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HANDBOOK OF IRISH TEACHING.

DORAS. The Irish for the is AN, AN, AN, hence DRUIDIM AN DORAS. (Repeat and explain until pupils know and can say the sentence). Now how do I shut the door? What are the actions involved? Attend to me!

1. I stand up.
2. I walk a step.
3. I walk another step.
4. I walk to the door.
5. I stretch out my hand.
6. I take hold of the door.
7. I shut the door.
8. I return back.
9. I sit down again.

Now the most important words in these sentences are those describing the actions, so please note separately what these are, so I will teach these first.

1. Stand up.
2. Walk.
3. Walk.
4. Walk.
5. Stretch out.
6. Take hold.
7. Return.
8. Sit down.

The word I use for stand up is ÉIRIĠ, arise, ÉIRIĠ, ÉIRIĠ, ÉIRIĠ. Who stands up or arises? I. That is expressed by saying, ÉIRIĠIM, ÉIRIĠIM, ÉIRIĠIM, ÉIRIĠIM. The Irish word for walk is SIUḂAL, SIUḂAL, SIUḂAL, and I walk is SIUḂLAIM, SIUḂLAIM, SIUḂLAIM, SIUḂLAIM. The word for stretch is SÍN, SÍN, SÍN; but I stretch is SÍNIM, SÍNIM, SÍNIM,