AN GAOḊAL
865.
VOCABULARY.
ambassador, taiḃleoir.
arsenal, tiġ-airm.
argument, teagraḋ.
backgammon-table, taiḃléis.
bowstring, taiféid.
buckle, cnaire.
bath, teasḃual.
commission, taoḃaḋ.
carpet, taṗéis.
cement, taṫa.
chief, taḃal.
challenge, tagair.
conspiracy, cograḋ.
closet, teaġas.
cause, teagṁa.
disagreement, taiḃeirt.
delegate, teaċda.
deserter, teiṫeaċ
drum, tét
doctor, taoṗ.
expert, team.
exhortation, tafaċ.
eclipse, teme
fountain, tibre.
fire-place, tendal.
flesh-fork, taḋal.
girth, tartaċ.
glue, taṫ.
governor, targaċ.
governmet, follaḋ.
hinge of a door, taireaċ
line, doraḋ.
navy, coḃlaċ.
pump, taomaire.
philosophy, tealsanaċ.
rule, doraḋ.
rumor, tasg.
subsidy, taoḋal.
slap. tatóg,
separation, tearb
subterraneous, teul
tongs, tence.
transparent, tarsoibeaċ.
vulgar, cadarmanta,
victorious, coḃsaċ.
whip. tas.
wrist, taḋal.
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taibléisg
coṁlaċ
bros
dealugaḋ ó
cadramanta
The Brooklyn and Phila. Philo-Cel¬
tic Societies celebrated the 98 anniver¬
sary of the birth of Archbishop McHale.
President Gilgannon delivered an ex¬
cellent Gaelic address, in Brooklyn,
laudatory of the great prelate's labors.
Rev. Father Brehony, the Phila, ora¬
tion.
As we go to press, the 11th annual
report of the Dublin S. P. I. L. comes to
hand, and it is the most encouraging
report ever issued by the Society to the
Irish public. The number of public
schools in which the Irish language was
taught last year is 38, and the number
of pupils examined was 754, of which
number 540 passed the necessary trial
to entitle the teachers to result fees.
77 teachers have obtained certificates
of competency to teach Irish, and when
these get up their classes, the number
of pupils studying Irish will be quad¬
rupled. This is a highly satisfactory
state of things.
The GAEL claims the credit for this
work, and we hope that Irishmen will
do all in their power to extend its cir¬
culation.
San Francisco, March 6, 1889.
M. J. Logan, Esq.
Dear Sir — At our annual election of the
board of officers of the Gaelic school of this city
at K. R. B. Hall, Capt. John Egan called atten¬
tion to the fact that in two communications from
this city to the New York Irish-American, in which
all papers containing Gaelic were recommended,
that the name of the Brooklyn GAEL was omitted.
Now sir, in behalf of Sec. P. J. Murphy, over
whose name one of those letters appeared, and of
myself for the other, I hold that I am to blame,
for I am aware that the GAEL was spoken of on
each occasion, for Mr. Murphy wrote from notes I
had taken, so I can speak for him as well as for
myself, and I would like to know why I should
omit one of my best friends, the first in the field,
and staunchest soldier, and noblest Roman of them
all. Oh, no, I did not do so, and even had I done
so, the Irish-American is old enough to make such
a small correction,
Now, sir, I am instructed by our chairman, Mr.
M. O'Mahoney, to state that the GAEL and its
proprietor has our best wishes and has and shall
have our warmest support. As there is none in
the field of Gaelic lore that had stood its ground
better or done its work half so well. So now, sir
I am in duty bound to say so much for myself and
friend, I hope I have said or done no wrong, I
am
Yours most truly,
MARTIN P. WARD.
