16
AN GAODHAL.
an uair do mhuscail fothrom gaoithe mé,
's do léimeas am shuidhe, 's bhaineadh get
asam an uair a chonnarc mé an sluaigh
sighe ag imtheacht thorm, & iad ar marc¬
uigheacht, cuid acu foluaimneach, 's a h-
uile dhiobh a salarachd, an uair a bhidhea¬
dar ag imtheacht thorm.
Do ghlacas taithneamh d'a ngluaiseacht,
léis sin dubhairt gan athrughadh smuain¬
eadh; 'Ca bh-fuil sibh ag dul?" D'fhreag¬
air an te ba neasa dom, 's dubhairt,
'Támuid ag dul ag ól fíona go soil¬
léar Iarla na Sionna." Ar-sa mise,
'dá m-béidheadh cai marcaigheacht agam,
budh mhaith liom dul libh.' Dubhairt sé liom
'léim anuas de'n g-cloidhe go drochar &
leath do chosa ar an sean chéachta so
anns an díg, & abair mar a chualfaidh
tú sinne ag rádh. Leis sin do léimeas a
nuas go tapaidh, & leathas mo chosa ar
fhuighlioc sean chéachta a bhí caithe 'san
díg anaice an chloidhe; ni raibh soc, más,
sgiathan, clár, no coltar air, 's bhí na
lámha briste dhe; níor bh-fiu rádh go raíbh
ann ach amháin an béim, 's an ceap stoc.
Nuair a bhíos am shuidhe ar an g-céachta
chualas iad ag rádh, "seo siar an cean¬
fearan mé." Dubhairt mé na focail 's
bhí mo chéachta ar chos-náirde fúm.
Nuair thangamar go ceann na pairc
eadh, dubhrarar, "seo thar cloidhe mé."
Dubhrat-sa, "seo thar cloidhe mé," agus
léim mo chéachta thar cloidhe liom cho
réidh socair is da m-budh cathaoir luas¬
gadh a bhí fúm.
"Seo treasnadh na páirceadh mé," ar
siad. "Seo treasna páirceadh mé," ar
mise; nuair rangadar go ceann na
páirceadh bhí cailínidhe a siubhal abháile
le cánaidhibh bainne, tréis a mba a chruith
& choncadar mo chéachta ag léimeadh thar
cloidhe liom. Liughadar fúm ag rádh. —
"Mo ghrádh do léim a shean bhéim
chéachta."
Agus as san siar go rangamar go
macha 'n Iarla, ní raibh cloidhe, fal-se,
no cloidhe an ar léim mo chéachta liom
thairis ioná'r chualas duine éigin a liugh¬
am dhiaigh.
[Le bheith leanta]
WHERE IRISHMEN CAN CALL AND GET
Gratuitous Instruction In The Language of
Their Country.
The Boston Philo-Celtic Society meets every Sun¬
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at 6 Whitmore St., and
Thursday evenings from 8 to 10 PM. Mary J. O'
Donovan, 52 Myrtle Street, Secretary.
The Brooklyn Philo-Celtic Society meets in At¬
lantic Hall, (entrance on Atlantic outside) corner
Court and Atlantic streets, Sundays at 7 P. M.
The Chicago Gaelic League meets every Sunday
afternoon at 2 p. m., in room 3, City Hall build
ing, Chicago.
The Holyoke Philo-Celtic Society meets at 8 o
clock on Monday evenings in Emmett Hall, High
street, Holyoke, Mass.
The O'Growney Philo-Celtic League meets in
Frank's Hall, Chapel street, New Haven, Conn.
on Wednesday evenings at 8 o'clock, and on Sun¬
day afternoons at 3 o’clock.
The New York Philo-Celtic Society meets in 12
E. 8th street (near 3rd Av.), Sundays from 3 to 6
P. M. and Thursdays from 8 to 10.
The Pawtucket Irish Language Society meets
in Sarsfield Hall, near the Postoffice, every Friday
nevening, at 8 o’clock.
The Philadelphia Philo-Celtic Society meets in
Fairmount Building. 31st and Callowhill sts. at 8
o’clock every Sunday evening.
The RI Irish Language Society meets every
Thursday and Sunday evening at 8 o’clock, in
Brownson's Lyceum Hall, 193 Westminster street,
Providence, R. I.
The San Francisco Society meets Sunday after¬
oons at 2 p- m, in KRB Hall, Mason and O'-
Farrell streets, Wm. Desmond President.
New York Gaelic Society meets Wednesdays at
8 p. m., at 64 Madison Av.
Saint Paul Society, call on President Kelly, 410
Minnehaha street.
Kansas City, Mo. Society, call on President Mc
Eniry, 1742 Allen av.
Springfield, Mass., Gaelic Society, President
John F. O’Donohue; vice president, Rev. John
F Fagen : secretary, P. F. Hagerty; treasurer,
John J. O’Meara; librarian, John A. Reidy, and
instructor, T. T. Manning. — All old Gaels.
Williamsport, Pa. Society, call on President Gib¬
bons, 1421 W 4th street.
Peru, Ind., Society, call on Counsellor John W
O'Hara.
To get the Gaelic Journal. Send 4s to the Man
ager, Mr. John Hogan, 8 Leeson Park-avenue,
Dublin, Ireland.
