Philo-Celts.
President Gilgannon expects every Irishman in
Brooklyn to come to the hall and learn more or
less of his country's language.
The hundred Irish Words will be continued
in the Gael until completed.
Up to this writing over 200 applications have
been received for copies of the 100 words,
Remember it is only one word a day for four
months.
We see by the DERRY JOURNAL that a large
number of prizes had been given to the Gaelic
class of that city on October 13.
The New York Gaelic Society pays $1200 a year
rent for their rooms 17 W. 28th St. This is a large
sum of money. What if some of our wealthy Irish
Americans built a Gaelic hall in New York City.
It would be a lasting monument to their patriot¬
ism. The Gaelic Society meets Wednesdays and
Sundays.
The N. Y. P. C. S. meets at 388 Hudson St.,
Sundays at 3 o'clock, Wednesdays at 8 o'clock.
The Boston Society meets at 176 Tremont St.
Sundays at 3 o'clock.
The Brooklyn Society meets, cor. Adams and
Willoughby Sts., Sundays and Thursdays at 8
o'clock, P. M.
Mr. McEniry of Kansas City, Mo., writes to say
that he anticipates a prosperous Winter for the
Gaelic classes there.
We have not heard from the Binghamton Society
in a long time. We hope Mr. McTighe and his
coworkers will make a good showing.
The Philadelphia and San Francisco Societies
seem to eclipse all the other Societies; but they
have material and good workers in these cities.
We expect to hear renewed energy from the Chi¬
cago, Savannah, Memphis, St. Louis, Scanton,
New Haven, Paterson, Newark, Nashua and Cin¬
cinnati Societies.
Bismarck is organizing German Language soci¬
ties along the borders of the German Empire
in order to preserve German Unity.
The Iris Echo published by the Boston Philo-
Celtic Society, continues its excellent articles on
ancient Irish literature and other matters pertain¬
ing to Ireland.
The Echo is a readable little journal, and worth
a dollar a year to any Irishman. We hope to see
it contain a Gaelic department in the near future.
The latest mugwumpian charge agaist ex-Sen¬
ator J. G. Blaine is, that he permitted his young
son to fall in love with, and marry, a Catholic
girl.
A lot of Gaelic is unavoidably held over this
month but we cannot help it; all our as are used
up
The various Gaelic societies should individually
and collectively use their best endeavors to circu¬
late the Gael by canvassing among their friends.
No movement can prosper without being prop¬
erly advertised, and the best advertisement for
any commodity is a sample of the article itself.
Hence every society should hold itself responsible
for circulating so many copies, say 50 or a 100, as
the case might be. Then the Brooklyn Soiety
would, in a short time, be able to throw it broad¬
cast everywhere, and very few Irishmen would
have to say that they never saw their national lan¬
guage in print.
The Bulgarians have boycotted the Russian lan¬
guage. — Will these lessons on the importance of
the language be ever learned by Irish nationalists
or have we but imbeciles or double-dealing, self-
seeking shams?
Let every Irishman circulate the literature of
his country.
Sound of the Vowels — long. —
á sounds like
a in war,
as bárr, top.
é " "
e " ere,
" céir, wax.
í " "
ee " eel,
" mín' fine.
ó " "
o " old,
" ór, gold.
ú " "
u " rule,
" úr, fresh.
Short —
a " "
a in what,
as, gar, near.
e " "
e " bet,
" beḃ, died.
i " "
i " ill;
" mil, honey
o " "
o " got,
" lot, wound.
u " "
u " put,
" rud, thing.
IRISH BOOKS &
We have made arrangements to supply the fol¬
lowing publications in and concerning the Irish
language, at the prices named, post paid, on
receipt of price. —
O'Reilly's Irish-English Dictionary, $5.00
Bourke's Easy Lessons in Irish 1.00
" College Irish Grammar 1.00
.. THE BULL "INEFFABILIS" in
four Languages, Latin, Irish, &c $1.00
... GALLAGHER'S SERMONS 2.50
Bourke's Life of McHale 1.00
Molloy's Irish Grammar 1.50
Foras Feasa air Eirinn; Dr. Keating's His-
tory of Ireland in the original Irish, with
New Translations, Notes and Vocabulary,
for the use of schools. Book 1. Part I .60
Joyce's School Irish Grammar .50
Dr. McHale's Irish Catechism .25
First Irish Book .12, Second, .18, Third .25
Irish Head-line Copy Book .15
Pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne, Part I. .45
Life Dean Swift, by T. Clark Luby .50
Vale of Avoca Songster .25
Also, any other books desired by subscribers if to
be had in New York or Dublin.
