Raic Agus Roimhaire - Breaks the Rules
Its not only Raic agus Roimhaire that breaks the rules, I’ve seen this slip all around the place and it must be one of the most common grammatical errors of the Irish Language on the web.
The rule caol le caol agus leathan le leathan means that the vowels on either side of a consonant (or group of consonants) should agree; they should both be broad or both be slender. The rule is primarily used when you add an ending to a word (e.g., when conjugating a verb). To satisfy the rule you may need to add a vowel between the word and its ending. Note that there are a few common words that do not satisfy this rule.
However, even without knowing a single word of Irish, you can apply the rule to catch many spelling mistakes! So Raic Agus Roimhaire becomes Raic Agus RÃomhaire.
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