Instruction in Irish can be had, Free, at the
Following Places. —
The Boston Philo Celtic Society meets every Sun-
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at 6 Whitmore St., and
Thursday evenirgs from 8 to 10 P M. Mary J. O'
Donovan, 52 Myrtle Street, Secretary.
The Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Society meets in At-
antic Hall, (entrance on Atlantic outside) corne,
Court and Atlantic streets, Sundays at 7 P. M.
The Chicago Gaelic League meets every Sunday
afternoon at 2 p. m., in room 3, City Hall build¬
ing, Chicago.
The Holyoke Philo-Celtic Society meets at 8 o
clock on Monday evenings in Emmett Hall, High
street, Holyoke, Mass.
The O'Growney Philo-Celtic League meets in
Frank's Hall, Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
on Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock, and on Sun-
day afternoons at 3 o’clock.
The New York Philo-Celtic Society meets in 12
E th street (near 3rd Av.), Sundays from 3 to 6
P. M. and Thursdays from 8 to 10.
The Pawtucket Irish Language Society meets
in Sarsfield Hall, near the Postoffice, every Friday
evening, at 8 o’clock.
The Philadelphia Philo-Celtic Society meets in
Fairmount Building, 31st and Callowhill sts. at 8
o’clock every Sunday evening.
The RI Irish Language Society meets every
Thursday and Sunday evening at 8 o’clock, in
Brownson's Lyceum Hall, 193 Westminster street
Providence, R. I.
The San Francisco Society meets Sunday after-
noons at 2 p. m, in KRB Hall, Mason and O'-
Farrell streets, Wm. Desmond President.
New York Gaelic Society meets Wednesdays at
8 p. m., at 64 Madison Av.
Saint Paul Society, call on President Kelly, 410
Minnehaha street.
Kansas City, Mo. Society, call on President Mc¬
Eniry, 1742 Allen av.
Springfield, Mass., Gaelic Society, President,
John F. O’Donohue; vice president, Rev. John
F Fagen : secretary, P. F. Hagerty; treasurer,
John J O’Meara; librarian, John A. Reidy, and
instructor, T. T. Manning. — All old Gaels.
Williamsport, Pa. Society, call on President Gib-
bons, 1421 W 4th street.
Peru, Ind., Society, call on Counsellor John W.
O’Hara.
THE LANGUAGE
All patriotic Irishmen and Irish women are to-
day strenuously advocating the preservation of
the Irish Language: they are working in Ireland
with a vim in that direction. Most Reverend
Archbishop Walsh of Dublin, has donated £24
towards the expense of the coming Oireachtes.
It is a fact that every move made by us in the
same direction in this larger Ireland, is closely
watched and noted by our friends in the Old
Land, even to our “Sentiments” column.
To uphold their arms at home, we, who partake
of the invigorating air of Freedom, should organ
ize Gaelic clubs in every town and city in these
United States. Hence, in every town where half
a dozen Irish speakers reside there should be a
Gaelic Club, so that all persons desirous of cul-
tivating the language could call and get instruct-
ion without being under personal compliments to
any. It does not follow that a man need be a
scholar to teach a language — the books do that —
all the learner wants is the pronunciation. Let
the Gael, then, be enabled to name a time and
place in every city in the Union where this instruc
tion can be had. — Four men can form a club.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish,
Roman,
Sound
Irish,
Roman,
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
Sounds of the Aspirates.
Ḃ and ṁ sound like w when preceded
or followed by a, o, u; as, a ḃárd, his
bard, a ṁart, his ox, pron., a wardh
warth, respectively; when preceded
or followed by e, i, like v, as, a ḃean,
his wife; a ṁian, his desire, pron. a
van, a vee-un; ḋ and ġ sound like y
at the beginning of a word; they are
nearly silent in the middle, and whol-
ly so at the end of words. Ċ sounds
lkie ch; ṗ, like f; ṡ and ṫ like h;
and ḟ is silent
Sound of the Vowels — long. —
á sounds like a in war, as bárr, top
é " " e " ere " céir, wax
í " " ee " eel " mín, fine
ó " " o " old " ór. gold
ú " " u " pure " úr, fresh
Short —
a " " a " what, as gar, near
e " " e " bet " beb, died
i " " i " ill " mil, honey
o " " o " got " poll, hole
u " " u " put " rud, thing
