UCD Letters
Letter from Roger Casement (The Savoy, Denham) to [Robert] Donovan, discussing redistribution and Ireland; Ulster Unionist representation; the optimism of Redmond and Dillon; Irish representatives and the English Education Act; and the Liberals.

p. 6-7

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Transcribing Gaelic Script

There are a couple of issues listed below that often cause problems for those unaccustomed to the gaelic script:

Be careful not to mix up ‘r’ and ‘s’.

‘Cuireann siad ar a gcosa é’

Be mindful of the lenition mark that can sometimes be unclear. Write ċ, ḋ, ḟ as ch, dh, fh etc.
‘ד’ should be written as ‘agus’. ‘דl’ should be written as ‘srl’.

These guidelines will be expanded upon as we get feedback from the Meitheal. Below you will find the Irish-language alphabet, in both gaelic and roman script, along with some sample transcribed texts.

‘Tá bataí ag fás ar an talamh. Agus sé an t-ainm atá ortha na bataí buidhe. Agus tá léigheas piantaí cnámh ionta. Cuireann daoine síos cupa ar an teinidh. Agus cuireann siad uisge ann fosta, agus bíonn an t-uisge ag guil nuair a chuireann siad síos na bataí buidhe ann. Agus baineann siad guil asta. Agus cuireann siad ar a gcosa é nó cé bith áit a mbíonn an phian ortha.’

‘Bhí tailliúr ann fadó darb ainm Micilín Ruadh. Lá amháin agus é ‘in a shuidhe ar an mbord ag fuagháil tháinigh éan isteach agus céard a rinne an táilliúr acht an tsáthadh a chaitheamh air agus é a mharbhughadh.
‘Sin urchar maith’ ar seisean leis féin ‘déanfaidh mé saighdiúir maith ins an gcogad. D’imthigh leis agus chuaidh isteach i dteach. Chonnaic sé cuilleóga i bpota suibh. Shíl sé gur capall a bhí ann agus céard a rinne sé acht na cuilleóga go léir a mharbhú’.

There is more information on the gaelic script at these links:

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