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AN GAOḊAL
dian ag leir leagaḋ fáil cuṁdaiġ an t
sean-raṫa gur ġlaoiḋ an ḃean ṁuin¬
tearḋa orrainn um eadarṫráṫa. Ar
imṫeaċt duinn do ċuireas d'ḟiaċaiḃ ar
fear acu an láir riaḃaċ do ṫaḃairt
leis gus an g-ceardċain & cruḋ do ċur
fuiṫe le h-aġaiḋ treaḃṫa do ḋeunaṁ a
máraċ. Do ḃuail sé roiṁ go deiṫean¬
asaċ & do ḋruid ar ar meaḃair ionnus,
naċ raiḃ cuiṁne ag neaċ aguinn air go
beiṫ dár bproinn caiṫte againn & sinn
go léir ar an m-ḃóṫar go liosta, reiḋ,
ag filleaḋ ar ár n-obair. Is annsan do
ċonnarcamar ċugainn ar an raon an
láir riaḃaċ & is aṁla do ḃí & an dial¬
ait fa na bolg & srian an aġaistir ar
n-a stracaḋ lé' fa n-a cosaiḃ. Do rug
buaċail ar a ceann ċum a treoruiġṫe
treoraḋ gus an bpáirc & ṡiuḃalamar
róṁainn go ḃfuaramar an fear boċt
sínte crapluiġṫe ar leaṫ ṫaoiḃ ḃóṫair
go n-a ċeann faoi & é marḃ.
Do ḃí gartaḋ bróin ag a ṁnaoi & a
ċlainn as a ḋiaiḋ, & ṫainig an oiread
sin d'ḟaitċeas ar na fearaiḃ gur ṡean¬
adar aon ḃuain do ḃeiṫ acu leis an t-
sean-raṫ níos mó. Do ḟan an sgeul ar
an rioċt sin go cionn seaċtṁaine & do
ḃámar ag ċur i n-dearmad gaċ niḋ dar
imṫiġ orrainn go d-tugamar fa deara
[Do ḃeiṫ leanta.
and knocking down the ramparts of
the old fort until the housewife called
on us at dinner-time. On going away
I directed one of them to take the grey
mare to the forge and get a shoe on
her as a preparation for ploughing on
the day following. He struck off in a
hurry and passed out of our memories
so that not one amongst us thought of
him until our dinner having being eat¬
en we were returning by the road slow
and easy to our work. It was then we
saw (coming) towards us on the way
the grey mare in this state: the sad¬
dle under her belly and the 'winkers'-
rein being draggled by her under her
feet. A boy took her by the head to
lead her to the field and we went on
our way until we found the poor man
lying crippled on the road-side, having
his head (bent) under him, dead.
His wife and children raised a dis¬
mal cry after him and the men were
so frightened that they refused to have
any more to do with the old fort. Thus
the matter rested for a week and we
had almost forgotten all that had hap¬
pened to us until on a certain morn¬
ing we remarked
(To be continued)
Masterguihy N. S., Cahirciveen, Co Kerry,
Ireland,
27th. Jan., '92.
Dear Sir :
I beg to acknowledge receipt of copies of the
Gael for November and December, for which I
understand you have subscribed.
I beg also to thank you sincerely for your kind¬
ness.
My pupils take great interest in reading its pa¬
ges, and commit most of its poetical pieces to me¬
mory.
This is my first year instructing an Irish class,
though I have the Board’s certificate since 1888.
Circumstances over which I had not control pre¬
vented me until now. But now I have a class of 50
boys and girls who are assidiously studying their
little books. A fair number of these had a good
knowledge of the mother tongue before I commen¬
ced, so that I hope the greater number will be able
to pass the requirements of the Programme in I¬
rish.
Again thanking you, I beg to subscribe myself
Yours faithfully,
P. Sugrue.
Capt. T. D. Norris,
79 Pearl St. N. Y.
The Phila. Philo-Celtic Society — Election of Offi¬
cers.
Editor of the Gael. — At a meeting of the Philo
Celtic Society of this city held in Philopatrian
Hall, 211 S. 12th St., on Sunday evening, Februa¬
ry 7th., the following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year. — James Collins, prest. ; John
Mogan, vice-prest.; Wm. Devine, rec. sec.; Jas.
J. Hughes, cor. sec.; Chas. E. Cranney, fin, sec.';
Miss Lizzie McSorley, treasurer ; Miss Mary Ma¬
honey, librarian, and Mr. Thomas McEniry, ser¬
geant-at-arms.
The following members were elected to compose
the Council which, with the other officers, transact
the business of the Society, —
M Fahey, J J Lyons, M Munelly, M J Walsh,
P McFadden, and the Misses B Lynch, Mary Mc¬
Gee, Ellen O'Connor. and Mary Mc Loughlin.
The Society is in a flourishing condition.
J J Hughes, Cor. Sec.
The most offensive, dangerous and malignant
cess-pool which any nation could have within its
limits was buried out of view by an overwhelming
Hill-slide in this State the other day.
