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Eiḃlín eiḋeann feiḋil
feill geiḃeann ġeiḃeann
ġeiḃim ġeiḃir geiḃleaċ
geiḃliġim greim leiġeas
leiġeasaċ meiḋir meiḋg
meiḋre teinn (=tinn)

(a) The same diphthong occurs in:—éiriġ, éiriġim, éirġe, &c.; deiṁin, deiṁneaċ, deiṁniġṫe, &c.; and sometimes in éist, éisteaċt.

(b) Except when final, éiṁ is usually pronounced í in Desmond, but Ei in Dēsi.

deiṁeas geiṁeal geiṁleaċ
reiṁse reiṁis geiṁreaḋ
sceiṁle teiṁeal

(c) In Connaught the and in the above words are pronounced like “v”—e.g., Eiḃlín (ev-e-leen), ġeiḃim (like yevim), deiṁin (devin), deiṁeas (devass), geiṁreaḋ (gev-roo), &c.

69. When “u” accented is followed by Ḃ, Ḋ, Ġ, Ṁ, Ṫ, or by a protected liquid, it is lengthened in sound to ú.

árduġ(aḋ) ciuṁais ċam (C. ċugam)
ċuġat (C. ċugat) cuṁa cuṁang
cuṁdaċ cuṁduiġ cuṫaċ
duḃa duḃairt duḃras
duṫaċas duṫaiġ duṫraċt
dluṫ luġa Mac Cuṁaill
mínuġ(aḋ) i muḋa siuḃail
iuḃar ra uḃall
uḃla uḋaċt dar