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From this it will be seen that o̤ only represents O.Ir. o before voiced sounds. ɔ seems to stand before l, r, s, h, p, t, k, χ, while o̤ precedes L, N, n, m, b, d, g.

o̤ is further the regular representative of O.Ir. u in stressed syllables before non-palatal conso&shy;nants and is the sound locally associat&shy;ed in English with the letter u, cp. Craig, Grammar² p. 6. Examples—bo̤n, ‘foot’, O.Ir. bun; fo̤rαχəs, ‘watching’, O’R. furachas, Di. fuir&shy;eachas, cp. Wi. furachair, furachrus; fo̤rəst, ‘easy’, Wi. urussa; glo̤g, ‘noise of wet foot