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The reason why these forms follow is is that the word immediately after is is predicate,^[1] not subject; and it has just been stated that the conjunctive forms can be used only in immediate connection with a verb as its subject.

Conjunctive Pronouns.

210.	mé	tú,		sé,	sí,	sinn,		siḃ,		siad.
Disjunctive Pronouns.
211.	mé	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	tú, ṫú,	é,	í,	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	sinn, inn,	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	siḃ, iḃ,	iad,

In mé, tú, ṫú, the vowel is often shortened in Munster, when there is no stress or emphasis. It is shortened in mé, sé, é, siad and iad in Ulster, when there is no stress.

212. The disjunctive pronouns can be nominatives to verbs, but then they will be separated from the verbs: or they may be used in immediate connection with a verb as its object.

He is a man, is fear é (nominative).

He was the king, dob’é an rí é (both nominatives).

This is smaller than that, is luġa é seo ná é siúd (both nominatives).

I did not strike him, níor ḃuaileas é (accusative).

This statement will be explained later on. See par. 589