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 We now come to the pronunciation of the vowels.

§ 74. In Ulster the vowels and  are sounded peculiarly, thus:—

(baadh), (maal′-ă),  (glos),  (as′ăl),  (aug),  (faus),  (dhor′-ăs),  (gorth).

§ 75.

In Munster the vowels in words of two or more syllablcs are pronounced regularly; as, (foL′-ă)  (kop′-ăL),  (im′-ĕ), of butter. It is only in monosyllables (and, to a very slight extent, in words formed from these monosyllables) that any irregularity of pronunciation occurs. The irregularity consists in the fact, that in monosyllables containing, ,