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I348 THE GAEL. January, 1874.of beairte diomhanaich, trioblaid emoire. So, mar bhoisge fuaimneachdroighinn fhao'in, Para. xiv. 5—am not aware of any reason why theadjective shoukl not agree with itsnoun iu cases like those just instanced.Whatever I'eason theremai/ be, hoAvever, there surely canbe none for violating the concordAvhen the noun is iiot contracted ;yetthe same authorities furnish us withexamples; as, re ùine bhig. Rev. xx.3. "Ni m' anam uaill is gàirdeachasan Dia mo shlainte cAaoimh."Para, xxxvi. 1. In connexion withnouns mas. the adjectives would havethe same form which they have herewith nouns/em.; as,Ceann an leinil)hbhig; Gu tigh an athar c/^aoimh.—Para liii. 7, and liv. 4. Thismakes the error quite palpable. Towrite re iiine bhig, is just as improperas it would be to write cùl nalaimhe chlith; uachdar mo choisedheis; searrach na laire dhuinn, &c.,V. Ps. Ixxvi. 10, Ixxvii. 5, 10,xxxvii. 10, cxxxix." I may alsorefer your I'eadera to pages 201, 202,215, 217, 227-229, of the sameedition, as well as to the Grammarsof Forl^es and Stewart, and in Irishto O'Donovan and Bourke.The texts which Mr-. Cameronbrings to sustain his case are neithermore nor less than departures fromrule, and I might be able to furnishan ecjual number of instances inwhich the rule is conformed to, suchas—Ps. Ixxxix. 9, metrical vei'sion,"Ard-onfhadh cuain is fairge mòir,"John vi. 68, " Briathra na beatha"Wheu a no\in/eììiim)ie is contracted maireannaich," Titus i. 2, " Dochasiu the geuitive singulav, as trompaid' na beatha maireannaich,"