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CHAP. VI.]CONTTTNOTIOlCfl. 89Oo6um, towards.Do peip, according to.5o nuige, unto, until.go t)-cf , to, unto, as far as :piubail 50 b-cf an bopup,walk to the door,omtupa, as to: lomctipa phmn, "as to Finn."-d cuaipim, towards.^dirh le or Idirh pe, near, by, beside: puib Idim bom, sitnear me;Idirh pe beannaib boipce, "beside BeannaBoircbe."Op cionn, over, above: 5r a ^> ul 5 Dia 6p cionn 506" uilenio, "love God above all things : po eipig op cionn angaoi, " he rose over the spear."1 5-cionn, the same as a 5-ceann : 1 5-cionn na bliaona," at the end of the year."Cap Ceann, besides, for the sake of, beyond, in preference to.Cap aip, backwards ;same as aip aip.Cap eip, after; the same as oeip: cap eip na Sariina," after the Samhain (1st of November)."Cimceall, about, around : ceacc cur.ceall Ohiapmaba," to go around Dermat."Op coriiaip, in presence of, before the face of: 6p coriiaipphinn, " in presence of Finn."III.CONJUNCTIONS.1. There are few simple conjunctions in theIrish language.2. There are, however, many compound conjunctions,much like the English conjunctionalphrases, "for the reason that," " to the end that,"&c.3. Generally speaking, the meanings of thecompound conjunctions may be easily gatheredfrom the signification of the words that composethem ;but there are a few whose meanings arenot so plain.4. The following is a list of the simple conjunctionswith their meanings, together with thoseof the compound conjunctions whose meaninare not quite obvious.