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AN GAOḊAL.
which would not cost you per capital $1 a year, there
would be scores of journals published in your lang¬
uage; there would be no "Scotch-Irish Congress."
Let, then, every Irishman resolve to apply one dol¬
lar a year to the disseminantion of Irish literature,
and, by and by, he will be prouder of that invest¬
ment than of any other action of his life.
Now, we believe that the above not very inviting
condition of the Irish element is not due to a want
of patriotism in the individual Irishman, but that
it has been born of a system in his native land over
which he has had no control. Hence, if Gaels place
the foregoing exhibit before their countrymen and
respectfully and patriotically suggest to them the
national shame it brings on them, we are certain
that the response would be satisfactory, and that
ere long a dozen Gaelic journals would spring up
through the country. The “Sentiments" column
of the Gael show from month to month what indivi¬
dual Gaels can do, Why not all try to imitate them?
Through the exertions of one man we have, within
six months, received over thirty subscribers from the
small city of Wheeling, W. Va. No man should be
shamed to canvass all classes in this patriotic cause
We cull the following from the Dublin Gaelic
Journal (No. 24), received this month, on recently
published Gaelic matter. —
— Standish H. O'Grady's Silva Gadelica (London,
Williams and Norgate, 2 vols., price, 21s. each).
— Dr. Meyer's Vision of MacConglinne; written in
medieval Irish, and is of importance to the student
of early Irish literature. Price 10s., and is not dear
— The Life of Hugh Roe O Donell, written by
Lughaidh O'Clery and now edited for the first time
by Father Denis Murphy, S. J (Sealy, Bryers and
Walker, 500 pages, 8s, post free)
— The Battle of Rosnaree, on the Boyne, edited by
Father E. Hogan, S. J. Price 3s. 6d.
— The Revue Celtique has printed the old tract on
the Battle of Maghmucrime, edited by Dr Whitley
Stokes; also, Folk-lore, the text of the Dinnsencus
contained in the Bodleian Library. Also, an Irish
modern tale, a phonetic reproduction of a Galway
story taken down by Mr. Ditton, the secretary of
the Revue.
— In Kuhn's Zeitschrift, Dr. Stokes, also, prints
with notes and translations, glosses in tenth-century
Continental MS.
— A new edition of MacLeod's Clarsach has appear¬
ed, (Sinclair, Glasgow. price, 3s.)
— The Celtic Monthly, Glasgow, publishes articles
in Gaelic and English; price, 2d.
— The Oban Times (weekly) has regular install¬
ments of Gaelic prose and poetry.
— The Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inver¬
ness is full of interesting matter. A collection of
Gaelic charms, etc., which appeared in the High¬
land Monthly will soon appear in book form; ma¬
ny of these are of Irish origin.
— The Leterature of the Highlands (history of Gae¬
lic literature) by Rev. Nigel MacNeill, London, In¬
verness, 1892, price 5s. This vol. is interesting to
Irish-Gaelic students.
"It is infortunate that many people who have
at heart the interest of our common native tongue,
cannot, apparently, refrain from bitter attacks on
others who do good work for the Gaelic. The last
issue of the Irish American contains (1) a criticism of
O'Grady's Silva, which would be reasonable if the
writer had not read the preface to O'Grady's second
volume; (2) an attack, altogether gratuitous, on
the editor of the Gael, a good Irish writer, and a
man who has done, and is doing, excellent work for
the language."
— Dublin Gaelic Journal.
[Has not the learned Editor erred? The object of
the criticism has been the circumscription of Gaelic
literature and the discouragement of those patriotic
efforts which are being made in its behalf. The cri¬
ticiser is not to blame — he does his duty — but those
seconding his efforts are; and, "Birds of a feather
flock together." — Ed. G.)
ERIN'S LIBERTY.
BY
KATHERINE M. HANBURY.
1
Let your voice harmonize with the sweet sounds of
morning,
No more let your tears for fair Erin be shed;
Let your home be redressed in its brightest adorn¬
ing,
For our country, to Freedom, soon will be wed.
2
For six centuries long she has suffered and mated,
But, now, all her suffering has nearly fled —
And before many more suns today light are waiting,
To Liberty and Freedom she will be wed.
3
In graveyards her brave children and martyrs are
lying,
Who, for her Liberty, were tortured — and bled;
But now from her fair land Injustice is flying,
And soon to fair Liberty she will be wed.
WE, EXILES, WILL GO BACK.
BY
KATHARINE M. HANBURY.
When Erin's flag floats high above
The Saxon's English Red;
When we we can keep the memory of
Our heroes that are dead;
When mother Erin stops her weeping,
And throws off her veil of black;
When o'er our land floats Liberty —
We, exiles, will go back.
When England observes the rule,
(As other nations do)
Which is, "Do unto others as
You'd have them do to you", —
When we're not ashamed to own
The titles "O and Mac" —
When St. Patrick's name does flourish,
We, Exiles, will go back.
Gaels will recognize in the above the efforts of
our youthful Gaelic friend and scholar of the N.
Y. Philo-Celtic Society.
