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AN GAODHAL
singular phase of Irish national of affairs,
that the only Irish paper ever published with the
genuine stamp on its title page, is not found in the
house of every Irish family in America., — and
there is a large number of those who call them¬
selves patriotic. They do not know what patriot¬
ism is
When O'Donovan Rossa was in penal servitude
in England, the officials used to tie his hands be¬
hind his back, throw him to the floor and make him
lap his food off a platter like a dog. Can any one
then, blame Rossa for trying to avenge these in¬
dignities?
A VOICE FROM DUBLIN
SAOIRSE na h-ÉIREANN & TEAN¬
GA na GAEDHILGE.
Baile Átha Chliath' Éire, Dara lá
Gionbhair, 1886.
A Shaoi Uasal, — Chomh tapadh is do
leig deithneas gnotha na Nodlog dhom
sgríobadh, táim aig chur leitir i triall
ort. An uair seo ní thráchtóchaidh mé
amháin acht air neitheibh a baineas leis an
taob seo do 'n fhairge mhóir. Is sé tairs¬
gin an t-Saoi Parnell tigh féise fhághail
fá leith do mhuintir na h-Éireann, mar i
n-deunfaidh dluighthe chum riaghlughadh na
níre an t-aon chéimh d'a d-tugann fir
mhór-fhóghlama an oileáin seo aireachas i
nis. Air léigheadh na b-páipeur nuadhach¬
da noch do dheunas chúis an t-Saoi Par¬
nell do thagairt budh doil le duine nach bh-
fuil nídh air bith chum coimhlíonagh an dóth¬
chuis sin do chosg, agus go bh-fuilmid fa
dheire aig fáinne 'n lae atá chum an t-
saoirse thabhairt do Éireannaibh 'na d-
tír féin air a bh-fuil siad taibhreadh le
seacht g-ceud bliadhan. Gan amhrus tá
maith mhór deunta air feadh na g-cúig
no sé m-bliadhan imthighthe tharainn i sligh
na n-daoineadh do theagasg agus do
aontughadh anns an módh is fearr le ar
féidir dóibh cúmhacht an t-Sasanaigh mhall¬
aighthe do shárthughdh, nár staon ó dhíobháil
do dheunadh dhúinn agus sinn do bhochtugh'
ó 'n t-am do chuir an Dara h-Anrigh a
chos fhuathmhar air thalamh na h-Éireann.
Tá muinín láidir aig urmhór na n-daoin¬
eadh go d-tiocfaidh leo tighearnuidhe tal¬
amhanta agus uachdaráin buirbe eile do
cheannsughadh thríd an seasadh dangmhál¬
ta atá tógthadh achu, béidh sé aimsir fha¬
da sul is féidir na dochair mhóra tugas
ádhbhar gearáin do cheartughadh, & an boch¬
tanachd a chídhmid ro chiotchíonnta i m-
baile & i taithe do athrughadh go fabharach.
Ní donuis iad seo do tharraing na h-
aitightheoiridhe orrtha féin le uireasbadh
tionsgantacht acht toradh reachduidhe do
cuirtadh air bun chum Éireannaidhe do
iomruagadh, & a táid droichmhéineach, lobh¬
adh go ceartlár a g-croidhtheadh. Air an
laimh eile, deir an chuid is mó de na pái¬
péir nuadhachda & de fhir úghdaráis i Sas¬
anaidh nach g-claonfaidh siad choidhche le
cead saoirse thabhairt do 'n mhuintir a
chomhnuigheas air an taobh seo do 'n t-
Seiltheán, & go m-beárr leo 'ná 'n réidh¬
teach sin d'fheicsin go m-bheidheadh Éir¬
eannuidhe i n-daorbhruid airís air an nós
do bhídh'dar ceud bliadhain ó shoin. Is
deacair i rádh fós creud thiocfas as an
g-caint seo go léir, mar ní'l ann go h-ui¬
le ach buille faoi thuairim.
Má tharluidheann sé go bh-fuigheadh an
Saoi Parnell an tigh féise tá aige d'a
iarrtigh, budh chóir dó gan aon aimsir a
i chailleadh go nochtóchadh sé cuimse eigin
chum an Ghaedhilig do chosnadh. B'fhéidir
nach bh-fuil cómhartha eile fíor duthchasach
in Éirinn d' fhulaing oiread masladh ó
ruanair na Sasanach le teanga na Gae¬
dhilgé, oir tá sí i básughadh, mar séin ár
d-tíre air feadh na g-ceudtha bliadhan &
tá sí dul i luige fós. P. Ua BRIAIN.
(Mr O’Brian's letter will be concluded in our next
as Gaelic "sorts" are run out we cannot advance.)
The Cornell Sun makes these kindly and high¬
ly deserved remarks relative to Prof. Roehrig:
The abolition of the department of Oriental
languages is a source of much regret; and it is to
be hoped that the services of the scholarly and dis¬
tinguished gentleman who has filled the chair dur¬
ing seventeen years, and whose work has been co-
eval with that of the University, will be properly
recognized and honored at the close of his official
term, as an old and worthy servant should be rec¬
ognized and honored, especially one who has, by
his very name alone, contributed more than many
of his associates, to the fame and standing of
Cernell,
Let the friends of GAELIC literature be
alert and push the matter to a success¬
ful end.
Béidh an Ghaedhilge faoi mheas fós !
