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exercise XXVI

§ 166, "Died" is usually translated by fuair bár, got death; as, fuair an fear bár i nÉirinn, the man died in Ireland

"Mr." is usually translated by Mac Uí, as Mac Uí Néill, Mr. O'Neill.

Rivers: Bóinn (bōn), Boyne; Laoi (Lee), Lee; Sionainn (shin'-ăn), Shannon; Siuir (shewr), Suir.

Places: Ros-Comaín (rŭs kŭm'-aun), Roscommon; Tiobruid Árann (tibrid aur'-ăn), Tipperary (literally The Well or Ara). Tuaim (thoo'-ĕm), Tuam.

Persons: Brian (bree'-ăn), Brian, Bernard; O Briain, (ō bree'-ăn), O'Brien; O Riain ( ō ree'-ăn), O'Ryan.

§ 167 Translate into English

• Atá an bád mór, trom; atá an lá te, ciuin; tóg suas an seol mór anois.
• Níl an seol ar an tí®.
• Fuair mé an seol ar an oileán.
• Atá bád dear ar an laoi, Sionainn agus Siuir.
• Fuair an fear eile bas in Éirinn.

§ 168 Translate into Irish

• Niall O'Brien is going to Tipperary; he got a horse from Art O'Neill.
• The road to Tuam is long.
• From Roscommon to Derry.
• Boyne, Suir, Lee, Shannon.
• The day is calm now.
• He got a letter from John O'Brien.
• Brian O'Ryan is not going to Tipperary now, he is going to Roscommon.
• The big boat is better than the other boat.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16