HISTORY OF IRELAND.
A school history of Ireland (Collier) published
by Marcus Ward of Belfast, has just been receiv¬
ed by us. The columns of the Gael are too limi¬
ted to do full justice to this excellent little vol¬
ume. It contains 261 pages 12mo. in green cloth,
and in paper, make up etc. in keeping with every
thing turned out by Mr. Ward's establishment
and its contents a reflex of genuine nationalism.
It goes back to the earliest ages and continues
down to the present time — Gives the portraits of
prominent Irishmen; the coat-of-arms of the pro¬
vinces and principal cities, gives the names of
men and places in the Gaelic letter with the phon¬
tic sound in modern Roman. The work is strict¬
ly impartial, and invaluable to any one who des¬
ires to be well posted in Iris history without
having to wade through a mass of matter which
no ordinary memory could retain. This is its tone
on the Penal Laws. — "Catholics were forbidden,
under pain of outlawry and forfeiture, to employ
Catholic teachers, or even to send their children
abroad for education. * * If a Catholic owned a
good horse, any protesant might demand it on
payment of £5." The Tuam News in a two-col¬
umn review of this history, among other matter,
says, — "The National Board ought to have the
work or some work like it in every school connect¬
ed with the Board in Ireland. But the Commis¬
sioners will not do any such thing. They do not
want the sons of Irishmen to know anything ab¬
out Ireland in the past."
No Irishman ought to be without this little vol¬
lume. The fact that the work comes from a Pro¬
testant author makes it more valuable because
our non Catholic fellow citizen might doubt the
extent of the barbarous treatment which Irishmen
have received at the hands of 'Benign Mother
England" if recorded by a Catholic pen.
We enquired at Mr Ward's N. Y. house if the
book would be for sale there, but the manager
said he thought not unless to order, and if it was
that the price would be about a $1. Now, if any
of our readers wish to get this interesting work,
we shall send to Belfast to supply such order the
first of each month — not oftener, because the send¬
ing of the smallest order to the Old Country costs
30 cents, including postage.
M. CRANE
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THE PHILA. P. C. Society.
Death of Brother Nairy.
At the stated monthly meeting of the Philo-Cel¬
tic Society of Phila., held in the Class-rooms, in
Philopatrian Hall. 211 South 12th St., on Sunday
evening, Jan. 25th, the following resolutions were
unanimously passed with reference to the death of
Michael Nairy, which took place at his late resid¬
ence, 2326 Alter St., Philadelphia, on Jan. 3rd.
1885, at the age of 38 years, —
Whereas, By the the allwise decrees of Almigh¬
ty God He has been pleased to call from our midst
our late and esteemed Brother and fellow member,
Michael Nairy by the dread hand of death: and
Whereas, In his death our society has lost an
active and devoted member; our community a good
and respected citizen; his bereaved and sorrowing
family, a faithful, loving and devoted husband
and father, and mother Ireland, a true and patri¬
otic son : Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we tender our sincere sympathy
to his family, and bid them to find consolation in
and comfort in reflecting on the truly christian
manner in which he prepared for and met his
death. —
Resolved, That our charter be draped in mour¬
ning for a period of sixty days, and that a copy of
these resolutions be presented to the wife of the de¬
ceased and published in the next issue of the Gael
and Irish World.
Peter F. Murphy,
Patrick McFadden,
Edward Meakin,
Committee.
A member of the Council of the Gaelic Union
offers a prize of 5 to the teacher of a national or
other elementary school who shall pass the largest
number of scholars in Irish in the county Galway
at the examinations of 1885 ; also two guineas in
prizes, to be divided between three or more of his
pupils, at the discretion of the teacher. Tuam News
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It contains letters for situations with answers.
Letters on love, courtship and marriage, with an¬
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is the best guide to good behavior and correct let¬
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This includes HOME LIGHT, 48-colum month¬
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the whole history of books and newspapers. A¬
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Address
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79 and 81 Randolph St., Chicago. III.
