AN GAODHAL.
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díbirte as,
Do throideadar agus do thuit¬
eadar.
Druid, druid, O a Dhia mo shúile 'nois,
Agus timchioll na tíre na fheicim an
scrios;
Is fad é ó folaigheadh Teamair le
feur,
A's ó leagadh righ-thighthe na tíre go
léir,
Acht a Chríost na trócaire — díbirt
na ndaoine!
Na lag a's na laidir, na n-ard a's na
n-iosal!
Do shiúbhalfá lá samhraidh tre condae
go léir,
A's rud beo acht an t-eallach ni fheic¬
fea san tír,
A's na tighthe ta siad tutte.
Och! díbreadh go fealltamhuil Clann¬
a na nGael,
Agus díbreadh ó h-éisteacht a dtean¬
ga bhinn féin,
Agus díbreadh an cineadh amach air
an domhan,
Cum foscadh le faghail air thaoibh eil¬
e na d-tonn;
Acht biodh go bráth libh an chuimhne seo
beo
(Cidh scaptha ata sibh) 'nn ur measg¬
sa go deo,
" 'S go d-tiucfaidh go fóil am eigin
le cúitiughadh,
'S le réighthiughadh le Sacsana, síol na
m-brutach,
O! go d-tiucfaidís 's go d-troid¬
fidís 's tuitfidis-
DO MHUINTIR NA hÉIREANN GO
COITCHÍONN.
An Chraoibín Aoibhinn do Chan
Inneosad sean-fhocal mar sgeul duit,
Sean-fhocal, bhí coitchíonn go leor,
San tír ann a rugadh mé féin ann,
'S é sean-fhocal carthanach cóir;
Is coitchionn a nGaedhilg 's a m-beur¬
la
An sean-fhocal tíreamhuil sin,
Gur doiligh a bheith san am ceudna
A feadaoil 's ag ithe na min',
Da g-cuirfeadh n-Éireannaighe féin é
Cad é sin atá mé á' rádh,
Gur dochar 's gur doiligh do dheunadh
Dá rud ann san aon am amháin.
Is le sin, má tá siad smaoineadh
Go bh-fuil congnamh a n-armaibh le
faghail,
Budh chóir dóibh na h-airm do cheannach
'S beith cleachta le gunnaibh gach lá.
Acht, tuigeann tú, air an láimh eile,
Má ta siad cinnte 'na g-croidhe,
Go n-deunfaidh labhairt an gnothach
'S gur feárr sin 'na airm air bith.
Budh chóir dóibh gan duine do loscadh
No earball do ghearradh de bhó,
Is grána liom cogadh do mheasgadh
Le caint siothchánach mar so.
PHILO-CELTS.
The Philo-Celtic society's annual pic¬
nic comes off at Scheutzen Park on
Thursday, Sept. 6th. It is expected
to be the largest the society has had
in a long time. The music will be
by Professor Walters, who gave ex¬
cellent satisfaction at the ball.
Professor Egan, the celebrated I¬
rish piper, will, as usual, discourse
on the bag-pipes.
T. O'K. It was not because of the non-renewal
of your subscription that the Gael did not reach
you. We mailed it to you as usual, so that it
must have gone astray in the mails.
We would here remark that we have not ceased
to mail the Gael to all who became subrcribers to
it, even though their terms be expired, and we
hope that those who do not wish to continue, will
extend the same courtesy to us by so notifying us.
The term of all subscribers who got the 4th
number of the first volume is now expired, and we
hope they will renew it, and try to get another
subscriber to accompany them.
A few ordered the Gael over twelve months ago
and have not yet paid their subscription. This is
a delicate point on which we would not like to
dwell, but surely, a little journal struggling to
extend a principle which should be dear to every
child of Erin should be shown some consideration.
Some will say that they will pay when their year
is up. Now, this is like begging the question, or
reflecting on the stability of the Gael. Its stabil¬
ity is indicated in another page, and all those who
make the insinuation will not receive another copy
through this office. They will get no other jour¬
nal published on such conditions and the Gael
will be no exception to the general rule. So that
those who are afraid to risk the large sum of sixty
cents on the only Irish journal published in Am¬
erica may keep it.
Subscribers who do not get the Gael regularly,
would oblige by sending us a postal to that effect.
