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AN GAODHAL.
Irish who held back last year, det¬
ered, no doubt, by shortness of
time and by the novelty of the
thing. We should like to see them
all enter the lists for 1898. The
railway companies, it is expected,
will again afford the same unusua¬
lly favorable terms to intending
competitors, giving a return ticket
to Dublin at half the single fare.
The Oireachtas looks confidently
to the public for a continuation of
the last year's support. Its first
appearance stamped it with the
character of a national institution,
and the celebration seemed to fall
into a place long vacant for it, a
prominent place, too, in the prog¬
ress of our national life. That the
Oireachtas will be maintained with
honour in that position we do not
for a moment doubt. Its honour
and success are now Ireland's
Provisional List of Subjects And
Prizes For The 1898 Oireachtas. —
PROSE.
£ s. d.
1. — Essay in Irish on "The Gaelic Wri¬
ters of the 18th Century"
Prize 7 0 0
2. — Brief Sketch in Irish of an Irish His¬
torical Incident
Prize 5 0 0
3 — Essay in Irish on "The best means
of keeping alive in Irish hearts the
Memory of the Heroes of Ireland."
Prize 3 3 0
(Presented by Miss E Skeffington Thompson)
4. — Essay in Irish, with an English tran¬
slation, on "The necessity of sup¬
porting the Revival of Irish Indus¬
tries. To be about 1,500 words in
length.
Prize 3 3 0
(Presented by Mr. Bernard Doyle, Dublin.)
* 5 — Short original Story in Irish illus¬
rative of Irish Life.
Prize 5 0 0
* 7 — Short original Story in Irish, of
Adventure
Prize 5 0 0
* 7 — Short original Story in Irish, of
School Life
Prize 5 0 0
* 8. — Short original Story in Irish on any
other subject except the above
Prize 5 0 0
( * These four prizes for original
fiction are presented by the proprie¬
tors of the Weekly Freeman, whose
property the successful stories shall
become. Each story should be
about 5,000 words in length.)
9. — Historical Essay, in English or in
Irish, on "The Causes which have
led to the Decline of the Irish lan¬
guage within the present Century"
Prize 7 0 0
10. — Composition in Irish for Juniors
on one of the following subjects —
(a) Description of a Fair.
(e) Short account of the Life of
some great Irishman.
Prize 2 0 0
POETRY.
11. — A Song in Irish on a subject of Irish
interest. Prize — A Gold Medal,
known as "The Edward Bunting
Memorial Prize," presented anony¬
mously, per Miss Annie W. Pat¬
terson, Mus. Doc.
12. — Four Poems in Irish, each not to
contain more than six verse
Prize 5 0 0
13. — Descriptive Poem in Irish of about
200 lines
Prize 5 0 0
TRANSLATION.
14. — Translation into Irish of Mr. W.
O'Brien's Lecture on the National
Language, delivered in Cork in '92
Prize 5 0 0
(This lecture will be found in Nos.
42 and 43 of the Gaelic Journal,
and copies of the lecture in pamph¬
let will be forwarded gratis to in¬
tending competitors.)
15. — Translation into Irish by Juniors
of the Lesson on "The Irish Harp,"
in the 5th book, 1st stage, Thom's
"Alternative Readers."
Prize 2 0 0
FOLK-LORE.
16. — The three unpublished Folk Stories
in Irish, taken from the mouths of
the people
Prize 5 0 0
17. — The six best unpublished Gaelic
Songs or Poems, taken from the
mouths of the people
Prize 5 0 0
18. — The six best unpublished Gaelic
Folk Stories or Songs, taken from man¬
uscript
Prize 5 0 0
SINGING AND RECITATION.
19. — Male voices — best rendering of a
Gaelic Song
Prize 3 0 0
20. — Female voices best rendering of a
Prize 3 0 0
Gaelic Song
21. — Best Gaelic Recitation, either prose
or poetry. Not to take more than
seven minutes in delivery.
First Prize 2 0 0
Second do. 1 0 0
22. — Do. do. for Juniors. do. 1 0 0
