The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge

á (long), as in aught; a (short), as in hot. c with slender vowels (e, i), as in king; never as s. c with broad vowels (a, o, u), as in car; never as s. ch with slender vowels (e, i), as in German Ich; never as in church. ch with broad vowels (a, o, u), as in German Buch; never as in church. d with slender vowels (e, i), as in French dieu. d with broad vowels (a, o, u), as in thy. é (long), as in ale; e (short), as in bet. g with slender vowels (e, i), as in give; never as j. g with broad vowels (a, o, u), as in go; never as j. gh with slender vowels (e, i) is slender ch voiced. gh with broad vowels (a, o, u) is broad ch voiced. í (long), as in feel; i (short), as in it. mh and bh intervocalic with slender vowels, as v. mh and bh intervocalic with broad vowels, as w. ó (long), as in note; o (short), as in done. s with slender vowels (e, i), as in shine; never as z. s with broad vowels (a, o, u), as s. t with slender vowels (e, i), as in tin. t with broad vowels (a, o, u), as in threw. th, like h. ú (long), as in pool; u (short), as in full. The remaining consonants are pronounced almost as in English.