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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 then 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
Fifteenth Year of Publication.
VOL 11, No. 6. JANUARY. 1896.
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 late Patrick Mullen, the New York gunma¬
ker, has left, by will, $90,000. to the Lord Mayor
of Dublin to be applied to the teaching of the Irish
Language in that city.
$1,200 a year would run a monthly journal like
the Gael, in New York city. $24,000 invested in
perpetuity, at 5 per cent, would produce that sum.
Is there any rich Irish-American to do it — Are any
six who would do it? There could be no more
lasting memorial.
The Anglo-maniacs of New York proclaim that
the Irish-American element only endorse Presid¬
ent Cleveland's Venezuelan Message to Congress.
That is a big, broad lie, as the unanimous action
of Congress demonstrates. But don't they there¬
by admit the philosophical dictum of cause and
effect? What, then, is the cause that would incite
the Irish — an admittedly kind, generous, warm-
hearted people — to rejoice at England's downfall?
SIMPLE LESSONS IN IRISH.
FOURTH SERIES, — Written for the GÆL
BY
REV. EUGENE O'GROWNEY
PROF OF KELTIC in Maynooth College
The Gaodhal has already printed the
First, Second, and Third Irish Books.
Father O'Growney's Simple Lessons
cover the same ground, except that in
the Lessons the pronunciation of each
word has been given, and the matter
explained so simply that there is no
danger of error. In fact, the object¬
ion brought against the Simple Less¬
ons is that they are too simple. The
lessons have been written, however,
for those who support Gaelic publica¬
tions and indeed all Irish movements,
viz. the plain simple Irishman or wo¬
man, who through no fault of theirs,
have not received a scientific training,
and who require things to be explain¬
ed simply. These lessons have indu¬
ced thousands to study their mother
tongue, and many of these have in
two or three years become excellent
Gaelic scholars.
In the Lessons, First and Second Se¬
ries, was explained the pronunciation
of 700 of the ordinary words of the
language, with references also to local
differences of pronunciation, and to ex¬
ceptional words and why they are ex¬
ceptional. This included also explan¬
ations of many familiar sayings, salu¬
tations, exclamations, etc.
In the Third Series, which is all
written and is about to be printed, is
explained the verb to be, which in
Irish has three different representa¬
tives, by means of which we can ex¬
press with great raciness, terseness,
and poetic beauty, hundreds of ideas
which in English require separate
verbs. The pronunciation and use of
