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AN GAODHAL.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
E. C. Trinidad — The Irish of Alexander Wilson
Is — Alistrin MacSheághain.
M. A. G. Rap. Pa. — The ancient spelling of
Gallagher is O'Galchor.
J. McC. Jamaica Plains — Wants to know where
he can procure copies of the “Spanish Duel” and
"Ireland, From the Bottom of my Heart, I Bid
You the Top of the Morning”. We hope some of
our subscribers will give the desired information.
P. F. We know nothing about St. Patricks Salve
only that members of our family have used it for
cuts and chapped hands &c. with excellent effect.
The Tuam News containg a long letter from
Canon Burke (Rev. U J.) P. P. Claremorris, Co. Ma¬
yo to Mr. Gladstone on the miserable state of the
peasantry evicted by the late Mr. Burke, in his
parish. For many reasons, the letter is highly in-
teresting.
The GAEL, being the representative of the Gaelic
movement in this country gratefully acknowledges
the kindly notice which the following journals ac-
cord it.
The SUNDAY DEMOCRAT; STAR, MONTREAL EVEN¬
ING POST, CHICAGO CITIZEN, CATHOLIC COLUMBIAN, A,
O. H. RECORD, NERBASKA WATCHMAN, IRISH CANA¬
DIAN, CATHOLIC VINDICATOR, WESTERN WATCHMAN,
CATHOLIC UNIVERSE, I. A. CITIZEN, HARTFORD CATH-
OLIC, CATHOLIC ADVOCATE, CATHOLIC STANDARD-
WESTERN CATHOLIC, IRISH WORLD, IRISH TRIBUNE
IRISH STANDARD, and ADELAIDE RECORD. We hope
they wil continue their kindly support as the suc¬
cess of the Irish language movement depends
largely on the action of the National press, and
surely there is not an Irishman at the head of a
newspaper who ought not to lend his aid to the
cultivation and preservation of his mother tongue.
Logic — The newest phase in the science of logic
now is that a person who cannot speak a language
knows it and can write it better than he who does
speak it, so that an Englishman can write Russian,
Germay, and French better than the natives of
those counties, and vice versa! Well, well, nothing
is surprising in this world of inventive genius.
FORWARD
FORWARD; men, step straight and steady,
March the way where freedom calls;
If one man falls, let one be ready
To fill the ranks wherefrom he falls.
Forward! heed no toils or dangers,
Beyond all hills the skies are blue ;
To fear be foe, to sloth be strangers,
And so deliverance waits on you!
Songs For Freedom, by Rev. M, J, McHale,
We wish all our subscribers a happy New Year.
Send sixty ceels for the Gael
The United Irishman — We are pleased to see the
United Irishman giving some lively sparks and some
hard nuts to crack in the Irish Language although
in the garb of what is erroneously called English
(Roman) type,. The address of the United Irish-
man is 12 Chambers Street, New York.
Haltigan's Celtic Magazine — We see that Mr. Hal-
tigan is now issuing the Celtic Magazine monthly
instead of quarterly, commencing, with the Janua-
ry number, we wish the Celtic Magazine every suc-
cess. Apart from its varied and instructive Eng-
lish matter, it contains this month as usual a fine
Gaelic poem, the address of the Magazine is 17
John Street New York.
At the last meeting of the Gaelic Union a letter
was read from the president. The O'Conor Don,
expressing his regret at not being able to be pres-
ent owing to urgent business engagemehts. The
Rt Hon. Charles Dauson Lord Mayor of Dublin.
M. P. and the Rev. Saml. Haughton, S. F. T. C. D.
D. C. L.; F. R. S. were elected members of the
Council. The report is encouraging.
The Gaelic Publication Company would appeal
to their Patriotic countrymen to buy shares of
their Capital Stock. The object of the company
is to publish cheap literature in the Irish Lan-
guage. The shares are Five Dollars each.
Address the Secretary, M. J. Logan, at 814 Pacific
St. BROOKLYN, N. Y.
The GAEL can now be had of all
news-dealers at five cents a copy. If
your news-agent makes any excuse,
say he can get it through any of the
news agencies; or send sixty cents to
us and it will be mailed to you one year
There are many complaints that our subscribers
do not get the Gael regularly. We mail them
punctually, however as the wrappers may get torn
in their transit through the mail, we would request
of those who do not get them to advise us by postal.
We would also request intending subscribers to
write their address plainly. A large number of our
subscribers have ordered Bourke's Lessons and
Grammar. We sent for a supply in October last
but have not received them yet. Mr. Gill says
that they are being reprinted, and as soon as they
are ready he will send them right away.
Leis an uibhir seo dhe'n Ghaodhal tá
críoch air an t-sean bhliadhain, agus a
dul asteach 'san m-bliadhain nuadh, impigh-
muid gach h-uile short séin agus sógha
dá 'r leightheóiribh; biseamhuil ann a
maoin agus buadhach air námhaid. Cuir-
idhe an Ghaedhilge os comhair an chruinn-
e, agus cuirfidh sibh bhur bh-fiúdhantas as
bhur n-dathamhlacht féin ann cho maith.
Beidh an Ghaedhilge faoi mheas fós
