AN GAODHAL
199
EXTRACTT From the ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SOCIETY for the PRERVATION of the IRISH
LANGUAGE, DUBLIN.
The following are some extracts from the reports
of teachers which have been received, in answer to
query sheets sent to them during the past year :—
Mr. P. Hughes, Lougheen N. S., writes — 'I won a
certificate in 1880. I teach Irish five times a week.
half an hour each day." Mr. F. Chambers, Der¬
adda N. S, has no class, owing to "want of assist¬
ance, there being no paid monitor. The compul¬
sory subjects on our programme are therefore con¬
sidered as much as the children can grasp within
the results year. Some of the advanced boys
and girls use the First and Second Books publish¬
ed by your Society, with much success, at their
own private study. Almost all in the locality
speak the language, but few read or write it."
Mr. J. Morgan, Kilmeena, N. S., has no class,
owing to insufficiency of teaching staff, want of
certificate, ond difficulty of programme under
the National Board. Two hundred of the child¬
rens parents speak lisrh." Mr. John Tully, Rich¬
mond N S., Ballina — The programme is entirely
too high, both for teachers and pupils, and unless
very much modified, my opinin is, few will avail
themselves of the opportunity qualifying for a
certificate. All the children's parents speak
Irish. Mr. T. Egan, Glenisland N. S. — There are
upwards of 200 on the rolls, and the parents of
all speak Irish. Not more than half a dozen
could eam results under the existing regulations of
the Board, and then these results' depending on
proficiency in other subjects, would be almost nil.
If the Board would so frame its rules that all the
pupils of the third class and upwards would be
paid for, and if they paid results for reading, writ¬
ing, and simple translation without a critical know¬
ledge of grammar, then the subject might be taught
with some degree of success. Mr. M May, Bally¬
garries N. S. — "Only about eight per cent. of
the pupils are now in fifth and sixth class. None
of the children in lower classes can be presented
for examination. I believe that the teaching of
Irish should commence with the infant class. All
the parents of the children speak Irish. I obtained
a certificate in 1881." Mr. A. Moran, Mobranny,
N. S., Mayo — "The parents of 124 pupils in the
school speak Irish; the children on first entering
the school speak Irish fluently. I speak Irish also
There is not an Irish class in this school I have
not a certificate for teaching Irish. Mr. P. O'Gra¬
dy, Kilmodie N. S., has no certificate. The
parents of all the pupils speak Irish generally
and almost all their conversations are carried on
in this language. Mr. M. O'Grady, Brosna N.
S. — "The people are almost exclusively Irish-
speaking, and would only embrace an oppor¬
tunity to have their offspring instructed in Irish;
and, last, but not least, the clergy would strongly
patronise it. I have no certificate." Miss C. Scahill
Letterbrook N. S. — "All the parents of the child¬
ren speak Irish. I have no cartificate," Mr.
Multee, Ballyvarry N. S. — About 100 of the parents
of the children speak Irish. I have no certificate
I consider I am fully competent to teach Irish.
Mr. P. Macnamara, Lavrane N. S — The parents
of all the children speak Irish. I have no certifi¬
cate. Mr. John McGrath, Carriglea N. S. — "I
have no certificate. Nearly all the pupils speak
Irish. Mr. T. Scanlan, Clonnadrum N. S. —
I have no certificate, though I can speak Irish
well. All the children's parents speak Irish, but
they would not like their children to speak it. Mr.
M. Caldwell, Doohoma. N. S. — "The parents of all
the children speak Irish. I have no certificate;
The difficulty to be encountered in obtaining one
under the existing programme is the principal
reason.
(To be continued
SENTIMENTS OF OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
Ala. — Since last record Mr. McCosker has sent
the following —
Mrs. Eliza J. Mauser, Mrs. Letady, Miss Finch,
Messrs. McNulty, Toomey, J. J Welch, M. Welch,
Kearney, Delaney, Devine, Hickey, and Hon.
Judge McCarron.
Conn. — Messrs. Heavy, Walsh, Dunne, Morris,
and O'Brien, (per Major Maher.)
Cal. — Messrs. McCarthy, Kelleher, and Maher.
Colo. — Messrs. Malone, Hughes, and Burns.
Ind. — Messrs. Shay, Lennon and Brady.
Ill. — Messrs. Gallagher, Foley and Carroll.
Kas. — Messrs King, Dolan, Carroll, and Brown.
La. — Messrs. Durnen and Daly.
Mass. — O'Flynn, Hearn, Hennely, Hennebrey,
O'Brien, Powers, Geran, Sullivan, Kennedy.
Mich. — Messrs. Stanton and Dwyer.
Miss. — Mr. Nagle.
Mo. — Messrs. Howley, Lyons, Sullivan O'Leavey.
N. H. — Messrs. Neland and Broderick.
N. J — Messrs. McCashin, Walsh, McCraun, O'¬
Reilly and Kane.
Nev. — Feeney, Egan, Boyle and Kane.
N. Y. — Fallon, Ahearn, Mallon (per Ed. O'Keeffe)
McGovern, Moloney, Burke, Allen, Barry, Brown,
Farrell, Londergan, Lane, E. McMahon, J. Mc¬
Mahon, T. McMahon, Murphy, Nolan, McWalters,
McKenna, Toohey, Tierney, Sullivan, Erley, Ward,
Donohoe, Jones, Mrs. Masterson and Miss Lavin.
Ohio — Messrs. O'Donnell, Canly, Dally, and
McNamara.
Pa. — Messrs. Lovern, Ward, McNamara, Carr,
Spillane, Duffy, Joyce, Donovan, Gallagher, God¬
win and Walsh.
Tenn. — Messrs. Gennely, Sullivan, Ward.
Texas — Messrs. Luby and Moynihan.
Wis. — Messrs. O'Hara and Rudden.
