AN GAOḊAL
117
i rioċd ḃáis í. Nuair ḃí sé dul amaċ
as an gcoill ċuaiḋ dealg in a ċois, ⁊
duḃairt an inġean,
"Nár ḟáġ' tú biseaċ go mbéiḋ cosa
⁊ láṁa agam-sa le do leiġeas."
Ċuaiḋ an riġ aḃaile, ⁊ d'ḟás crann
as a ċois, ⁊ b'éigin dó an ḟuinneog d'
ḟosgailt le bárr an ċrainn do leigint
amaċ.
Ḃí duine uasal dul anaice leis an g¬
coill & ċualaiḋ sé inġean an riġ sgrea¬
daoil. Ċuaiḋ sé do 'n ċrann ⁊ nuair
connairc sé an rioċd a raḃ sí ann, ġlac
sé truaġ dí, ⁊ rug sé aḃaile leis í, ⁊
nuair fuair sí biseaċ ṗós sé í.
Faoi ċeann trí ráiṫe ḃí triúr mac
ag inġean an riġ d'aon ġeineaṁain a¬
ṁáin, ⁊ nuair rugaḋ iad ṫainic Gráine-
óiġ ⁊ ċuir sí cosa ⁊ láṁa ar inġin an
riġ, ⁊ duḃairt léiṫe,
"Ná leig dod' ċloinn ḃeiṫ baiste go
mbéiḋ siad ionnann siuḃal. Tá crann
ag fás as cos d'aṫar; gearraḋ é go
minic, aċ fásann sé arís, ⁊ is agadsa
tá a leiġeas. Tá tú faoi ṁionna gan
na neiṫe a ċonnairc tú do leasṁáṫair
a deunaḋ d'innsint do ḋuine ar biṫ aċ
do ṫriúr nár baisteaḋ ariaṁ, ⁊ ċuir
Dia an triúr sin ċugad. Nuair a ḃéiḋ
siad bliaḋain d'aois taḃair go teaċ d'
aṫar iad, ⁊ innis do sgeul a láṫair do
ṫriúr maċ, ⁊ cuimil do láṁ air ḃonn
an ċrainn, ⁊ béiḋ d'aṫair ċo maiṫ ⁊ ḃí
sé an ċeud-lá."
Ḃí iongantas mór ar 'n duine-uasal
nuair ċonnairc sé cosa ⁊ láṁa ar in¬
ġin an riġ. D'innis sise ḋó gaċ uile
ḟocal a duḃairt Gráinn-óiġ léiṫe.
Nuair ḃí an ċlann bliaḋain d'aois
ṫug an ṁáṫair léiṫe iad go teaċ an
riġ.
Ḃí doċtúiriḋe as uile áit in Éirinn
ag freastal ar an riġ aċt níor ḟeud
siad aon ṁaiṫ a ḋeunaṁ ḋó.
Nuair ṫainic an inġean asteaċ níor
aiṫniġ an riġ í. Do ṡuiḋ sí síos agus a
triúr mac 'nna timcioll, ⁊ d'innis sí a
sguel dóiḃ ó ḃun go bárr, ⁊ ḃí an riġ
ag éisteaċt léiṫe d'a innsint Ann sin
leag sí a láṁ ar ḃonn coise an riġ ⁊
ṫuit an crann dé.
An lá 'r na ṁáraċ do ċroċ sé an
t-sean-ċailleaċ ⁊ ṫug a ḋúṫaiġ d'a in-
ġin ⁊ do 'n duine-uasal.
Instruction in Irish can be had Free, at the
Following Places. —
The Boston Philo-Celtic Society meets every Sun¬
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at 6 Whitmore St., and
Thursday evenings from 8 to 10 P M. Mary J. O'
Donovan, 52 Myrtle Street, Secretary.
The Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Society meets in At¬
lantic Hall, (entrance on Atlantic outside) corner
Court and Atlantic streets, Sundays at 7 P. M.
The Buffalo Gaelic Society meets Sundays over
Working Boys Home, Niagara Square.
The Chicago Gaelic League meets every Sunday
after noon at 2 p. m., in room 3, City Hall build¬
ing, Chicago.
The Holyoke Philo-Celtic Society meets at 8 o'
clock on Monday evenings in Emmett Hall, High
street, Holyoke, Mass.
The O'Growney Philo-Celtic League meets in
Frank's Hall, Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
on Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock, and on Sun¬
day afternoons at 3 o’clock.
The New York Philo-Celtic Society meets in 12
E. 8th street (near 3rd Av.), Sundays from 3 to 6
P. M. and Thursdays from 8 to 10.
The Pawtucket Irish Language Society meets
in Sarsfield Hall, near the Postoffice, every Friday
evening, at 8 o’clock.
The Philadelphia Philo-Celtic Society meets in
Philopatrian Hall, 1612 Arch st., at 8 o’clock every
Sunday evening.
The R I Irish Language Society meets every
Thursday and Sunday evening at 8 o’clock, in
Brownson's Lyceum Hall, 193 Westminster street
Providence, R. I.
The San Francisco Society meets Sunday after¬
noons at 2 p. m, in KRB Hall, Mason and O'-
Farrell streets, Wm. Desmond President.
New York Gaelic Society meets Wednesdays at
8 p. m., at 64 Madison Av.
Saint Paul Society, call on President Kelly, 410
Minnehaha street.
Kansas City, Mo. Society, call on President Mc¬
Eniry, 1742 Allen av.
Springfield, Mass., Gaelic Society, President.
John F. O’Donohue; vice president, Rev. John
F Fagen : secretary, P. F. Hagerty; treasurer,
John J. O’Meara; librarian, John A. Reidy, and
instructor, T. T. Manning. — All old Gaels.
Williamsport, Pa. Society, call on President Gib¬
bons, 1421 W 4th street,
Peru, Ind., Society, call on Counsellor John W
O’Hara.
