AN GAODHAL.
909
THE GAELIC LEAGUE.
Knowing from experience that a large number
of those who commence the study of the language
lag or get careless after a short time unless some
one be at hand to urge them to it, and as the lat¬
ter is an impossibility, scattered as the Children
of THE GAEL are all over the world, we introduce
the following system of teaching to supply the
want, and those who conform to its rules will, by
such action, be MEMBERS of THE GAELIC LEAGUE.
We commence herein the series of easy lessons
which will be conducted on this plan —
We give the first installment without any key or
translation, but all the word necessary for making
the translation are defined in the vocabulary.
Before the next issue of THE GAEL the student
will be required to forward his translation to this
office for review, and then he will receive the next
issue which will give the previous exercise proper¬
ly worked out with fresh work for the next month,
etc. Any student who fails to send his translation
any month will not receive the ensuing issue until
he does so.
By the foregoing plan the Oregon student will
have as good an opportunity for learning the Irish
language as the Brooklyn student. And as the pre¬
paration, etc. of this work will entail considerable
extra labor the price of THE GAEL to Leaguers
will be $1 a year.
Let the Leaguer remember that he must send his
exercises of the month worked out to this office be¬
fore he gets the succeeding Gael with the fresh ex¬
ercises, etc.
These exercises will be so simple that the stud¬
ent will have no difficulty in mastering them in two
weeks, so that we will expect the answers early.
This is the best known system of teaching the
language, and the cost is so small that any Irish¬
man who hereafter says that he has had no oppor¬
tunity of learning his native language should hide
himself.
LESSON I.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
VOCABULARY.
(The pronunciation is under each word.)
agus, and.
auguss (au short).
am, time.
aum (au short).
ár, slaughter.
awr.
bán, white.
bawn (b broad).
bás, death,
baw-iss.
bos, the open hand
bos (o like o in come).
brat, a garment.
brath.
cos foot,
kos (o as above).
dorn, fist.
dhurun.
gorm, blue,
gurum.
mac, son.
mauk (au short).
más, the thigh.
maw-iss.
mil, honey.
mill.
olc, bad.
olk.
ór, gold.
ore.
sál, the heel.
sawl.
slat, rod.
slath.
úr, fresh, new.
oor.
rún, secret, dear, beloved.
roon.
s, in Irish, sounds like ss in English.
EXERCISE I.
Translate into Irish. —
1. Time and gold. 2 Slaughter and death. 3
The palm (the open hand) and foot. 4 White and
blue. 5 A garment and rod. 6 A son and a be¬
loved one (a secret). 7 Thigh and heel, 8 Hon¬
ey and gold. 9 Fresh and bad. 10 (The) palm
and the clinched hand.
Hints to the student, —
1. Time and gold.
am agus ór.
Let students pay particular attention
to the sounds of the Gaelic letters in
the alphabet.
If the student know any Irish speaker in his vi¬
cinity let him get him to pronounce the vocabula¬
ry for him.
In sending the translation please mark the
sentences 1. 2. 3, etc., as above. You can use pos¬
tal card or letter, and you can shape the letters to
resemble the Gaelic letters.
Let each student try to get a few of his neigh¬
bors to commence with him and form a small club.
We require of each Leaguer to make this prom¬
ise. —
The Language of Ireland being the only remnant
left of Irish Nationality, I promise to do all in my
power to cultivate and preserve it, and to induce
my fellow countrymen to do the same.
The greater part of the League applicants are
priests and doctors, and we thank the Editors, one
and all, who brought our card under their notice,
Up to the hour of going to press we
have received 97 applications for
membership in the GAELIC LEAGUE —
an encouraging prospect. Handsome
cards of membership will be sent to
members in the near future.
