In 563 the Community of Iona was founded in Scotland by Colum Cille and followers from Ireland. In 1916 James Connolly and Sean MacDiarmada, Irish patriots, were executed in Kilmainham Jail, Dublin. In 1981 Francis Hughes, Irish political prisoner, dies on a hunger strike at Maze prison, North Ireland. Pronunciation guide do dheag ( there is a fada on the"e") =DOE-yayg an Bhealtaine = un BAL-tene Vowels ( from a Gaelic guide the cover of which I have lost) bata (stick) =bottah Ba'n (white) = bawn te (hot) = cheh te' (person) =chay im (butter) = im imi'm (I go) = imeem ola (oil) = ullah o'r (gold) = ore muc (pig) = muck ru'n (secret) = roon Oiche mhaith dhuit = EE-hah woh witch It's amazing what one can do with an alphabet with only 18 letters.