_A_ long, as in _wâll_, has the broad sound as in English; _a_ short,
that of a in _băt_. There is a third sound, very common in the South and
West of Ireland, corresponding to the sound of _a_ in _whät_.
_E_ long is sounded as in _whêre_, _e_ short, as in _whĕn_; _i_ long, as
_ee_ in _pîque_, _i_ short, as in _pĭck_; _o_ long, as in _tōld_, _o_
short as in _gŏt_; _u_ long, as in _rūle_, _u_ short, as in _fûll_.
Vowels are divided into _broad_ and _slender_. The _broad_ are _a_, _o_,
_u_; the _slender_ are _e_, _i_.