AN GAOḊAL.
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gaċ naṁaid a d'éiriġ in a ḃealaċ, no gur
éiriġ sé fa ḋeire, in aois trí-deug agus
ceire fiċid, go riġeaċta na ḃ-flaṫais, a
ngráḋ Dé & a ṫíre; & conḃóċaiġ Éirean¬
naiġ a ainm & a ċuiṁne glas in a g-cro¬
íḋṫiḃ, in aḃrán, & in óráid, ce b'e 'n ceár¬
da de 'n dóṁan in a m-beiḋ siad; agus
ċo fad' is ṁairfeas mise beiḋ bród
orm mo ġuṫ árduġ'ḋ a meaṁaruġ'ḋ a
ainme, óir buḋ é an treudaiḋe maiṫ é
a ċo-líon dliġeaṁ a ṫiġearna —
" Ċongḃaiġ an creideaṁ; a ṫroid an
caṫa maiṫ, agus a ċuaiḋ air aġaiḋ go
d-ti an deire,"
agus a tá 'nois a caiṫeaḋ coróin na
glóire, a ḋeall an Tiġearna do 'n te
ċolíonóċaḋ na briaṫra seo.
Hartford ,March. 17, 1884.
Mr. M. J. Logan,
Dear Sir,
Your genial representative Mr. Duggan notified
me a few days since that another year's subscrip¬
tion to the Gael was due. I now cheerfully inclose
a certified check on First National Bank of this ci¬
ty for two dollars, being amount due from Geo. B.
Preston and myself. I am pleased to learn that
the circulation of the Gael is increasing, and shall
earnestly indulge the hope that it will continue. I
regret to say that I do not understand the Irish
language, nor is there any likeilhood of my ever
acquiring a knowledge of it. Time will not permit.
Although but eleven years old when I left Ireland
in 1848, I take a lively interest in her welfare,
knowing as I do from history and from positive
knowledge of the wrongs that have been inflicted
upon the people, this together with the remem¬
brance of my father's dying words, “Never forget
old Ireland” ! caused me to take an active part in
the Parnell Land League movement. I am no dy¬
namiter, nor am I ever likely to become one, to
favor such methods of destruction of life and prop¬
erty would alienate the very best sentiment of the
people of every nation, Irishmen not accepted, pro¬
vided we confine ourselves to reasonable
constitutional demands.
The day, in my judgement, is not far distant when
under the wise leadership of Charles Stewart Par¬
nell, full justice will be extended to the people of
Ireland.
I am no dynamiter, as I said before, nor do I
favor assassination ; but I shall most fervently pray
that God in his mercy will forever bless and protect
O'Donnell for wafting into eternity the miserable
informer Carey.
With best wishes for old Ireland and the Gael I
am, Very respectfully,
Richard D. Norris.
Hartford, Conn. Feb. 25, 1884
Mr. M. J. Logan,
Dear Sir :
I again address you in regard to our little monthly
friend, the Gael, and I am pleased to see that you
are meeting with such merited success in your en¬
deavors to elevate the Irish race even against the
opposition of the great majority of the Irish peo¬
ple themselves, who by their actions would make
the world believe that they were always an illiter¬
ate people, not possessed of a written language
Thanks to the endeavors of you and co-workers in
the cause, we will be in a position before long to
show to the world that we are possessed of a living
written language.
Enclosed please find $12.00 for which send the
Gael to the following addresses. I send you with
this letter the names of three new subscribers.
Please let me know if the others I sent you last
year are due yet. I have not received the money
yet from two of the parties that I now send you,
but I will before long and send it to you.
With best wishes for your future success,
I remain yours respectfully,
P. J. Duggan.
The friends of Irish Nationality need not be sur¬
prised at Bishop McEvilly's actions regarding the
Irish language when they remember that he is the
Creature of the late Cardinal Cullen, and how he
sent the priests of his diocese (Galway) on retreat
during the week in which the late lamented Arch¬
bishop McHale's semi-centennial to the episcopacy
was being celebrated in Tuam lest they should
honor him with their presence. Hence his joining
the governmental forces to root out the language
which Archbishop McHale sought to preserve, is
not surprising.
But the name of Archbishop McHale, “The Lion
of the Fold”), will be revered and honored, and his
memory commemorated by the millions of Irishmen
all over the world with rapturous enthusiasm, when
the names of the de nationalizers of his unfortunate
country shall be forgotten, or, if mentioned, only
in execration.
What a lesson the life of Cardinal Cullen should
teach to pro-English Irishmen. He has passed in¬
to "eternal shade” where charity compels his coun¬
trymen to leave him, without as much as saying
"The Lord have mercy on his soul!”, whereas the
name of the “Lion of the Fold”, whom he sought
to degrade in the eyes of his countrymen, shall ex¬
cite halleluiahs of love and joy throughout all
parts of the known world where an Irishman has
had a footing.
We see by the Tuam News that a late issue of the
Irish World which reached Ireland has been seized
and confiscated by the English government.
