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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." — ARCH¬
BISHOP TRENCH.
"The Green Isle contained for more centuries than one,
more learning than could have been collected from the rest
of Europe ... It is not thus rash to say that the Irish
possess contemporary histories of their country, written in
the language of the people, from the fifth century. No
other nation of modern Europe is able to make a similar
boast." — SPALDING'S ENGLISH LITERATURE, APPLETON & Co.,
NEW YORK.
Who are the Scotch? A tribe of Irish Scots who cross
over in the 6th century, overcame the natives, and gave
their name to the country. — J. CORNWELL. PH.D., F. R. S.'s
Scotch History.
The Saxons Ruled in England from the 5th century and
were so rude that they had no written language until the
14th, when the Franco-Normans formulated the English. —
SPALDING.
A monthly Journal devoted to the Cultivation
and Preservation of the Irish Language and
the autonomy of the Irish Nation.
Published at 247 Kosciusko 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
Fourteenth Year of Publication.
VOL 10, No. 12 JANUARY. 1895.
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.
We have learned that Father O'Growney is ra¬
pidly improving in health.
We have received No. 10. Vol. 5 of the Gaelic
Journal. It is full of encouraging Gaelic news'
not the least of which is the opening of an Irish
column by the Donegal Vindicator, Ballyshannon
— Also, the formation of numerous classes.
Until further notice, when sending for the Gae¬
lic Journal, send 6s, for a year to Joseph Dollard,
Printinghouse, Dublin. Every Irishman ought
to support the Journal.
Brother Hagerty, Burlington, la. expects to see
the endowment fund for the Gaelic Chair in the
Catholic University collected St. Patrick's Day.
Counsellor John W O’Hara, Peru, Ind. is or¬
ganizing an Irish class. Though a young man,
Csunsellor O’Hara is an old Gael subscriber.
Thomas J. Lamb, brother to Senator Lamb, is
organizing an Irish class in Michigan City, North
Dak. Brother Lamb is enthusiastic.
Mr. P McDermott, late of Wheeling, W. Va.
is organizing an Irish class in Avoca, Pa. Broth¬
er McDermott had good preceptors in Wheeling.
All the organizers of the Irish class lately foun¬
ded in Holyoke, Mass., belong to the learned prof¬
essions and other commanding social positions.
Now, these news items are very encouraging.
There is another young counsellor, an old sup¬
porter of the Gael, out Southwest, who has one
of the best surrounding in America from which to
found an Irish class. We will not "name" him
now but if he does not show work, we shall.
We would call special attention to Mr Tracy's
letter in another column.
We receive several letters from N. Y. City ask¬
ing for the "Gaelic Society's" address. We don't
know it.
The friends of the language in several parts of
the country write to us from time to time saying
"Send the Gael to So and So, they will become
subscribers." We take for granted that such per¬
sons are bona fide subscribers and publish their
names in the “Sentiments" column, because those
who send the names say, in what they consider
doubtful cases, "Send a sample copy.” A num¬
ber of those sent become good workers in the
Gaelic cause — others are not heard from at all.
The Gael is sent to about 75 of the latter for a
year or two. Now, in decency, they should drop
us a postal and tell us to cease sending the paper
or tell the postman they did not want it. We do
not desire to push the Gael on any one, but we
expect those who order it will pay for it while
they continue to receive it. Those who receive it
without the intention of paying for it may con¬
sider it a good "joke" on the editor, but if they
examine their consciences closely they will find
that (though unconsciously, perhaps,) they offer
to put a slight on their nationality through the
first little journal ever published in its language,
and wholly devoted to its preservation and culti¬
vation, matters in which, despite their puisne ac¬
tions, it has been pre-eminently successful.
We don't hear so much of the "Scotch Irish"
as we used to. The Gael is enlightening them
somewhat. What a ludicrous farce for the descen¬
dants of a colony of Irish Scots (the Irish were
called Scots up to the 12th century — Spalding)
who crossed over in the 6th century — (Cornwell),
on their return to call themselves Scotch Irish! —
Nay, what invincible ignorance of history. Like
the “Ignorant Irish," the Scotch Irish will not be
heard of in the near future; the "Murphys and
the Sheehans" being now substituted for the for¬
mer, the descendants of the robber corsairs of the
North Sea being afraid of open recrimination.
