Miss Dillon’s letter to the TUAM
NEWS, which we publish on the title
page, deserves the serious considera¬
tion of Irishmen.
The Gael will appear regularly eve¬
ry month for the future.
To give a "show" all round we have
to hold back Mr. Crean's translation of
Dr Cahill's Sermon this month.
The “one" hat fits "Félim Ua Ṫuaṫ¬
ail, Finn, Éiḃlín, cnoc Síḋe Gaṁna, &
Ball de Ċumann na Gaeḋilge! a snea¬
king, cowardly combination which
footpad-like, fear the light of day.
Ar ċualaiḋ siḃ an sgeul? Ní'l aċ
aon ḟear aṁáin beo anois a ta ionan
"na Gaeḋilge" sgríoḃaḋ go ceart! ag¬
us 'sé sin an fear naċ n-aiṫneoċaḋ
Gaeḋilge Ċiarruiġe an lae n-diu ó Ġae¬
lic Alban ceud-go leiṫ bliaḋan ó ṡoin!!
Maiseaḋ, go ḃ-feuċaiḋ Dia orainn!!!
A Ḋoċtúir, léiġeasaiġ tú féin!
Nó bíḋeaḋ congantóiriḋe na Gaoḋ¬
ailge a faire cia an uair a ḃéiḋeas a
n-dualgas do 'n Ġaoḋal dlíġte. Ní
ċoiṫeoċaḋ trí fiċid piġinn 'san m-bliaḋ¬
ain an Gaoḋal muna m-beiḋeaḋ go leór
congantóra a d' íocfaḋ an beagán sin.
Of all the men in existence there are none more
anti-Irish than the descendants of Catholic Irish¬
men who became protestant, and there is a lot of
them in the United States. How to account for this
is very simple. When the poor ignorant Irishman
came to this country years ago and settled down
out West or South, his surroundings were protest¬
ant. As his children grew up they mixed with the
children of his protestant neighbors and joined in
with them in their church-strawberry festivals and,
when the “old man” was gone, joined the protest¬
ant communion and became intensely hostile to e¬
verything Irish.
In this material world the children cannot
be blamed for acting thus because from the ignor¬
ance of their parents they concluded that the Irish
race was hardly a step removed from the Indian
and, therefore, did not desire to be identified with
it. The death of Henry Grady, of Georgia, has re¬
awakened in our mind these facts. From his very
Irish name the majority of Irish-Americans were
under the impression that he was a Catholic. His
parents no doubt were, and of the condition above
brought under review. Had Mr Grady's parents ed¬
ucated him in the literature of their country he,
probably, would not have forsaken their most en¬
dearing sentiments. How many other Irish parents
are raising other Gradys to day? Not long since a
young lawyer, of Irish parentage, asked us, "Had
the Irish an Alphabet?" What could that young
man think of the social standing of his ancestry
when laboring under the impression conveyed in
his interrogatory? The parents of this man would
turn in their graves if they thought their darling
would turn his back on their country and its most
cherished characteristics and yet, during life, they
neglected to instruct him. How many Irish par¬
ents like them ?
Editor GAODHAL,
Sir — Enclosed please find P. O. Order for $4, one
from John O'Quigley, one from the writer and two
from Jeremiah Deasy. I only got but 4 GAELs all
the year, but my wandering life may be to blame.
But, as Capt. John Egan and Mr. Deasy say, I'll
keep on supporting the GAEL as long as I am left
a dollar per annum. For I know that it was first
in the field of Gaelic lore. But there will be Kee¬
n en about and let out my head in the GAEL office
when I get there, if my songs do not find space. I
wonder how it is that you have no feeling for the
bog-trotting and boreen wandering they cost me in
Mayo, besides overhauling and overtaxing poor old
heads and hearts now in the dust. Come now —
not one word of excuse, out with them.
All the old buildings of 49 and later dates in this
city are just getting torn down to give place to
richer ones. A contractor named Whitteir from
the state of Maine, while thus engaged corner of
Market and Mason Sts., came on a poster of the
60s. It was green on white paper and sound as
ever. In large print it said “God Save Ireland”,
Harp and Shamrock Erin go bragh, and a meet¬
ing of the Thomas F. Burke Circle Fenian Broth¬
erhood to be held at the Irish American Hall, Oct.
26, 1869. Thomas Mooney, Esq., Col., Kane and
others will preside. People of all shades and
grades called to see it, but one of the Whitteir
Bros, tore it, but was prevented from destroying
it altogether by a Swede who told him he should
be kicked as it was not on his part of the contract.
Although your correspondent is not a John L. Sul¬
livan nor a Neal Malone spoiling for a fight, Mr.
Whitteir was led to understand on his arrival that
although Gen. T. F. Burke, and Transatlantic
(Tom Mooney) were dead, it was as well not to
tear down their names.
With compliments of the season to all.
MARTIN P. WARD.
Is maiṫ an fear Mártín Mac an
Ḃaird agus is an ṁaiṫ na congantóir¬
iḋe atá i naoṁ Ṗrionsiais.
Deunaċ gaċ h-uile ḋuine a ḋiṫċioll
cúis na Gaoḋailge ċur air aġaiḋ, oir
'sí cúis na teanga cúis na h-Éireann.
