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 (a) = î, in

98. and  (not final) =  (usually).

99.  = unstressed, or.

100. In this digraph the is always the vowel, and, except in a very small number of words, gets its long sound—i.e.,  (except in Ulster). The is a very audible glide (resembling the English sound of “y”). The is not heard when initial, or when it follows. In Ulster is likewise the glide, but the  = “o” in “lord;” “adorn,” &c. (§ 12 (c)).

(a) The is short in, and in Connaught,. As there are very few words in which the digraph is pronounced short, it is not necessary to mark the  long.