as (7¹ + 7¹ ). There is always Comhardach Deireadh (end rhyme) between b and d, and Aicill (rhyme between end word of one line and middle word of another) between a and b; and c and d.

Lá dá raibhe Fionn na bhflaith

ar an bhfaithchen in Almhain úir,

do-chonnaic £h_uige san ród

eilit óg a léim luidh.

There are 7 syllables in each line and the last syllable of each line consists of a whole word. There is Comhardach or rhyme between the last word of b (úir) and the last word of d (lúidh) Remember: "r" rhymes with "dh".There is aicill between ród and óg and there is amas between bhflaith and bhaithe.There is Uaim between chonnaic and chuige ; and between léim and luidh; and there is Uaim Súl between Fionn and bhflaith The úrú does not change Uaim Súl.

2. An Rannaiocct Bheag: The rules are the same as for Rannaíocht Mhór but it is annotated like this:(7² + 7² ) because the last word of each line is made up of two syllables.

Beann i mbíadh Fionn is Fianna,

beann i mbíodh cuirn is cuacha,

beann i rug ua Duinn dána

lá Gráinne de rinn ruaga.

Comhardach deireadh between cuacha:ruaga Comhardach inmheanach (inner rhyme) between Duinn : rinn . Aicill (garbh) between dána : Gráinne. There is Uaim in the last two words of each line .

3. An Rannaíocht Gharid: Like Rannaíocht Mhor except the first line of each stanza has only three syllables. (3¹ + 7¹ ) (7^{1 +} 7^¹)

Truagh an gháir

do-n’i tonn trágha le tráigh

ó do bháidh m'fhear séaghda saor

saoth liom Gaol do dhul 'na dáil.

Comhardach deireadh betweena,b,and d. Aicill between gháir: trágha and saor : Caol. Uaim and Uaim Súl between tonn ; trágha:tráigh and between séaghdha : saor and dhul :dáil.

4. An Leathrannaíocht Mhór (5¹ + 5¹ )

Siuirghe ní dluigh dhamh óir ní mheallaim mhnaoi m'fholt anocht is liath ní bhia mar do bhaoi

Comhardach deireadh between mhnaoi : bhaoi . Aicill (gharbh) between liath : bhia. Uain nó Uaim Sul between dluigh ; dhamh mheallaim : mhnaoi bhia : bhaoi.

5. Deibhí This was the preferred meter of the professional poets and the most used. There is Comhardach between the last accented vowel in a and the last unaccented vowel in b. , It is the same with lines c and d. It is notated (7(x)+7(x+¹)