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"A nation which allows her language to go to
ruin, is parting with the best half of her intellectual
independence, and testifies to her willingness to cease
to exist." — ARCHBISHOP TRENCH.
Read what the truths of history have compel¬
led the bigotted Spaulding (profr. of logic, Rugby
university, England) to write. —
"The Green Isle contained, for more centuries
than one, more learning than could have been col¬
lected from the rest of Europe. * * * It is not
thus rash to say that the Irish possess contempo¬
rary histories of their country, written in the lang¬
uage of the people, from the fifth century. No oth¬
er nation of modern Europe is able to make a sim¬
ilar boast" — SPAULDING's ENGLISH LITERATURE,
APPLETON & Co., N Y.
A monthly Journal devoted to the Cultivation and
Preservation of the Irish Language and the au¬
tonomy of the Irish Nation.
Published at 814 Pacific st., Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. J. LOGAN, Editor and Proprietor
Terms of Subscription — $1 a year to students, 60
cents to the public, in advance ; $1. in arrears.
Terms of Advertising — 20 cents a line, Agate.
Entered at the Brooklyn P. O. as 2nd-class matter
Eleventh Year of Publication.
VOL 9, No. 1. JANUARY, 1892.
Remember that the First Irish Book is given free
of charge to every new subscriber.
Subscribers will please remember that subscrip¬
tions are due in advance.
Let it not be supposed that the extracts from
Spaulding have been taken at random. No — they
have been culled from a mass of bigotry. But the Ap¬
pletons having employed him to write the work for
their school series he had to record facts, though it
must have been galling to his anti Irish spleen.
The Gael can now be bought off the news stand
for 5 cents in the following places —
T J Conroy, 167 Main St. Hartford, Conn.
D P Dunne, Main St. Williamantic, do.
G F Connors, 404 Main St. Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs Dillon, E Main St. Waterbury, Conn.
Mrs Bergen, S Main St. do. do.
M McEvilly, Wilmington, Del.
Mr Calligan, 23 Park Row, N Y City.
Graham & Sons. 115 S Desplaines St. Chicago.
We hope Gaels will send us the names and addresses
of new dealers from all the large town and cities,
GAELIC at the COLUMBIAN FAIR,
An excellent suggestion by Father Carroll.
5470 Kimbark, Av., Chicago, Jan. 12, '92.
Dear Sir, — I take the liberty to suggest to you
that an exhibit of the works, writings, manuscripts
etc., showing what is being done for the preserva¬
tion of the Irish language be made at the World's
Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893. You
could by your paper communicate with societies and
learned men in this country and Ireland. I feel sure
a fine and interesting display could be secured. In
conjunction with this a convention of Irish-speak¬
ing people could be held. It would give a great
impetus to the movement. If you would interest
yourself in such an undertaking you would place
lovers of the old tongue under great obligations to
you.
I have the honor to sign myself
Respectfully,
John J. Carroll.
There is no doubt that what Father Carroll sug¬
gests can be made a grand success, and we are just
now on the right road to accomplish it. The Rev.
Prof., Father O'Growney, and his co-workers at
home may be depended on to procure suitable Gael¬
ic manuscripts and other rare Gaelic works for the
occasion, and all that remains with us to do here is,
to organize and be in a position to supply the need¬
ed expense. We can produce works before the peo¬
ples assembled there that will silence our vilifiers and
place us in our proper position at the head of the
nations of the world. We can have a convention of
Irish-speaking men that will eclipse any lay con¬
vention ever before held in America — graced by the
distinction we don't fear to promise of having
two Rt. Revd. Bishops as its chaplains, both being
learned in the language. We will have the learned
professions there in such numbers as never before
assembled in convention; and, last, but not least,
we will have the Gaelic workers there, from all the
ranks, whose deeds shall be handed down to future
generations.
To carry out the exhibition and convention organ¬
ization is necessary. We have that in the old Gael¬
ic reserves in the following towns and cities —
Ala, Mobile. Cal. San Francisco, Petaluma, Port
Costa. Col. Denver. Conn. New Haven, Hart¬
ford, Waterbury, Williamantic. Del. Wilmington.
D. C. Washington. Ga. Savannah. Ill. Chicago
Ind. Washington. Ia. Burlington, Vail. Kansas,
Armourdale. La. Franklin, New Orleans. Maine,
Portland. Md. Baltimore. Mass, Boston, Lawrence
Worcester. Mich. Detroit, Montague. Minn, St
Paul, Minneapolis. Mo. St Louis, Kansas City, St.
Joseph. Mont. Butte City. Neb. Omaha. N. H.
Manchester, Nashua. N J. Paterson, Trenton,
Newark. Nev. Virginia City, Reno. N Y. Bing¬
hamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Elmira, New York,
Rochester. Syracuse, Yonkers. O. Cincinnati, Co¬
lumbus, Cleveland. Springfield. Or. Portland. Pa
Phila. Pittsburg, Scranton. Tenn. Memphis. Wis
Madison. Wash. Sattle.
We hope the Gaelic workers in the above mention¬
ed cities will collect their old Gaelic friends about
them and organize without delay. Let the organi¬
zation of each city elect one of their number as a
member of a committee of arrangement; and as Fa¬
ther Carroll made the motion we name him as chair¬
man pro tem of the committee. Among other mat¬
ters, this committee could get cheap railway fare to
the convention for members.
There are a large number of Gaels, lay and cler¬
ic outside the cities named who could communicate
with the committee when organized, get themselves
enrolled, and thus partake of the privilege of cheap
transportation — It could be got, also, for Gaels com
