I note that the encoding in LaTeX is T1. In Hans's Fonts in ConTeXt p. 
17 this seems to be the equivalent to 8r. I tried this but with no 
success.

I would be most grateful if anyone can help. I use a Mac OSX 1.3.5. My 
TeX installation is throught Gerben's installer.

Thanks,
Charlie

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Charles Doherty,
Early Irish History,
School of History,
University College Dublin,
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