Philo-Celts.
D' phill an t-Athair Tomás i Cearailt
i sláinte cheart ar Éire an lá cheana, &
bhí fáilte mhór aig an g-Cummann dhó.
Tá 'n t-Uachdarán, an Saoi Cillghion-
náin, réidh i g-comhnuidhe le fáilte chion-
amhuil a chur roimh gach cach a thigeas air
thóir léighin i d-teanga ársa na h-Éireann
Béidh léigheanta Gaedhilge go goirid a
g-Comhairlíoch Naomh Phroinnsís, Cal.
Tá mac breágh óg ag ar sean chisteóir,
Maighistreas Dunning, le coidhicís.
Tá 'r bh-file tírghrádhach, an Óighe Ní
Mhóráin, póstadh ó d'fhoilsighmear cheana.
Is mór an t-ádh atá air mhnáibh óga ar g-
cummainn a deunadh cliabhnais mhaithe
Is mór an ádhbhar luthgháire tá aig ar
g-cine an diu.--- Fuaradar buaidh mhór in
san Stat seo ag an togha deighionach---
mharbhadar na Múgmhumps. Agus nach
n-aisteach le rádh é gur fhuaireamar mil-
léan mór in urthaidh nuair a shíleamar
a marbhadh cheana! Ní fheudfaidh an t-
uan luidheamh síos leis an mactíre choidh-
che---- tá sé n-aghaidh nádúir.
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teresting, but the proper conduct of such a depart
ment, in collating the material, would require
a good deal of attention to ward off critics,
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facts must be borne in mind with the Irish as
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pertinence for any one man to assert or insinuate
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with ordinary intelligence can command a knowl-
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sufficient time and attention to it It will be time
enough to criticise when a considerable number of
our countrymen can read the language.
Let every reader try and get one subscriber for the
Gael. Of course, some will get dozens, as they
have already done, but let every reader try to get
at least one. Then the GAEL could be turned out
with a nice green cover and four pages of reading
matter added to it. Let us, brothers, show the
world that we have one presentable journal in our
native tongue.
Mr. Martin P. Ward's next song
will be "An Seachrán Sighe."
