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ehUdren)y mufl he read as 'tf 'written Mo
p^lann. dh before a vo'weìy ivhether in the
hegìnnìng or mìddle of a -wordy has the fame
'prommciation ivith y. So, Dhofan (wtto
'him), and Cradhach (tonnenting)y muft he
read as ìfiuritten'^o^my Crayax,. fhisne-
ver at all pronounced. Soy O fhìr 1 (0
man !), Fhuil fcin (his oivn hIood)y mufl he
read O 'ir ! 'uil fein. gh is commonly pro-
' nounced as à\\'. fo that thefe tivo letters are
often ufed indifferently , mh is pronounced
' as a\ confonant. So^ Mo mhallachd dhofan
"(?ny curfe unto him)y mufl he read, Mo
valla/;d yofan. ph is always pronounced as
in the Engliflj. fli is pronounced as h alone,
though f be commonly equal to the Englifl) fh .
So, Sean (old), is to he read, Shean : but
ivhen the fenfe is changedy as if one ivas fay-
'ingy O a fhean duine ! (0 old man!)y the fis
not to be pronouncedy hut read as if written
O a hean duine ! But heìng (as ivecall it) the
poffeffive lettery it mufi ahvays be ufed. th
has the like pronunciation. So, A theine
loifgich ! (0 burning fire !) mufl he read A
heine loifgi/^,
// is likeivife to be ohferved, that f lofes
its found after t. So, Feadh an tfaoghail
(through the world), is to be ready Feay an
taoyail. And alfo all the voivels that have
thìs accent ( ' ) ahove them are to be pronoun-
ced