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HANDBOOK Uf IRISH TEACHING.

DEARGANN MÁIRE A PÍOPA.

1. CUIREANN sí a láṁ in a póca.
2. BEIREANN sí amaċ a píopa,

etc., etc.

I will now proceed to describe how we all light our pipes.

DEARGAMAOID AR BPÍOPAÍ.

1. CUIRIMÍD ar láṁa in ar bpócaiḃ.
2. BEIRIMÍD amaċ ar bpíopaí.
3. GEIḂMÍD tobac.
4. GEIḂMÍD sgian.
5. GEARRAMAOID an tobac.

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6. SUAIṪIMÍD an tobac.
7. LÍONAMAOID ar bpíopaí.
8. ĠEIḂMÍD bocsa lasóg.
9. BUAILIMÍD lasóga.
10. DEARGAMAOID ar bpíopaí, agus
11. CAIṪMIÍD toit.

Again, ye (addressing the pupils) light your pipes.

1. CUIREANN siḃ ḃur láṁa in ḃur bpócaíḃ.
2. BEIREANN siḃ amaċ ḃur bpíopaí,

etc., etc.

And, finally, they (referring to identity of parties) light their pipes.

DEARGANN NA BUAIĊAILLÍ A BPÍOPAÍ.

1. CUIREANN siad a láṁa in a bpócaiḃ.
2. BEIREANN siad amaċ a bpíopaiḃ,

etc., etc.

In practice, I would probably defer this grammatical instruction until I had given three or four