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poll coll drom
ra ta foḃa
boḋar crom trom
foġluim foġlaċ doṁan
oḋar la

also: bronn, bronntanas.

65. The “o” in the following words = ó:—

foġna foġantaċ rompa roṁam
roṁat roṁaiinn foġṁar toṁas

and the prefix coṁ-: e.g., coṁursa, coṁairle, corac, coráḋ, coṁaireaṁ, conuiḋe, &c. coṁgar=(cóng-gar.)

‘o’ in coṁaċt and coṁaċtaċ = ú or ó.

66. Whenever “o” or “io” (both short), accented, is followed by a protected n or ng the “o” or “io” is pronounced ú or in Desmond, and “ou” in Dēsi.

In Connaught the ordinary short sound of “o” or “io” is heard in these words:—

anonn bonn cionn
cionntaċ cionntuiġ conndae
constábla conntaḃairt conntaḃartaċ
dronn fionn fonn
fonnsa iongna (= úna) ionnfairt[1]
ionnlaoġas ionnraic ionnsuiġ
ionnráiḋte ionntaḃarṫa ionntaoiḃ
long lonnraċ lonnraḋ
pionnt prionnsa Ó Sgonnláin
sprionnlóg sprionnlaiṫe sonnraḋaċ
tonn tonnta

  1. Sometimes spelled únfairt.