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Most of this Chapter has reference to Munster pronunciation only.

59. Double and  (i.e., ), and single  and, when final, or when followed by a consonant, are called “protected liquids.”

Single is protected when followed by  or, by , when the  is followed by a vowel, and by  + a consonant.


 * . In the foregoing words the under lined liquids are protected. They are not protected in the following words:, &c.

Single at the end of a word is protected, because our modern single in such a position was formerly written —e.g.,  was formerly written, and still earlier  (cf. English “comb” = ).

In the remainder of the book the rules, or portion of rules, printed in heavy type, apply both to Munster and to Connaught.