AN GAODHAL.
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REPORT of the DUBLIN SOCIETY
Concluded
The Council have also to note with pleasure that
there was an increase of 26 per cent, in the num-
ber of students who passed in the programme of
the Commissioners of Intermediate Education. The
number that passed were 151, as against 119 last
year,
Amongst the numerous letters and varied corres-
pondence received by the Society during the year
were many interesting and full reports from teach-
ers of Irish classes and schools. New Irish classes
were formed at the French College, Blackrock; at
the Carmelite College, Terenure : at St. John's
College, Waterford; at the Jesuits' College Tulla¬
more ; at the Christian Brothers' Intermediate
Schools, Limerick ; at Ballmena ; at St. Laurence's
Seminary, Uiher’s-quay ; and at Mr. Deburg's Aca-
demy, Dublin.
Several classes have also been formed in London,
Manchester; and Mr Henry Sweet, the distinguished
Anglo-Saxon scholar, is now engaged in studying
Irish. In addition to the numerous flourishing classes
already existing in America, several new classes
have been established. A new monthly journal has
been started there called “An Gaodhal” devoted
to cultivating the Irish language. It is conduct¬
ed by the Philo-Celtic Society of Brooklyn, and
adds another to the list of American journals which
devote their columns to the publishing of Irish lit¬
erature in the Irish character.
In Australia, also the newspapers are beginning to
take an interest in and to publish Irish literature.
The Catholic Record of Adelaide, which has a very
large circulation throughout South Australia and
the neighboring colonies, has opened an Irish depart-
ment. In New Zealand, a vigorous Society has been
organised, called the “ Dunedin Gaelic Association,
which through its reprentative, Mr. Cotter, has
been affiliated to our Society. An interesting re-
port of the Irish language movement in Australia
has been received from Mr. Francis M' Donnell,
Brisbane. A communication was also received from
Mr. P. A. M'Aenish Melbourne.
The Council have learned with pleasure of the
establishment by the French Government, of
Celtic chair in the College of France, and of the
appointing thereto of the eminent French schol-
ar and archivist, Mons. H. D' Arbois de Jubain-
ville. It is particularly gratifying that amongst
the French Celticists who were candidates for this
honour, that Mons. D'Arbois was appointed, in as
much as he has made the study of Irish language
and literature a special feature. He spent several
months last summer in Dublin, having been sent
here by the French Government to report on the
Irish manuscripts and literature, and attended meet-
ings of the Council of which he is a member. In
addition to the numerous and important works pub-
lished by him, he has written several treatises
on Irish literary and historical subjects.
This is the second Celtic chair that has lately
been endowed in France.
In Germany, too, an important addition has
been made to the number of distinguished men
interesting themselves in the study of the Irish
language. Besides Professor Windisch of Leipzig,
and professor Zimmer of Berlin, Dr. Hugo Schu-
chardt, an eminent philologist and professor in the
University of Grazt, Styria, is now earnestly occu-
pying himself with Irish studies.. He has writ-
ten a long and cordial letter to the council, offer-
ing his sympathy and aid in forwarding the objects
of the Society, and evinces his interest in its pro-
ceedings by becoming a member.
Mons. H. Gaidoz, the distinguished Celtic scholar,
who has laboured so long in the field of Celtic
literature, writing in the current number of the
Revue Celtique, remarks as follows :—
"Par decret en date du 3 Janvier, 1882, une
chaire de Philologie Celtique a ete cree au College de
France, et confiee a M. d'Arbois de Jubainville, dont
le savoiret les travaux sont bien connus de nos lect-
eurs. Voila maintenant sur le continent d'Europe
quatre cours reguliers de philologie Celtique : 1 de-
gree, M. Windisch a l’univeersite de Leipzig ; 2 de-
grees M. Zimmer a l’univerite Greifswald; 3 deg-
rees notre enseignement a l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes;
4. celui que M. d'Arbois de Jubainville va inaug¬
urer ua college de France. — Ces duex derniers a Paris.
"Pour etre complet, nous devons ajouter le cours
occasionnel que M. Schuchardt, a l’Universite de Graz
en Autriche, avait annonce pour cet hiver sur l’ancien
Celtique.
"Nous souhaitons grandement que ce brillant et
charmant esprit continue ses incursions dans le dom-
aine Celtique.
There is also Herr Kuno Meyer, of Leipzig, who
has just printed in the last number of the Revue Cel-
tique the correct text of six pages of the “Mac-Gnim-
hartha Fhinn” from the Oxford copy.
The financial affairs of the Socieiy continue satis-
factory. The balance-sheet submitted by the treas-
urers for the year ending the 31st December, 1881,
shows a balance in hand in favor of the Society of
£61 18s. 5d., after paying off all liabilities. The
sale of the Society's publications also continues sat-
isfactory. The following is the number of books
disposed of during the year : Of the "First Irish
Book” 1,461 copies were sold, making a total issue of
34,248. Of the “Second Irish Book” 773 copies,
making a total of 15,745; of the “Third Irish Book"
471, making a total of 3,572; of the Copy-book 279,
making a total of 4,394 ; of the “Pursuit of Diar-
mnid and Grainne,” Part I., 141 copies, total 696.
The “Pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne,” Part II.,
was published by the Society in August; 1881, and,
the sale of this part between that time and the 31st
