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AN GAOḊAL
Notice.
Owing to the position taken by the Education
Commissioners (as seen by Father Nolan's letter to
the Freeman) towards the Irish Language, and the
evident relation which Bishop McEvilly's actions
bear to it, (the bishop having dispensed with it as a
necessary study in Tuam College, in other words,
prohibition). We reduce the price of the Gael
to six cents a year, or, two copies for one dollar
to the old country, in order th bring it within the
reach of all classes. Irishmen will have to work
if they wish to retain their rights.
Sentiments of our Subscribers.
Canada. Rev. Father Shalloe. Young Irish¬
men's Literary Association.
Cal. Per. Mr. McGreal, Capt. J. Egan, Thos.
Brennan, J. O'Quigley.
Conn. Per. Messrs. P J Duggan, and R D.
Norris, W. Murphy, T. McKernan, M. Conway, J.
Kennedy, G. B. Preston, H. Magowan, D. F. Heally
A. D. King, M A Ryan, J Quin, F Rolston, E Dunn
C Gleason, J Sullivan, M Powers, J. Cameron, J
McClean, T S Kenny, D Clancy, D Convoy, P. J.
Duggin and R. D. Norris, all of and about Hart¬
ford.
Dak. T McGuire, J J O'Connor.
D. C. M Cavanagh.
Mass. T Hennebery, C D Geran, J Sullivan,
(per Mr Geran), J J O'Brien, J Kennedy, C Rior¬
dan, T Hayes, and T Keohone Brookfield, per Mr
Keohone.
Md. Rev. H. T. White, Emmetsburg.
Mo. M O'Brien, J Condrey per Mr O'Brien.
Montano J Cosgrove.
N. J. M. Kane.
N. Y. J M Walsh, J Carroll, J Govern, Miss
Dwyer. — Brooklyn: Rev. P. J. O'Connell, D. D.
Rev. T. J. Fitzgerald, F J Gordon Mr Madden, L.
Logan, J V Mahedy, Mrs Long, and the Misses
Dunlevy.
Ohio M J Collins,
Pa. Per Mr. McEniry, Miss E O'Connor, M J
Gleason, J C O'Donnell, H F O'Donnell, P F May
W Russell, and M Egan per Mr. Russell, and per
Mr Lyans, J Monahan, D Connelly, M Stack, E.
Wendell, F McLoughlin; P Mitchell, Plains, Pa.
Sent to Ireland per Mr McEnery Phila Pa, M.
Gleason, Co Limerick. W Walsh Cashel per M.
Cavanagh, Washington D C. J Dwyer per Miss
Dwyer. J Walsh, Cork, per J M Walsh, Buffalo,
Mr Fitzgerald Waterford per Father Fitzgerald.
Mrs Smyth Omagh, Co Tyrone, and Mr Gavin,
Lisnaskea Co Fermanagh per Miss McSorley Phil
Pa.
Send six cents and you get the
Gael one year. Send One Dollar and
we shall send a copy to you and to
any one you may name during the
same time. Send it Home.
The annexed communications explain themsel¬
ves. We hope Irishmen will appreciate them.
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
March 24th, 1884.
Mr. Logan,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Sir,
The here-enclosed letter I received recently from
Ireland. It is a lithographed circular-letter, I sup¬
pose, — and I do wish with all my heart, to do some¬
thing to help those good people, and send them
my humble mite, be it ever so little. They ask for
one Dollar, — but my love for everything Irish is so
great and irresistible that I could send a hundred
Dollars rather, and more, had I it at my disposal,
just at present. But, if it is acceptible, I will send
ten Dollars, anyhow. I cannot obtain a draft on
the Bank of Ireland, here in Ithaca, they refer me
to New York for that purpose. Now, Dear Sir,
will you kindly inform me, whether you can get a
letter of exchange on Ireland for the small sum of
ten Dollars? If so, I shall send you the amount
and additional charge for the draft. It has to be
made out (for greater safety and expediency) to the
name of the Most Rev. Dr. Higgins, Pelace, Kil¬
larney. Then, after you have received the amount
from me, and obtained the draft on Ireland, in N.
York, have the kindness to send the same to me.
that I may forward it from here, with letter, to its
destination in Ireland. You will by a kind answer
at your earliest convenience, greatly oblige
Yours very truly and faithfully
F. L. O. Rœhrig.
Presentation Convent,
Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland,
Feb, 22d, 84.
Sir.
Permit me to ask of your charity one dollar, you
will never miss this; it will be a great boon to me.
A debt of £1400 — part due since 1879 — has to be
met fully, ere the year closes. This debt has been
contracted under circumstances of imperative ne¬
cessity, the details of which I should give but for
brevity sake.
Reluctantly I appeal to a generous people, but no
other resource is left. Our poor tax-tortured and
rack-rented people cannot help us. We know in
many cases their food is what a gentleman would
not give his hound, it would be cruel to ask them.
Our means of support is derived solely from the
interest on the money brought as dower by some
of the Sisters — in so remote a place this sum is
small: This has been considerably lessened by Hi¬
bernia Bank paying us nothing for two years. We
have been afflicted with constant sickness and a
death every year from 1874 to April 1883, all young
and useful.
To remedy this, as far as human means can,
part of the debt has been incurred.
