PHILO CELTS.
The monthly reunions of the Brooklyn Philo
Celtic Society have attracted immense crowds.
President Finn works very hard in the interest of
the society.
The Gael will commence a poem “On the night
of the big wind.” Written on the following day
by the late M. M. Burke of Esker Co. Galway.
Mr. Burke was a classical scholar. It has never
been printed before. We are indebted to Mr. Gil¬
gannon for a transcription of it, the original is full
of difierent contractions.
We have to hold over gaelic communications from
Messers Ward and O'Callahan till next month for
want of gaelic type.
We regret the many typographical errors which
occurred in Guban Saor's excellent letetr in last
number.
A new gaelic society is formed at Binghamton.
The Hon. Denis Burns formed another at 84th.
street, N. Y.
Miss Gallagher reports favorably from Chicago.
Our friend McEnery of Phil. will read Mr. Bus¬
sell’s letter with pleasure.
Mr. Sullivan of Pekin Md. said he was about to
start a gaelic society, we wodld like to hear.
Where are Syracuse and Eilmira ?
Is there no one in S. Francisco to form a gaelic
society — where is Mr. McGreal ?
We hope Mr. Gibson of Patterson will reorgan¬
ize.
Also Mr. Gray in Newark, Major Maher said
some time ago that New Haven would be well up
and doing.
How are our friends of Nashua.
Mr. Feeney of virginia City Nev. has quite a
club.
We hope all the Phila. Philo-Celts will combine
to make their entertainent a success.
Through the influence of Fr. Nolan the Dublin
publishers reduced their prices ; O'Reilly's Dic.
now for $5. Gallacher's sermons revised by Can¬
on Bourke $2.50.
Reader, read over the last verse of the “Cel¬
tic Tongue three or four times, impress the senti¬
ments on your mind, and make a firm, manly res¬
olution to assume the vow there expressed, and,
as far as in you lies, to carry it into effect. You
can do this by supporting Gaelic literature.
T. C. We are not agent for the Gaelic Journal,
we merely take that interest in it which every Ir¬
ishman solicitous for the honor of his country,
should.
The price of it is six shillings a year. We should
pay 30 sts to send an order, the better way is for
three or four to club. We get the Journal for
some but it is merely complimentary. Now is the
time to push the Gaelic movement, when it has
met with considerable success.
Sentiments of our subscribers are held over this
month.
The Scotch poet supports O'Brennan's assertion
that Gaelic was spoken in Eden by Adam — see
poem in another column.
O'Donnell spoke his last communi¬
cation to his brother in his native lan¬
guage so as to not let the jailer know
what they were saying. — ought every
Irishman be able to speak his native
language? or if he considers this too
difficult can he not help the move¬
ment by a generous support of Gaelic
publications?
We said elsewhere our interest in
the Dublin Gaelic Journal was mere¬
ly the honor of country — no more, and
for which reason we shall do all in
our power to circulate it. What is the
expeense ? six shillings a year! com¬
pared with possessing a journal in our
national, aye, our infantile, language
in the metropolis of our country!
Anois, a cháirde, ag aithris air O'Domh¬
naill, déarfaimid beagán libh 'san g-
cáint ar labhair se-sean a fhocla dhéigh¬
ionach. Beidheadh gach h-uile dhuine air
aon inntinn le O'Domhnaill, agus réidh le
aon iarracht amháin a thabhairt air shon
onóra 'd-tíre. Congbhaigh suas an spior¬
aid a ghríosuigh eisean agus is geárr an
th-am no go m-beidh bratach uainne na
h-Éireann ag imleadh leis an gaoth os
cionn Caisleán Bh'l'áth-Cliath. Congbhaigh
suas an teanga; ní bhrisfidh luach na b-
páipeur aonduine, agus cho cinnte agus
bheidheas na paipéir foilsighthe bheidh an
spioraid beo. Tá iomad maitheasa
deunta aig na pháipeuraibh cheana. Cong¬
bhaigh suas é. Ní aireochaidh aonduine
beagán conganta, & mar seo, rachfaidh
an obair air aghaigh.
