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exercise LXXXIX

§ 500. All burdens like rent, tax, debt, oppression, hard work, etc, are said to be on a person.

In Munster, muirear (mwir'-ur)

§ 501. Translate into English

• Atá obair ṁór orm anois.
• Ní ḟuil an obair úd nór.
• Ní ḟuil agam aċt gort beag, boċt, agus atá cíos mór orm.
• Atá an ḃean sin boċt, agus atá nuiriġin ṁór, lag uirri.
• Atá siad boċt; atá cíos agus cáin ṁór orra, agus atá fiaċ orra.
• Níl an ṁin daor, atá sí saor anois, aċt ḃí sí daor indé.
• Taḃair ḋom an ṁin daor, atá sí úr, folláin.

§ 502. Translate into Irish

• Is the rent heavy?
• Is was heavy, but iti s not heavy now; but the tax is heavy.
• There is a tax on silk, satin and wine, when they are coming to Ireland
• The eagle went up in the sky, he was afraid.
• The lamb is inside in the barn.
• I saw Edmund inside, he has a heavy cold.
• Owen Roe was sitting in the saddle.
• The saddle is broad; it is soft, it is not hard.
• There is no sadle or bridle on my horse.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16