AN GAODHAL.
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"A nation which allows her language to go to ruin, is
parting with the best half of her intellectual independence,
and testifies to her willingness to cease to exist." — Arch¬
BISHOP TRENCH.
"The Green Isle contained for more centuries than one,
more learning than could have been collected from the rest
of Europe ... It is not thus rash to say that the Irish
possess contemporary histories of their country, written in
the language of the people, from the fifth century. No
other nation of modern Europe is able to make a similar
boast." — SPALDING'S ENGLISH LITERATURE, APPLETON & CO.,
NEW YORK.
Who are the Scotch? A tribe of Irish Scots who crossed
over in the 6th century, overcame the natives, and gave
their name to the country. — J. CORNWELL, PH.D., F. R. S.'s
Scotch History.
The Saxons Ruled in England from the 5th century and
were so rude that they had no written language until the
14th, when the Franco-Normans formulated the English. —
SPALDING.
A monthly Journal devoted to the Cultivation
and Preservation of the Irish Language and
the autonomy of the Irish Nation.
Published at 247 Kosciusko st., Brooklyn, N. Y
M. J. LOGAN, Editor and Proprietor
Terms of Subscription — $1 a year to students, 60
cents to the public, in advance ; $1. in arrears.
Terms of Advertising — 20 cents a line, Agate.
Entered at the Brooklyn P. O. as 2nd-class matter
Fourteenth Year of Publication.
VOL 11, No. 2. MAY. 1895.
Remember that the First Irish Book is given free
of charge to every new subscriber.
Subscribers will please remember that subscrip¬
tions are due in advance.
The Gael reports active Gaelic work at home
and abroad.
The New York P. C. Society holds its annual
concert and ball at the Murray Hall Lyceum, 89
St. & 3rd Av., on Moore's anniversary, May 28th
The Providence Irish Language Society held
its first anniversary entertainment at Infantry
Hall on April 28th (as announced in our last iss¬
ue), and was a complete success — outsripping all
of its kind ever held in America. The Irish bag¬
pipe, harp, and song were prominent features of
the entertainment.
Secretaries of Gaelic classes should send us the
addresses of their halls, and also their time of
meeting, that we may publish them for the infor¬
mation of travelling Gaels and others who may
desire to call on them.
To get the Gaelic Journal, Send 6s to the Ma¬
nager, Dollard's Printinghouse, Wellington-quay
Dublin, Ireland.
For the honor of your race, Gaels, you should
swell the circulation of your journal into the
millions, because it is the only representative of
your language in America. National pride should
impel you to do this. And, to help you along to
compass so noble a purpose, we shall send THE
GAEL to clubs of 10 (to separate addresses) for $4
a year; and any Irishman that would not contri¬
bute his quota of that to see his language and lit¬
erature scattered broadcast, put the back of your
hand to him.
Gaels, at one time or other within fifteen years
some 1,500 of you were vociferous in your cry for
the presevation of your native tongue and the
circulation of its literature. What efforts have
you, as a body, made since to circulate your
Gael? Is it a want of confidence in the ultimate
success of the Gaelic movement that is the cause of
your supineness? If so, what grounds have you
for it ? — In 1881, when THE GAEL was ushered
into the world, not ONE man, woman or child in
all Ireland had graduated from any public school
— The next year — 1882, 17 persons in all Ireland
graduated in the Irish Language — last year 1,165
graduated in it. Where, then, is the room for a
want of confidence? Or, is the cause over confi¬
dence, assuming from such favorable condition of
things at home that the work is done ? Ah, friends
the work is not done until the crownless harp
waves over an Irish executive mansion on Irish
soil! The lapsing into such quietude of your
patriotic predecessors left your country to-day a
despised beggar knocking for recognition at the
portals of Great Britain. Patriotic perseverance
intelligently directed will free Ireland in speech
and limb — wind-bags will — never!
Gaels should send as many copies as possible
of their little journal to the Old Country. It will
encourage them there, and, besides, supply
them with considerable reading matter a a suffici¬
ency to keep them in practice until better times.
Until the power of England wanes, Ireland can¬
not successfully organize to fight her on Irish
soil. Hence, then, if Irishmen would have Ire¬
land free they must change their base of opera¬
tion, 50,000 picked men could seize Canada, and
that in possession as such base, privateers could
be let loose to clean the seas of British commerce.
The freedom of Ireland would then be but a short
way off, and, that accomplished, Canada could be
annexed to the United States.
The intelligent reader will see the point here
right away. — Ireland is within a six hours' sail of
England — Canada is, ordinarily, ten days away
