Is iad na consain is coitianta sa Ghaeilge: (The most common consonants in Irish are:)
b, c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, t
Bíonn an consan v le fáil i bhfocail iasachta: (The consonant v is found in loan words:)
veain (van)
vóta (vóta)
Ní bhíonn na consain eile (j, q, v, w, x, z) le fáil ach go hannamh sa Ghaeilge, i bhfocail a bhaineann leis an eolaíocht agus an mhatamaitic de ghnáth. (The other consonants (j, q, v, w, x, z) are only found rarely in Irish, normally in words relating to science and mathematics.)