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The long sounds of eó and iú.
| eó | is sounded as | (yō); |
| iú | „„ | (ew). |
Note.—In the beginning of words eó sounds like ō. In many other cases, also, we can represent this sound most easily by the same symbol ō.
§ 96. Words.
| casúr (kos′-oor), a hammer | eórna (ōr′-Nă), barley |
| ceól (k-yōl), music | inneoin, (in′-ōn) an anvil |
| crann (see § 78), mast of ship | leór (lōr), enough |
| driseóg (drish′-ōg), a brier. Munster (drish-ōg′) | tóg (thōg), lift, raise |
§ 97. leór is most often heard in the phrase go leór (gŭ lōr), enough.
§ 98. Atá Conn óg go leór fós. Atá an seól mór. Níl an eórna ag fás ar an ród. Atá an driseóg glas. Ná fág an bád ar an linn. Níl im go leór ar an arán fós. Atá an ceól binn. Níl an ceól binn, níl fonn binn ar an dán. Atá driséog ag fás ar an dún. Atá an bád ar an linn. Atá an seól agus an crann ar an tír.
§ 99. The sail is not large. Lift up the large sail. Leave the hammer on the anvil. The anvil is heavy; the hammer is not heavy. Leave the anvil on the floor. A brier is growing at the door. The brier is long (and) crooked. The big boat is going up the harbour. A ship, a boat, a sail, a mast. There is sweet music at the well. I am going up to the well. The barley is green yet. The barley is fresh (and) sweet.
