"It is not too much to say that the very gratify¬
ing success of this latest effort has been due to three
Irishmen, two of whom, at least, are of Saxon or
Norman origin."
The injustice I complain of is this, that neither
of the three gentlemen mentioned belonged to or
took part in the Gaelic movement until five years
after its organization. Had not the Gaelic movement
been organized could these gentlemen take part in
it, or is there any evidence that they would have
organized it themselves? In 1872, twenty years a¬
go, this spring, the Gaelic movement was organized
in America, through the columns of the Irish World
and the first Gaelic class established in the autumn
of that year in the school of our Lady of Victory,
this city, which class some fifteen months thereafter
was christened The Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Society.
(All this is history, and may be found in the col¬
umns of the Irish World of that date.)
In February 1877, five years later, the Rev John
Nolan, now in Hoboken, N. J., called together a
number of men in the city of Dublin, and resolved
them into a Provisional Committee with a view to
form a Society for the Preservation of the Irish Lan¬
guage, issued a prospectus and sent a copy of it to
"Michael J. Logan, Esq, secretary Philo-Celtic So¬
city, 814 Pacific street, Brooklyn, N. Y., U. S. A."
Are not the men who founded the movement and
exerted themselves in organizing societies for teach¬
ing the language in Brooklyn, Boston, Charleston,
New York and several other places for five years
previous to the initiation of the movement in Dub¬
lin deserving of any credit? Is it patriotic or hon¬
est to try to deprive them of it? Would a friend to
the cause do it? I believe The Citizen would not
intentionally do it, but I do believe it has been de¬
ceived in the matter. It has been deceived also in
its enumeration of those journals which publish Gae¬
lic matter, for self-interest, if nothing else, would
not permit it to intentionally publish a statement
which is known to a majority of its readers to be
false. It says. —
"It would be unfair to omit honorable mention of
the New York Irish-American, the Boston Echo
and the New York Gaelic Journal."
Now, there never has been a Gaelic Journal in New
York, and there is none today, and the Boston Echo
has not been in existence since September, 1890!
Why omit THE GAEL which, in a few months, en¬
ters on its twelfth year? and which has been mailed
regularly to the Citizen office ? Why not mention
the names of those patriotic men who have contri¬
buted largely of their means to maintain it while
lauding those who permitted the Boston Echo,
which they took under their wings, to perish for the
want of support?
Believing you, sir, too honorable to stoop to false¬
hood, or knowingly permit it in your paper, I hope
in the cause of truth and justice, you will give this
correction the same prominence as had the matter
complained of. Respectfully.
M. J. LOGAN,
Organizer of the Gaelic Movement.
(The Editor adds the following note) —
[NOTE — In mentioning the Gaelic Journal of New
York, or Brooklyn, we meant the GAEL. It was our
mistake, and we sit corrected. M. Logan is, no
doubt, entitled to all the credit he claims, but the
fire of Gaelic literature has been kept steadily burn¬
ing by the gentlemen we have named. Ed. Citizen]
We have received a very handsome Catholic
monthly, the Teacher and Organist, Cincinnati, O,
printed in German and English, price $1.
THE SENTIMENTS of our SUBSCRIBERS
Cal — San Francisco, Rev. P. Foley, who adds:
"I send herewith my subscription for the present
year towards your esteemed paper. Your efforts
will I hope meet with the success they deserve from
lovers of the language throughout the world. I
thank you for what you have done in this grand
cause, and I pray that the God of all knowledge
may spare you for many years to talk to us the
language in which St. Patrick announced to our
forefathers the truths of salvation.“
Conn — Norwalk, J Duggan, $5 for the cause.
Col — Denver, T Lally, $3 for self and Gael to be
sent for balance to schools in Co. Clare.
Ill — Chicago, M. Hart, M Nolan, P Redden per
M Nolan.
Ia — Council Bluffs. J G Sullivan, Thos. F Call¬
aghan, per Mr. Callaghan, who promises to push
the Gael — A good Hibernian.
Mo — Pierce City, M O'Brien — St. Louis, Jas. P
Higgins, $5. to spread the cause.
Mont — Helena. H McMahon.
Mass — Lawrence, John O'Sullivan, per T Griffin
N Y — Brooklyn, T Erley, M Denehy, P Lydon,
Mrs. Geraghty, J McGrath, P J Doyle, M Dillon,
P Tully — City, Miss M A Lavin, Patrick A Ginn¬
elly, per T Erley; M Doyle, a good Irishman who
takes no stock in shams — Greenfield, P A Dough¬
er (Mr Dougher Distributes a dozen monthly) —
Rondout, P Fleming, who is always on time; Jas.
McGovern, City (one of the old guard),
Pa — Phila. J O'Callaghan, P Murray, J Ryan;
P J Crean, T O'Shea, P Loftus, per Mr. Loftus,
C McCann, who paid THE GAEL a friendly visit.
R I — Providence, P O'Casey, who sends an ex¬
cellent Gaelic composition, to appear in next issue.
Wis — Eau Claire (2), M McLaughlin.
Ireland — Cork, Rev. P A Walsh, C. M. — Ballin¬
ora. M O'Brien.
Galway — Clonmore, P Barrett — Headford, J
Canavan, per Mrs. Cloonan, St Louis, who, with
Miss Cloonan, is after making the usual European
tour.
England — London, Coleman Connolly, Esq.
"McNulty's" compliments in last issue excited
the Gael's muse, and, to the tune of
"The King of the Cannibal Islands,"
it has composed the little song on the title page.
Ten years ago "McNulty said that he would sit
heavily on THE GAEL — meaning that he would kill
it, and wrote privately to its friends trying to get
them to withold their support to it.
The air is brisk and lively, and the language sim¬
ple and natural. The following words not being so
much in common use, we explain them, —
Pór, a race, a clan; seed.
Rúinne, ruainne, a bit, a morsel.
Lá an t-sléibhe, the Day of Judgment,
Fádh', con. gen, of fáidh, a prophet.
Pan, one of the ancient divinities, rep¬
resented as half man, half goat.
Fúigheall, leavings, what remains after
anything, as, fúigheall-britínigh, any
affection remaining after measles.
The first verse is to be repeated as a Chorus.
