

(from X\ttb,high,

nór.fashion,

custom),

high-life,

fashion, state.

Coft

peAc,

well

another,"

idiom

for

A]ti

cofi

ocac,

in the

same

way with another;

beióinr)-re

Aii)U\iC)

co\i le

nuine,

would be

similarly

(situated)

like everybody

else.

CttjocnuiQ,

v.,

2nd

con. to

tremble

;

from c\\]t,

trembling, shaking.

CitiocoUoAo,

the

act

trembling

from

fear

or terror

;

trembling;

being in

terror

and awe.

CttojceAt),

pr.

kroykan (gen.

in,

1st

dec,

plu.

crio)C]ti,

the

gen.

sin.,but

commonly cttoicrjc,

the

contracted

form of

c^;\o\^

ceAT)v\),

the

skin

any

animal,

the

hide,

pelt,

peel of

fruit,

the

rind.

CfioiceAt)

cAOft^io,

sheep's

skin;

ctto|ceAn

\m\%,

calf's

skin ;

cnoiceAO

cA^nb, a

bull's

hide; Welsh,

o'oe»;

Arm.

krochen

;

Greek,

xp^l^'^'^

cttoi-

ceAp A||i

for)

c\KO]C]^,

skiu

for

skin.

CnoiceAp is, probably,

from

CTtuic,

figure,

shape, forma-

tion

;

and

ccAi),

the heading or

covering,

e., the

coating which

gives

completion

the

frame.

I^Aoi'f)

cfti,

large

about

the

country

(iTAoj,

under,

has,

as in

this

instance, hke

its equivalent

Greek and Latin, the more ex-

tended

meaning

ÉíZio?íí,aroítn<í).

3lótx,

m., 1st dec,

a sound, a

cry

;

utterance, noise like that of

streams

;

the

voice

distin-

guished from articulate

sound

;

as,

n)^]t bo

5lórx,

acc

olc

bo yuc,

thy

voice is

good,

but

thy musical

powers

(5ut)

are

bad

;

the roar of animals. 5ló-

TiAc, noisy, humming, ever-

talking.

3lóft,

sound,

is mas.

gen.

1st

dec.

gen.

5IÓ1TI

;

5lóitt,

glory, is fem. and

2nd

dec,

maLi;ig

the gen. ia

5'ió]né.

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343

EXERCISE CIX.

2l!) c-2lfAl

5-c|toiceAr)

leoir).

t)o

cui]%

a^aI

c|toiceAi)

leo]r) A^jt,

A5UI*

bo cua]6

ArnAC

f<\0]

't)

cijt

A15

cu|i eA5lA

Ai|t

5AC

be]ceAC

(brute) a

caji-

lu]3

le]f.

i)o

fAO]l

^-e ^íaiccíoí'

cu|t

n7A|t

At)

5-c&Abt)A

A]|l

fjOOtJAC,

ACC

A15 clof

'x) rt}A&A6

5l^C

5ló|t,

feubAT|tc

]*e:

"ZtlA^re, 50

he]rn]r) ! be^ÓeAÓ

c^ictjujaÓ

ojirt)-

fAj^coji

ijeAC,

njuTjA

5U|i

é]|x n^e

^iiAin?

5é|n7i)íl."

2l|lí)-T)ÓI*

T)AC cleACCAjl

bjteACAtJT)

é-fé]T).

CeAr)t)A,

already.

Cjo,

although;

from

c]S, sees, z. e.j seeing

that.

Cojóce,

ever,

future.

BaÓot),

to wit,

viz.

poll,

yet, awhile

;

pAtj

pó]l, wait

awhile.

peAf&A,

henceforward.

póf,

yet,

moreover.

3l^5

form of

CjO

(which

see).

)Úe,

thenceforward;

as, ó

y\x)

]\[e, from

that

forward.

X,é]]i,

entire;

lent,

entirely.

Leo^, sufficient

;

leo]t,

sufficiently.

21)a|i

X]v,

in that way,

so;

nj^x

yo,

thus ;

TDAij-e,

well

n)A]ye,

&e|n)ir),

well,

indeed !

2t)]i)ic,

frequently.

FiAti?,

ever, up to this,

hitherto,

past

time

;

co|6ce

means

ever in time

come;

jtAb

ftjATT)

Ar)r)

7*0,

A5uf 1)1

bejo

A cojóce, he

was

(not ever)

never here, and

will not ever

be.

Sul,

before.

SATbUiS

(same as att^UjÓ),

in like

manner

;

from

]*<\rT)A]l,

like,

similar.

VOCABULARY.

Blow,

v.,

reus

;

blew

with all his

might

and

main, bo

feuis

luc,

U]t3in.

Cloak,

T:.\UAin

;

Latin,

pallium.

Close,

adj.,

blue;

blut, closely,

tightly

;T)for

ftluiie, closer;

closely, more

tightly.

Conquer, v.,

buAio

paJa]!,

—

buAóu-

5AÓ; also,

cpéjre

i:a5AiI;

bA\\p.

ctié]re

;

cnéjre,

signifies

trial

of strength

(from

crieun,

strong,

powerful)

;

h'An\\

rfieire,

is,

therefore,

superiority

(bi^r^T^)

a trial

strength.

Shower,

c-\c,

/.,

gen., ceAcA,

cuAfi

ceAcA,

a rainbow

—

prognostic

a storm.

Sun,

snMD, /.,

gen.,

5Tté|t)e

(two

syl-

SELF-INSTRUCTION

IN IRISH.

lables),

folur

n* ST^éjtje,

the

Which of

the

two was

the

stronger,

light

the sun.

C]A

aca

se'rj

n)-be]nc

buó

Traveller,

veAn

ruibAil, ^eA\\

cuituir,

cnéjne.

cofAio, r]ubAlA]ó.

Wind, 5A0C.

Vapour, ceo.

EXERCISE

ex.

dispute arose

between the wind and

the sun,

which

the two

was

the stronger.

last they agreed

put the

point upon this issue,

that

whichever

soonest

made a

tra-

veller

take

off his

cloak should

accounted

the

more pow-

erful.

The

wind

began,

and

blew

briskly and

strongly

blast sharp, scathing,

and

fierce

;

but

the

strongly he

blew,

the more tightly

did

the

wayfarer

wrap

his

cloak

about

him. Then

the sun shone forth.

With

his

warm

beams

expelled

the storm

and

the

vapour.

The man

felt

the

heat;

and,

as the

sun began to

shine

with

greater

warmth, he

at last sat himself

down and threw

his cloak

the ground.

The sun

gained

the

victory ;

and,

from

that

day

to this,

one is subdued

sooner by

the

warm beams

kindness

than

the pelting

storm

severity

and

violence.

Mildness

is better than

fierceness.

|:e^Tt|i n^jue

'u<v

boi]ibe

ihoft.

VOCABULARY.

\)\\e]teJ^TV {see Vocabulary Exercise,

xcvii) ;

btiejteAiij

ceA^ic

co-

zp.on)

AT) c-eu5, death

righteous, equitable judge.

CuaUlAH,

the general-in-chief

of the

Knights

of the

Red Branch,

"cufiAióe

i)A

cfiAojbe KuAioe."

The

name seems to

be formed

from cu (gen.

case plur.),

he-

roes; and

cntta.r),s(ay, the

guar-

dian,

support

(root,

cul, back,

reserve),

t)^]l,/.,

history,

meeting, the friends

who

meet,

passing

events,

res-

pite,

time,

friendship, the

ex-

pression

of it,

gift.

Oaiobcat),

adj. (from so, difficult,

and

50|n,

to wound),

firm,

strong,

protective,

secure.

tDé]6,

n.,

desire,

wish,

longing ; as,

'I nje

Ant)

6é)ó

f]n

ojic,

I do

not grudge

you

that—literally,

I am

not

in any

feeling of

sym-

pathy

for you

on that (head).

tiocc,

adj.,

strait,

narrow, close, fast

;

bocz,

closely.

GAitjnA,

doublet; defence,

protector.

5AbAnn

(see Vocabulary

for Exercise

xcv.),

gets, receives,

5AbAi)ij

bi\, no rtieu&,he

receives

not

cows

nor

herd

;

followed by

leir,

with, it

implies

yield to, also

succeed

—literally, to

take

with

;

as,

SAbAno

cneui)

no le

criuAo,

yields not to

the brave,

nor

base;

n( SAbAprj

coii)HAc le]r 00

CAc,

nor con-

test, nor

battle with him

(deatli)

succeeds.

SolArt),

Solomon.

CfiuAs,

adj.

pitiable, mean, wretched.

The following

piece,

taken from

collection of

manuscript

poems for-

merly

in the

possession

Dr. Murphy, Bishop

Cork, is

ascribed to

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345

Donough

Mor

O'Daly, Abbot of Boyle, who flourished

in the thirteenth

century.

The date of

the poem is a.d.

1219,

twenty-five

years

before the

abbot's death. His poems, like

those

of our own Moore

—

the poet

of all

circles"—will continue to be

admired as long

as the

language in which they

have

been composed

shall exist. His versification is

easy

and natural; his

thoughts dignified, often sublime,

always

elevating ; his language,

like the

manna,

fair

and

fine, satisfies the soul at once with its sweetness and its

strength.

On account of

the wonderful simplicity and purity of his style he

is called

the

"Ovid

Ireland." In the

"Transactions

the

Iberno Celtic

Society,"

Edward O'Reilly, author of the

Irish-English Dictionary, the

names

thirty-one poems, most of

which are

the possession of the present

writer,

are

given.

The following poem,

though not found

amongst

the col-

lection which O'Reilly saw,

appears,

judging even from

internal evidence, to

have been written

the abbot. How wonderfully simple and

correct tne

Irish

Ovid

has

written, when these stanzas, as

well

as all

others which he

has

left us,

are

the present day,

after the lapse

of more than

six centuries,

perfectly intelligible to every Irish-

speaking

scholar.

EXERCISE CXI.

Biie]ceAn7

ceAjtc, coit)C|ion)

c-eii5

; v]

5v\b<vi5t) le c]teur)

c]tuA5,

t^i

5AbAi)T)

Aijtjiob

^)o

ó]i,

A5iif

r)|

cejj

A]iyA]6

ua^ó,

&A|r)5eAr)

oi&ce

i)0 U\;

1)]

í5A|i}5eAT)

cftívc

Ajjt At)

eu3,

5<\bAi)T) corb|tAC

\e]X

i)o

cac

;

5AbAT)i)

i)o

c|teub.

2l]|i

At)

TT7-biir

"7A|i

rui5ceA]i

l]m,

&A]T)5eAt)

cjll

bAinseAt) CAifle^t)

a^ji,

n)úft;

rjo

5-cu|trA|t cu

UA]5,

b-piql luAbA]]teACc 1)0

liic,

béAjtpAf

cu ca|x

bo C]aC\c,

"peuc

t)ii]t

ciirbbu]5

i)eA|tc

contp

SAri^pr^i)?

2lr)

bjtAO]

2t)AT)AT)i>Ai)

A5U]* Coi^jiAO]

;

At)

b-peicceA|t

b^ojb

5ii|i ló|t.

cleA|*A

SOjle

lé]ti,

vío]x ciirbbuij é

Ai|t

at)

m-bivf,

CucuUau

eArbt)A

t)a

T)-eAC ;

T)4v|t

leijeAÓ

ua]6 rjeAC

]*livr),

Sol^rb

Tt)AC

i)Aib]

3CU|t,

5I1C;

ii*

be]TÍ)ii)

tt)|C

3U]t

fioft,

2li)t)|*

AT) UA]3

civ

bocc, bo Cll]]ieA6

cojip pA

ÓÍ01).

'P'i|i]t)T)e

3|6

311^1

]-eA]tb;

fT^e

T)A]t

6eA|tb at)

h'<x]\,

]0t)AT)T)

A3Uf

eu5

bA|i l]T)T)

; be]C a \e\ve

\u]xv

at)

bAir,

T)Ac

bAiD

ó't) eu3 6iil,

rt)'

at)atd

ceAb

A'f

-po Óe^S,

í)o

beijiiTT)

Ki3

r)A

t)3]tiv|-,

b-ci3]6

at)

b^j* bo

xrf

bjieic.

846

SELF-INSTEUCTION

IRISH.

FIFTY-SIXTH

LESSON.

COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.

Prepcsitions are

two

kinds, simple

and

compound.

The

simple, as,

15,

at ;

a]|i, on

;

bo,

to,

&c.,

have

received

the earliest

attention in

these lessons.

The compound

are composed of substantives

and prepo-

sitions.

They are

short phrases having the

meaning

peculiar

single

prepositional particles. In this view they

are

quite

easy,

for

phrases bearing a

prepositional

sense exist in

every

language^

But some

of the Irish compound

prepositions

—

can), towards,

for the purpose

—are not in

meaning

clear, being

composed

of nouns

now obsolete, and have

be-

come, by

usage, so

reduced from their compound

state,

that

they resemble

simple

prepositions.

21 b-pAil,

in the

border

of,

vicinity

of (from

<\,

in,

and

^A^l, a

ring,

wreath,

border, circle

—

kindred

meaning

^C\l, a

fence,

enclosure ;

whence

|:iilA]r),

a cloak, covering).

b-pA|t|iA6

(from

in, and

p<\]i|iA6, company,

linked

society

—root,

pA^i,

same as

n^Ait,

along, |te, with),

along

with, in

company

with, in comparison with; in this

last

sense

written

b-^AitjiA]*

;

i)<\c bjie^g

Ar)0]f é,

b-pAiiitAi*

njAjt b| ye,

how splendid

it is now, in comparison with

how

it was.

b-pAti|tAÓ,

]|*

c|tuA5

jAr)

oi5]|i

't)tj

b-pA|t|iA6,"

a pity

there

is not an

heir

in their company.

—

Davis's

Lament

for the

Milesians."

b-pTAÓr)uii*e

(from

in, and

^iA6i)u|r^>

witness,

pre-

sence),

sight

of, in presence of so as to witness;

be]}i]rn

b-^iA6T)ui|-e

t)e,

I say it

the

presence

God

; Anr;

rx)

vio^^nuife,

in my presence,

before

face.

'pl<\r)u]|*

[i.e.,

Of,

knowledge;

]VV]]',

tell),

to declaTe (in

testimony)

what

one knows.

21 b-pocAjft,

with,

together with,

in company

;

pocAi|t,

company,

nearness to ;

from

the

same root as

^ocuf,

near.

Iaca]|i

(from a,

and

Iacaiji,

spot,

presence, where one

SELF-INSTRUCTION IN

IRISH.

347

stands),

presence of,

a Iacaiji

At)

'C]'^e^]^V^i

the

pre-

sence of

the Lord.

corr)A]|i

(from oy,

over, and

con)A]]i,

direction, count,

aim,

front

face,

presence),

coTT)Ai]t

ai) 5orbA]i)

tvó]]i,

be-

fore

the

whole world.

cojTjTje,

opposite,

diagonally, face to face,

vis-a-vis, in

presence

of (from

of,

and

co]vve,

«?.,

ciiA]t)e,

angle,

diagonally,

in opposite

angles

or positions).

[Observe the resemblance

in meaning of

the

five

preced-

ing

prepositional

phrases.]

VOCABULARY.

2l]rceo]Ti,

tn., a

(play) actor;

jester,

a showman

;

also

merryandrew,

a jester.

Tje^nAirreom,

ac-

tress.

From AjrceAc,

astute,

tricky,

sportful,

mirthful, jolly

;

T)Ac

Airre>\c

cii ? Are not

you

queer

strange

fellow)

? iil]r~e.

invention,

conception,

plan

;

Greek, oKXTeios,

witty, clever.

t)eAlUi5,

gen. case

beAlU\c, m., a

way

;

a b-pAt)

beAllAi5, a

long

way

;

pAS

Ai>

beAllAc,

clear the

way.

bnornA,

n.,

a faggot,

a bundle, an

armful.

Ci6)f

{cee-yish),

a mask (root,

c]i>,

see,

Ar,

through)

;

bfaeus-éu&Aij,

a false face;

r5'^c-euDAin, a veil

or cover,

general,

for the

face.

CuAncu5Aó

cATic,

search all

round.

1r)C)t)t?,

n.,

brains;

from

lorji),

Apij,

in,

and ceAtjrj,

head.

lotTjcun,

(from lort),

for

ujTije,

about,

and

curl,

to put,

send, lay),

carry

;

lonjcuTi,

he carried.

leup, misery,

misfortune. Sr)o

leuo,

sad

sorrow

CeAfc^jl,/.,

want, defect ;

ca&

z'a

ceAvcXNil

UAic,

what

is it

you

want?

Mi'l

Ti)é a s-ceArci^il

r)|6

Ajfi

bic.Iamwantingnothing.

CeArcui5]TD,

fail,

I am

in want,

die.

It is

very commonly, in the

spoken

language,

employed in

the third persons singular or plu-

ral, with

the

compound pronouns,

UAim,

from me;

ua)c,

from thee;

UA]ó, from

him,

&c. ;

as,

ceAr-

cuioCAnn

pun~A

\\-x\ny,

I want

pound

—literally,

wanting

from

me a

pound

;

b-ceArcujoeAiir)

AinseAo

uAjc

Do you

want

money—

literally,

is money

want-

ing from you

EXERCISE

CXII.

2lt)

ri^WAC

A3Uf

qóii*.

THE FOX

AND

THE MASK.

CuA^O

fjowAc

fceAC

A C15

ATfceo||te ajiii*

ai5

cuaji-

CU5AÓ

cAjtc bo

cot)T)Ai|ic

]*e

ci^if

f5jArbv\c

atjo

bjteivj

Ai)

cloi5eAt)

é,

50 ci^ce,

be^ix

fe,

acc T170

leut;, t)ac b-pujl

^^)C\\)\)

AUt)."

bev\5

fju

éAbAi)

ívluju

5Ar)

ce<\T) cé]l]6.

348

SELF-INSTKUCTION

IRISH.

EXERCISE CXIII.

THE OLD MAN AND DEATH.

T*eAT)-freA|t A

pn7cui]t

b-^Ah"

beAllAjj

cjton?-

uaIac

bnofr)A]6.

'Caiotc

Ar)

oi]teAí5

|*|r>

(there

came

much)

cui]i|*e

(weariness) A^ji

]:ao]

a t]iO]\ve (its

heaviness,

weight) 5u|i

CA]c |-e

é,

A5uf

3U]i

jIaoiS

(called)

i^fi

A?]t

At;

rt)-bivf A ceACc

Ajuf

c]iioc

'cu|i

le)r

at)

rrj-beACA

citiiAJ

A]5 CACAO (leading, spending).

cii|rce

5lA3i6eA6

A||i,

'oA

c<\|r)|C

At)

b\V|*

A5uf

^i<\^|tii|5

(enquired) CAb é

ceAirail

uAi8.

hj'i'l

ceo,"

A|it

fe-|*At},

acc, i^a 'y

co^l

é (if you

please)

ítTibui5

(raise) ojinj

c-uaIac

po.

b-l^WAT)

cuifieAb

cu|t

A]|i

At)

rt)-hi\y

A5llf

101)t)-

t*u|be.

invite

death and to encounter his presence

are not

alike.

Obs—The case

which

compound

prepositions

govern

the genitive,

because

the leading word in

a prepositional

phrase is a

noun

;

as,

ucc

<t)é

(imploringly),

for

God's

sake

—

4)6

gen. of

<t)iv\,

governed

ucc

(bosom):

ucc, for the sake

of,

literally

translated, out of

the bosom

of,

for the

love of

—ucc

being

the seat of

the affections.

2li|i

yor)

f|occAit)e,

for

peace

sake.

2lf*

ucc, for the sake of,

pour

amour

de.

5-CT0r)t),

5-ceAr)t), at the head

of, at

the

end of,

addition to,

along with

;

root, ceAt:)i),

head, end.

c\om,

over, above, at the

head

of;

Í)ia

c]o\m

T)A

boTT)A|i)

rbójit,

God is above

(at

the head

of) the entire

world.

2li)i)

Ai]ac|f (Ajjtcif,

meeting),

in the

meeting of;

cé)

AT)t) A

Aiitc^f,

go to

meet

him.

5-cuit)t)e,

in order to get,

meet,

to obtain, for,

cajijtc

5-cu]r)i)e

A]it5ib,

came for

{i. e.,

order

get,

3-cuiT)i)e)

money.

This preposition

is ever on the

lips

the speaking

Irish, implying

to meet with,

get. It always

follows

a verb of

motion.

See oy co]^)\)e.

le^c

(irom le^c, half,

one of

two; side),

the

charge

of.

adv., and

means

aside,

apart, hither.