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But, indeed, apart from the grammatical concord, the mean- 
ing attached is indefensible : there is no such thing as a simple 
consuetudinal present tense in Irish at all. 
[11.] 
Nothing can be more instructive on this matter than the 
investigation of the different editions of works published in 
Irish during the present century. The use in the Keating [oh. 
1644] is so uniform that it were mere waste of time to set 
forth all the examples. The following instances occur in the 
First Book : — 
o, 20 , 
5, w; 12,141 14, 2 go 
eAim. 
42 20 
6, 24 
iu\c Lei§i-peAiin. 
45, 30 
nAc "oeAnAnn. 
7, 3 
ni ^AbAiin. 
46, 27 
50 n-oLigcAnn, 51, y 
12, 4 
50 inucAnn. 
46, z 
nAc ei-pceAnn. 
12, 21 
50 gCAOiiniAnn. 
50, 4 
nAC gA^Ann. 
12, 28 
iiAC feAt)Ann, 22,15. 
51, 5 
nAc •peA'OAnn. 
17, 3 
50 iToeAtui§eAnn. 
63, 17 
nAC •pei'oeAnn. 
19, I 
50 -ocu-iMiAnn. 
53, X 
nAC irjAorhAnn. 
23, I 
ni ^e-ACAiin. 
53, J 
nAC -pAiceAnn. 
25, V 
50 ti'ooi|\ceAiiii. 
54, I 
nAC "oeAnAnn. 
26, 28 
50 'bfreA'DAnn. 
54, 2 
nAC niociii§eAnn. 
32, X 
51 on 50 fAOjAAnn. 
54, 7 
nAC gAlDAnn, 
34, 6 
te mA-pbAnn. 
54, 8 
tj'A ntJeAnAnn. 
34, 10 
50 bfAgbAnn. 
56, 2 
50 n -oib|M jeAnn. 
34, 19 
C|ve n-A n-ini|\eAnn. 
56, 6 
50 ngrn'oiriuigeAnn. 
35, 8 
j^o b]:Aj;'bAnn, 35, 23. 
56, 21 
50 f A|\uigeAnn. 
35, 12 
50 n-oeAttiigeAnn. 
56, 30 
50 5CUi|\eAnn. 
35, 25 
mA|A A tAbjAAnn. 
56, w 
50 nibei|AeAnn. 
37, X 
1 b-pAgbAnn. 
57, 3 
CI on A bfAgbAnn. 
38, 22 
m' -f-AOifiAnn, 
60, z 
50 bfAiceAnn. 
38,27 
nAc ctAOctuigeAnn. 
61, y 
nAC eifcCAnn. 
39, 6 
niA|\ A n-mi-oeAiAgAnn. 
61, z 
nAC gAbAnn. 
39, 8 
50 gcui^AeAnn. 
65, xo 
50 bfAgbAnn. 
41,6,17 50 mbeAtiAnti. 
66, 23 
50 -ouogbAnn. 
The structure throughout the whole work is quite uniform 
and simple : we find everywhere for the 3rd singular: — 
(«) Independent form, tnolAit) (fe). 
{b) Enclitic ,, [ni, nAC, 50, An], molAnn [ye), 
(c) Relative ,, [no particle] rholAf. 
