oA/y Date Due &mm ^& ft.^qs^n OCT ; ' 1950 * i OCT? IPSO on *> H 195Ù \J\j 1 lO 1 1 i 1 / THE GAELIC CLASS BOOK PAHT I EXERCISES ON GRAMMAR BY H, CAMERON GILLIES, M.D. LONDON DAVID NUTT, 270-271 Strand 1896 BY THE SAME A VTHOK AND PUBLISHER. THE ELEMENTS OF GAELIC GRAMMAR Based on the Work of the Rev. ALEXANDEa Stewart, D,D. 8vo. xii+i76pp^ Cloth. 3s.6d.net. SomB Press Notices. HigfilandNews.—ilQ say that Dr. GiUies' Grammat is. the best hitherto published of the Gaelic language would nbt'possibly be accepted as anything highly flattering. . Neverthieiessjiirè must say that it is the best, far and awav the best. Errammàf of the language yet published. Glasgow Herald. — ' We can heartily recomniend this book.* ^ortkem Chronicle. — 'Should be studied by all who* wish to | gain an insight into the archaic construction of the; Gaelic ; language.' Scotsmem. — 'Is well based in" a study of the historical de^ veloph\ent of the language and the results of modern comparative philology.' Freeman's Journal,^ T)x, Gillies' work is excellent, as he evidently knows his own language well.' 0&i» Times. — 'Of much more value than its market' price to a Student of Gaelic' THE GAELIC CLASS BOOK PART I EXERCISES ON GRAMMAR BY H. CAMERON GILLIES, M.D. LONDON DAVID NUTT, 270-271 STRAND 1896 B E.V. ^.^<^?^\l Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty PREFACE This Class Book is intended to enable the learner to proceed by easy steps from the simplest to the higher stages of Gaelic study. All irregularities of form and construction are excluded from this Part. The Second Part wiU deal with irregularities of Grammar, and the Third Part "with Idiom. Subsequent parts will carry the study of the language into the higher reaches of Hterature and history. For the beginner, it is recommended to constantly practise the reading aloud of thp Gaelic Exercises; and after the English Exercises have been translated correctly these also should be used as a further exercise in reading. The references (Gr.) are to the page of the author's Grammar; the other references (p.) are to the pages of the Glass Book. The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://archive.org/details/cu31924031695012 GAELIC GRAMMAR EXERCISES VOCABULARY NOUNS 1. Indeclinable Nouns at a swelling bainne milh beithe Urch bliochd milh bòsd boasting cè cream cè the earth cead permission cliù fame coirce oats diù the worst, refuse dragh trouble dreach appearance drùcM dew eòma barley eùd jealousy MASCULINE feàma alder fiamli appearance fliodli chickweed fuachd cold fuatb hatred gàire laughteì gean moo(Z gleac wrestling gruth cwtZs iochd ^«elaisìan tale, of equal value to the student of literature or Insji legend. . y MERUGUD UILIX MAICC LEIRTIS. The Irish Odyssey. Edited, with Notes, Translation, and a Glossary. 8vo. 1886. xii-^36 pp. Cloth. Printed on hand-made paper, with wide margins. 3s. BY WHITLEY STOKES, LL.D. CORMAC'S GLOSSARY. Translated and Annotated by John O'Donovan. Edited, with Notes and Indices, by W. S. 1868. 4to. Calcutta. The few remaining copies of this scarce and valuable work can be procured from D. Nutt, at;£i, los. net. ON THE CALENDAR OF OENGUS. Comprising Text, Translation, Glossarial Index, Notes. 4to. 1880.. xxxi-l- 552 pp. 18s. net. THE BODLEY DINNSHENCHAS. Edited, Trans- lated, and Annotated. 8vo. 1892. 2s. 6d, net. THE EDINBURGH DINNSHENCHAS. Edited. Translated, and .Annotated. 8vo. 1893, 2S. 6d. net. The Dinnshenchas is an eleventh-century collection of topographical l^en^, and one of the most valuable and authentic memorials of Irish mythology and ^is^d. These two publications give nearly three-fourths o^ the collection as presei^ed|ii Irì^ MSS. The bulk of the Buinshenchas has never been published before, either in Irì^ or in Etiglish. Cornell University Library arV15046 The Gaelic clffs ?oo'f,i, 3 1924 031 695 012 olin.anx