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Rh A numeral adjective, except those just mentioned, consisting of two or more words, takes its noun immediately after the first part of the numeral: as,
 * , fourteen horses.
 * , twelve lambs.
 * , seventy-two cows.

When we wish to express large numbers in Irish, we may either place the unit digit first, then the tens, next the hundreds, and so on; or we may express them in the English order. Convenience for utterance and clearness of sense are the best guides in any particular case.

The word is generally used with the larger numbers, , etc., and  with the smaller ones.
 * 129 miles,
 * 79 horses,
 * 5,635 men,
 * 256 sheep,
 * 1,666 years,
 * 519 A.D.,
 * 52,000 of the Roman army,