Basic Irish Letters
| Letter | IPA | Valve Phoneme | Phonetic Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | /a/ | - | father, spa |
| á | /ɑ:/ | - | call, far |
| e | /ɛ/ | - | tell, get |
| é | /e:/ | - | bait, pay |
| i | /ɪ/ | - | in, hit |
| í | /i:/ | - | tree, mean, he |
| o | /ɔ/ | - | tug, wonder |
| ó | /o:/ | - | roll, toe, road |
| u | /ʌ/ | - | good, pull |
| ú | /u:/ | - | too, rude |