- ḂÉINN ag siuḃal ar an mbóṫar.
- ḂÉAḊ tart orm.
- ĊIḊFINN teaċ.
- ḊRUIDFINN suas leis.
etc., etc.
How used I drink a drink? (last year).
- ḂÍNN ag siubal ar an mbóṫar.
- ḂIAḊ tart orm.
- ĊIḊINN teaċ.
- ḊRUIDINN suas leis.
etc.
How does Patrick say I drink a drink ?
ADEIR SÉ:—
- GO mBÍOM ag siuḃal ar an mbóṫar.
- GO mBÍ tart orm.
- GO ḃFEICIM teaċ.
- GO nDRUIDIM suas leis.
etc., etc.
Thus would I introduce every mode and manner of expression without burthening my pupils with a single technical rule or term. I would not hold them at one exercise whilst teaching all the various forms. On the contrary, I would teach a fresh exercise each meeting, adding a few changes of form each time, and I would eventually teach Series not in the first person singular only, but in the various persons or moods. I do not propose to follow closely the developement of the system through each lesson. This will necessarily vary both in form and in speed according to circumstances. The intelligent teacher, if he has grasped the principles here set out, will be the best judge of many details of teaching, while
