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AN GAOḊAL.
that, if it were abroad, Salisbury and
his lieutenants dare not have the te¬
merity to publicly declare that Irish¬
men shall not be permitted to manage
their own affairs.
Let our countrymen be imbued with
the same spirit, and let them make
the organ of the Gaelic movement,
THE GAEL, which has accomplished so
much, count its readers by the million
before the Christmas of '92.
We hope the Irish-American press
will keep this, really national, move¬
ment before its readers.
The following note is so intensely Irish that we
cannot resist the desire of publishing it. —
177 Clonliffe Road, Dublin, Nov. 23. '91.
Sir, — Would you please send me a specimen copy
of "The Gaodhal," so that I may know the terms of
subscription. I intend to become a subscriber to
your journal, beginning with the new year, for I
think it one worthy of every Irishman’s patronage.
Seeing that the liberty of the Green Isle is now so
near at hand no efforts should be spared by the sons
of Old Erin to preserve and revivify our national
language.
Everyone connected with the preservation of the
tongue should take pride in the work done by the
Gaodhal.
No doubt you have been glad to hear of
the appointment of Rev. Eugene O'Growney to the
Professorship of Celtic in the Maynooth College.
He will be successful in spreading a knowledge of
the language from Malin Head to Cape Clear.
"Sweet tongue of our druids and bards of past ages;
Sweet tongue of our monarchs, our saints and our
sages ;
Sweet tongue of our heroes and free-born sires;
When we cease to preserve thee, our glory expires."
Faithfully yours,
RICHARD FOLEY.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 19, '91.
Editor The Gael.
Dear Sir :— I had decided last month to write you
favorably to your project of issuing stereotype
plates of the Irish readers and other Gaelic studies-
but was prevented by being called away hurriedly.
The arrival of the Oct. number of "The Gael" re¬
minds me of my former intention, and while I con¬
gratulate you on your endeavors, I must encourage
your project by saying count the "Catholic Knight"
on your list.
Yours very sincerely,
JOSEPH J. GREEVES.
Major Maher, New Haven, writes in relation to the
stereotype matter, —
"I have been wishing for a long time to write to
you about the action of the Philo-Celtic Society of
Brooklyn relative to the diffusion of Celtic Litera¬
ture. I think the movement is the most feasible and
practical that has yet been introduced, and after a
short time will be a grand success. My friend J D
Cunningham, Editor Hibernian Record, says he will
publish an Irish column in his paper twice a month.
= = = = There is another paper published here, the
Catholic Standard. I will probably call on them
and if they are favorable to the movement I will let
you know. We have here a good many well wish¬
ers of the Irish language and literature and would
like to see it succeed, but dont take the trouble of
getting together to see what can be done for it.
Whenever I get a chance I talk for it in season and
out of season. You must have a good many in ar¬
rears in New Haven. If you send the bill to Mr O'
Callaghan or myself we will try to get the amount
for you, and get a few more subscribers for the Gael.
I am well pleased with the get up of the Gael; I
am sure it means a good deal of hard work for you.
Yours fraternally
Patrick Maher.
We hope our New Haven friends will hand their
subscriptions to either Mr Callaghan or the Major,
as the Gael wants to be circulated — the getting-up
of the Gaelic electrotypes adding considerable addi¬
tonal labor and expense to it.
This makes the list fifteen. We shall commence
the issue of the cuts as soon as we shall have
the final arrangements with the papers completed,
It is the duty of Gaels to circulate and thorough¬
ly support these papers. The cost of the electros
delivered at the office of the papers will be 80 cents
a cut; the cuts are six by three and a half inches.
The list to date. —
The Irish Pennsylvanian, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Critic, New Orleans, La.
The Western Cross, Kansas City, Mo.
The Freeman's Journal, New York City.
The Connecticut Catholic, Hartford, Conn.
Chicago Catholic Home, Chicago, Ill.
The Catholic Sentinel, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
The Colorado Catholic, Denver, Colo.
New Jersey Catholic Journal, Trenton, N. J.
The Catholic Columbian, Columbus, O.
The Catholic Sentinel, Portland, Ore.
Kansas Catholic, Kansas City, Kan,
The Catholic Tribune, St. Joseph, Mo.
Catholic Knight, Cleveland, O.
Hibernian Record, New Haven, Conn.
A Ṡaoi Ḋlí. — Fuaras do litir ċaird¬
eaṁail. Go raiḃ maiṫ agat fá na
miantaiḃ cineálta do ḃí innte. Beiḋ
mé feasta 'mo ċoṁnuiḋe i Maynooth
College, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 7 aist¬
riġ m'árus go d-tí sin in do leaḃraiḃ.
B'ḟéidir go raċfaiḋ mé siar fós, agus
má raċad, ġeobfaiḋ tú cuairt ó do
ċara Gaeḋealać
Eoġan O'Graṁna.
26aḋ tSaṁain.
From the above we may expect a visit from Fa¬
ther O'Growney in relation to the language move¬
ment in the near future, and the best evidence of
our exertions which we can produce is the success of
