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 83. In the following cases disturbing influences exist :—

(a), accented, and in first syllable, followed by a protected liquid, or by and a vowel or liquid is pronounced like  in “house.”  produces a nasal diphthong (§ 14).

For a long list of words refer to § 60 also to § 75.

(b) When not in first syllable, followed by  &c, =.

For longer list refer to § 62.

(c) When accented is followed by the broad gutturals  (the  not being final—Munster), the  is a mere glide and the, if the  be initial, gets the sound of the first  in  otherwise it gets a slightly flatter sound (Ulster, Munster, and Connaught).

(d) (i.e., )= ( in § 100 (a)), In  (C. ),  is the vowel, and  the glide;.