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* ''Stadfainn é sula n-iomarcálfadh sé a dhul.'' 'I would have stopped him before he went too far.' (lit. I would have stopped him before he would have excessed to go) | * ''Stadfainn é sula n-iomarcálfadh sé a dhul.'' 'I would have stopped him before he went too far.' (lit. I would have stopped him before he would have excessed to go) | ||
* ''Nuair a ghlinníodh sí ar na bláthanna gach maidin, churadh sí tuilleadh an ghrian a mholadh.'' 'Whenever she gazed at the flowers every morning she would additionally praise the sun.' (lit. add to praise the sun) | * ''Nuair a ghlinníodh sí ar na bláthanna gach maidin, churadh sí tuilleadh an ghrian a mholadh.'' 'Whenever she gazed at the flowers every morning she would additionally praise the sun.' (lit. add to praise the sun) | ||
* ''admhaigh'' 'to acknowledge' is also used for 'to thank' (with the dative preposition ''do'' for the person who is thanked), like Hebrew הודה ''hoda'' 'to acknowledge; to thank'. (Some say this is a natural development of the sense 'to acknowledge the receipt of'.) | * ''admhaigh'' 'to acknowledge' is also used for 'to thank' (with the dative preposition ''do'' for the person who is thanked), like Hebrew הודה ''hoda'' 'to acknowledge; to thank'. (Some say this is a natural development of the sense 'to acknowledge the receipt of'.). ''Admhaím duit'' is a common synonym of ''go raibh maith agat''. | ||
Today, Cualand Irish is written in a much more phonetic orthography, introduced by Alastair Mac Léivigh, based on similar principles to Cyrillic. The older orthography, identical to our post-reform Irish orthography but written in Gaelic type, was used in Ádhamh Binn-Fíona's times. | Today, Cualand Irish is written in a much more phonetic orthography, introduced by Alastair Mac Léivigh, based on similar principles to Cyrillic. The older orthography, identical to our post-reform Irish orthography but written in Gaelic type, was used in Ádhamh Binn-Fíona's times. | ||