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Etymologist in tracing the affinities of words than for the immediate 

 learner. The practical part, with the exception of the irre- 

 gular verbs, is taken from the writers who preceded him. This 

 Gentleman, who, " like Pythagoras of old, left his native land, to visit 

 the seat of ancient learning, and to recover the wisdom of former 

 days," is entitled to the' gratitude and praise of that country 

 for whose Literature he has done so much by his writings. Since 

 the second Edition of his Grammar no less than four similar pub- 

 lications have appeared, which shall now be introduced in regular 

 order to the attention of the reader. 



Utittjce^c m Site^tjlse.— A GRAMMAR OF THE IRISH 

 LANGUAGE— Dublin, 1808, 



Published in octavo under the fictitious signature E. O. C. ; but 

 the author was William Halliday, a native of Dublin, and a singu- 

 larly gifted youth, who not only compiled this Granimar, but pub- 

 lished the first Volume of a most excellent Translation of Keating's 

 History of Ireland, with the original, on collateral pages. He also 

 proceeded on a Lexicon of the Language, which he would have 

 published, but was prevented by a premature death at the early age 

 of 23. Had this young gentleman lived, he would most probably 

 have achieved more for the ancient literature of Ireland than any other 

 individual of his time. His early display of talents and deep know- 

 ledge of the Greek, Latin and some of the Oriental Languages, 

 joined with unwearied antiquarian research, and an enthusiastic 

 zeal for devoting his talents to the service of his country, would 

 have Tendered him one of its brightest literary ornaments. — Of 

 this the works which he has left behind him bear ample testimony. 



His Grammar, which alone can be noticed here, is dedicated to 



