5470 Kembark Av
Chicago, Oct. 23. 1891.
My Dear Mr. Logan,
I send this little poem to the Gael written in
honor of him who was styled, The lion of the fold
of Juda. Because I revere the memory of one
who did much for our Race and Language, and
who lived and died a sterling patriot.
John J. Carroll.
Some Hard Nuts For The "Apostate" Irishman
To Crack.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 6. '91.
Editor of The Gael.
Dear Sir, — I noticed considerable remarks in the
Gael from time to time about the decrease of the
Irish language, and the Irish Catholic population
in America. Some will say this is the reason, and
some will say that is the reason; but the common
sense view of the matter is to cultivate Celtic lit¬
rature and throw the Bearla which gives us noth¬
ing but contenton, where it belongs.
Dear friends, this continued discussion is a very
grave question and requires a good deal of consid¬
ration in all its forms. Now my good friends,
there are a great many who think there is only one
side to this question, commonly known as aposta¬
cy. That is the religious view. Every one who
hears of an apostate feels like sending him to the
eternal regions because he abandons his faith.
Friends, let me ask you whether you have any
more right to send a person to the eternal regions
for losing the practice of his faith than you would
for the abandonment of his native language, or for
disrespecting his native country? Please consider
this side of the question a little more and there will
be no great difficulty in solving the problem
In the first place, there are people who forget
that their language is of an importance because
tyrants succeeded in crushing it for a time, and in¬
stead of proudly defending their melodious lang¬
uage, contrary to their national characteristics,
they hang their heads in shame and cowardly ab¬
andon it to the enemy, and recognize the tyrant's
might.
Oh dear friends of ancient glory, is this the view of
our grand sires of how to be practical and logical:
and is there any evidence of where they abandon¬
ed their religion or forsook their language in ord¬
er to be prized as a more intellectual people ? Now
I am convinced that this is the kind of intellect
which caused so much apostacy, both religiously
and lingualistically amongst the people of our
once glorious little island. It can be seen at a
glance that the children who prize in this manner
are laying the foundation of apostacy.
When we cultivate our language and literature
we shall have a different opinion of what constit¬
tes an intellectual Irishman. Has not our gracious
motherland given us strength and vigor unsurpass¬
ed by any of the nations; philologists and schol¬
ars, artists and soldiers. What, then, should we
be shamed of ? Preserve the language and thro
its usage all the other requirements will follow.
Yours truly,
PATRICK CRONIN.
THE SENTIMENTS of our SUBSCRIBERS.
Ala — Mobile, F. M'Cosker. Mr M'Cosker is de¬
lighted at the prospects of the electrotype plan.
Col — Red Mountain, J Kennedy. Chas. C Coll,
per Mr. Kennedy, who sends $5. for himself and
$6. from Mr. Coll. Many more like these Irishmen
and the Gael would be weekly, and all over the
world.
Conn — Waterbury, Ed. Hoban.
S Dak — Lead City, Peter J Clancy.
Ill — Chicago, Rev. John J Carroll, a liberal do¬
nation to help the movement.
Ia — Burlington, J Hagerty, one of the old guard
Kan — Lincoln, Godfrey Downey.
Mass — Belmont, T J Coghlan.
Mich — Ferry, M S Hines, per M Downey.
Neb — Fort Omaha, Ed. J. Hickey.
N J — Rutherford, Wm. H McLees.
N Y — Brooklyn, Mrs. Barton, J Mullany, J. Kane
per P Hanbury, N Y — Cohoes, J Barnes, another
true Gael — Greenfield, P A Dougher again (friend
Dougher wishes to see the Gael with a million sub¬
sribers. Possibly you may not be disappointed,
friend, all the signs point that way now; electrici¬
ty is a mighty propelling force ) — City (this list
was mislaid or it would have appeared sooner),
Catherine M Hanbury, John F. Hanbury, Patrick
J Curran, James J Cody, J O'Connor, J Hacket,
(all $ subs.) per P Hanbury. (You, "Sections," —
on the Leading FILE, Right Form Into Line !)
O — Lowelleville, M Corcoran.
Pa — Ashley, M Ward, and Pittsburg, Thomas J.
Madigan — these two Irishmen are too good to be
separated by a (—), hence, we didn't — Phila. Miss
Mary Mahoney (plur na mban)
Tex — Fort Hancock, J Clifford (another $25.00
weekly Gael) — Palestine, M McDonough.
Utah — Salt Lake City, J H Durkin, Frank Lea¬
nord, per D A Coleman, who is always heard from
"Where'er he roams"; P Cronin, seen elsewhere.
Canada — Cornwall, Rev. N MacNish, B. D., LL.D
who has written a paper (which was read before
the Philological Section of the Canadian Institute)
on the Language of the Umbrian Tablets, in which
he demonstrates, without room for cavil, that the
language is Gaelic. In this research, the learned
Doctor merits the gratitude of Scotch and Irish a¬
like. We shall publish the proof in a near future
issue, when we can do the matter justice — Sheen¬
boro' Rev. M Shalloe, whose hand is always liber¬
al.
Ireland — Cork Model School, F Cronin — Carriga¬
nima, P. Lehane, per Capt. T D Norris, N Y.
— Donegal — Donegal, Rev P Cassidy, P P — Kil¬
car, Rev. P Logue, P P — Coguish, P Murray, N
Teacher, Francis Carr, all per J Kennedy, Red
Mountain, Colorado — Gweedore, Rev. J McFad¬
den — Middleton, Rev. A McNellis, Maurice Coll
— Latterkenny. Convent of the Sisters of Charity,
per Charles C Coll. Red Mountain, Col.
We need say nothing about Donegal, Irishmen
hail from there! But, where, O, where, is Tipp¬
erary? Has the Sassanach subdued them at last?
Ay, and other boastful counties, too. Were it not
for the gallant Major Maher we should give Tip¬
perary a laying out; but his labors in the Gaelic
cause cover a multitude of his county's sins.
Up to the present, Donegal takes the lead.
— Kerry — Killarney, P O'Connell — Kilgarven, P
Buckley, — Masterguihy, P Sugrue, also, per Capt.
Norris, who means to make his actions tally with
