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in Minister, but not in Connaught.

74. The and  in  and  (from ) are long; we have written a  over the vowels because they are long in Munster and Connaught, and  does not usually protect —e.g.,  &c.

A ought not to be written over a vowel that is long by position (especially when long in only one dialect)—e.g.,  ought not to be written, because the genitives of  and  are  and  (cf.  &c.), whilst the genitives of  should be  (cf. , &c). Similarly the genitive of is, not. Again, the