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Rh always the case with adjectives:, good; , bad; , old; and frequently with , new; and , true. In this position the form of the adjectives never changes for number or case, but it is subject to the very same initial changes as if it were a noun.
 * , an old man;, old men.
 * , a brave man;, a high king.
 * , the old woman;
 * , the hand of the old man.

(3) When a name consists of two words the adjective frequently comes between them: as, “,” “the bright Slieve Gua.”

(b) Agreement of the Adjective.

When an adjective is used attributively and follows its noun, it agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case: as,, a big woman; , the son of the big man; , the big men.

For the aspiration and eclipsis of the adjective see par. 149.

Since the adjective in English has no inflexion for gender, it is quite a common thing to have one adjective qualifying two or more nouns of different genders. Sometimes in Irish we meet with one adjective qualifying two nouns of different genders or numbers; in such cases the adjective follows the