adar.
"Go mairiḋ Éire," a n-aon ráḋ,
"'S cuma linn ca d-tuitfimid
"Air an g-croiċ nó ins an troid,
O naċ cuma, 's bas ḟaġail d'Éirinn tír
ar ngráḋa!"
A's ní caillfimid go deo
A's ar n-inntinn, cuiṁne ḃeo
Air an triúr a ṫug a n-anmanna d' ar
d-tír;
Aċt ag dul air aġaiḋ go bráṫ
'S cuma linn seun, sóġ, a's cráḋ,
No go m-béiḋ ar dtír 'na dúiṫċe ṁóir
a's saoir,
"Go mairiḋ Éire," glaoḋamuidne,
"Go mairiḋ Éire," ar n-aon ráḋ,
"S cuma linn ca d-tuitfimid
"Air an g-croiċ nó ins a troid,
"O naċ cuma, 's bas ḟáġail d' Éirinn,
tír ar ngráḋa."
We shall in the next issue give the
definition of all the words in “God Save
Ireland,” the foregoing song, translated
by Father Growney, and put it in such
form that our young students will ex¬
perience no difficulty in mastering its
soul-stirring strains.
We shall also give all the prepositio¬
nal pronouns, because by their aid a
simple conversation can be carried on
in a few months.
As we go to press we receive a letter from Mr.
Markoe on the Dictionary question. Rev. Fath¬
er Walsh of of St Vincent's, Cork, thinks that a
reprint of Coney’s Irish-English dictionary would
suit Mr. Markoe's purpose.
We shall publish Mr. Markoe's letter in our
next issue, and it will be an eye opener to our mil¬
lionaire Irishmen.
TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE GAEL.
An Account Of Its Stewardship,
When over eight years ago the first issue of the
GAEL was presented to the public, very few belie¬
ved it would reach its ninth year ; nevertheless it
has, thanks to its few firm supporters.
The first four issues of THE GAEL contained on¬
ly eight pages, but after the fourth issue it was
increased to twelve, and after its twelfth issue to
its present form.
One thousand copies were issued monthly for
the first year, after which it began to increase gra¬
dually until now when the regular issue is 2,880,
three reams of paper — each sheet producing two
copies. But, along with the regular issues, extra
copies were printed for the purpose of advertising
the Gaelic movement. For the last three years o¬
ver 6,000 copies have been sent to the editors of
newspapers and others for that purpose.
The publication of THE GAEL gave a great im¬
petus to the Gaelic movement, and many Irishmen
and women who were ignorant of the existence of
a Gaelic alphabet, much less of a cultivated Gael¬
ic language, were agreeably convinced to the con¬
trary through its instrumentality; hundreds of such
persons write to us asserting this fact and thank¬
ing THE GAEL for enlightening them, and enabling
them to cultivate a knowledge, however slight, of
their native language. It has, also, brought two
other Gaelic monthlies into being, namely, the Ir¬
ish Echo of Boston, and the Dublin Gaelic Jour¬
nal, besides Gaelic departments in other newspap¬
ers, such as the United Irishman, Chicago Citizen
and the Monitor of San Francisco. And it has also
influenced the organization of Gaelic societies all
over the country.
Like all other Irish patriotic societies, the Gael¬
ic movement has had its enemies, and the English
minions whip about the country trying to foment
jealouseis among its promoters and otherwise try
to discourage the general Irish public from taking
an interest in it. They avail themselves of those
newspapers whose editors are ignorant of the Irish
language, such as the Irish-American and the Chi¬
cago Citizen, to ply their nefarious trade, but, like
their compatriots of the London Times, they have
been caught in the trap which they would set for
others.
About two months ago the idea of charging the
mode of instruction theretofore pursued in THE
GAEL suggested itself to us, and in order to bring
it before the general public, we sent a card to all
the Irish-American editors requesting them to lay
it before their readers. A large number of pat¬
riotic editors did publish the card and the result
is that, to this date, we have received 255 applica¬
tions for sample copies of THE GAEL. These were
promptly sent, and 115 of the applicants have re-
written to us, sent the translation of the first exer¬
cise under the New System of Teaching, and other¬
wise conformed to the Rules of the Gaelic League,
as described in our last issue. This is the most eff¬
ective mode of spreading the languange yet devis¬
ed — 115 close students in one month!
Financially, the GAEL is solid, owes not a cent —
it is paid for before it leaves the press-room. But
as its old supporters may desire to see a more de¬
tailed statement in this regard, we shall issue such
in a supplement in the near future. The statement
will contain the name of every man and woman
who subscribed for the GAEL since the first issue,
what they have paid and what they are in arrears,
the names of those who ordered its stoppage and
their reasons therefor (for we have not ceased sen¬
ding the paper to all who ordered it whether they
paid or not, except by their order). Subscribers in
arrears owe about $800. There is no doubt but a
large number are in arrears through carelessness.
The new system of teaching will make thousands
of Gaelic scholars (because they will be kept up to
it until the study becomes interesting to them) So
we hope both old and new subscribers will exert
themselves in swelling the ranks.
