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two different consonants (one may be silent owing to aspiration) the pronunciation is generally o.
| scoil | coisde | cois | doirt |
| loit | foirḃṫe | coitċeann | doilġeas |
| loisc | soilḃir | doilḃir | boiċt |
(b) When followed by r or another consonant and slender vowel the sound is usually i in Munster, but in Connaught the pronunciation is e in almost all cases, excepting rule (a).
| foineann | coir | oir | foireann |
| coinne | roilig | doineann | oide |
| toir | oileaṁaint | soir | roimis |
(c) In many words rules (a) and (b) will conflict, the pronunciation is then variable. In the following list the letters in brackets give the sound of the oi:—
| goile (o or i) | croise (i, e) | croiḋṫe (i) |
| oifig (o, e) | goid (i, e) | toice (o, e) |
| troid (o, e) | troiġ (i) | gloine (i) |
| croiceann (e) | coin (i) | soiṫeaċ (o) |
| toil (o, e) | coille (i) | boiċte (o) |
| bois (o) | doire (e) | coiscéim (i) |
| oiread (i, e) | oibre (e) | roiṁ (e); C |
| foiṫin (o) | coirce (o) | roim (i); M |
97. oi followed by a protected liquid = í in Desmond, but î in Desi.
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Refer to § 72.
