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AN GAODHAL
Instruction in Irish can be had Free, at the
Following Places. —
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 P M. 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 Buffalo Gaelic Society meets Sundays over
Working Boys Home, Niagara Square.
The Chicago Gaelic League meets every Sunday
after noon 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
evening, at 8 o’clock.
The Philadelphia Philo-Celtic Society meets in
Philopatrian Hall, 1612 Arch st, at 8 o’clock every
Sunday evening.
The R I 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-
noons 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.
F M’Cosker,
Sanitary Plumber, Steam & Gas
Fitter, Mobile, Ala.
LESSONS IN GAELIC.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish,
Roman,
Sound
Irish,
Roman,
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
Sounds of the Aspirates.
Bh and mh sound like w when preceded
or followed by a, o, u; as, a bhárd, his
bard, a mhart, his ox, pron., a wardh
warth, respectively; when preceded
or followed by e, i, like v, as, a bhean,
his wife; a mhian, his desire, pron. a
van, a vee-un ; dh and gh sound like y
at the beginning of a word; they are
nearly silent in the middle, and whol¬
ly so at the end of words. Ch sounds
like ch; ph, like f; sh and th like h ;
and fh is silent.
Sound of the Vowels — long. —
á sounds like
a in war,
as bárr, top
é " "
e " ere
" céir, wax
í " "
ee " eel
" mín, fine
ó " "
o " old
" ór. gold
ú " "
u " pure
" úr, fresh
Short. —
a " "
a " what,
as gar, near
e " "
e " bet
" beb, died
i " "
i " ill
" mil, honey
o " "
o " got
" poll, hole
u " "
u " put
" rud, thing
The Gael can now be bought off the news stand
in the following places. —
J F Conroy, 167 Main St. Hartford, Conn.
D P Dunne, Main St. Williamantic, do.
G F Connors, 404 Main St. Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs Dillon, E Main St. Waterbury, Conn.
M McEvilly, Wilmington, Del.
W Hanrahan, 84 Weybasset, st. Providence R
J H J Reilley, 413 High st. do.
J N Palmer, P O Building, Tomah, Wis.
M J Geraghty, 432 West 12th st. Chicago, Ill.
J Dullaghan, 253 Wabash Av. do
H Radzinski, 283 N & 2863 Archer Av. do
H Connelly, Cohoes, NY.
Mr. Ramy Springfield, III.
