The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-13
PRESENTATION OF TIE IRISH LAl
GUAGE.
dublin Freeman, April 1a ]

OdGE.
;; dublin Freeman, April IL
At a meeting of this society, held at Nc
II Kildare street, yesterday-Rev Maxwell
n II. Close, MA, M.R.I.A, in the chair
n there were present, REV. s. Haughton
t s.F.T.C.D.; d, C9myn, ESQ.,; j: Dillon
O'Nell Russell, Esq; Professor Bryal
O'Looney, M.RI.A. M. Corcoran, Esq
i Professor Mir Aulad Ali, TIC D. Charlel
3 Dawson, Esq; Rev. j. Nolan, and J. J. Nc
Sweeney, secretaries. Minutes of last meet
ing were read and signed. Letters received
since last N Getting were read from the follow
ing in approval of the society's objects -
NJ j. Levern, ESQ Scranton, Pen Dsy lvania,
U. s. A; Rev. Michael Logue, Professor If
Irish, Maynooth; Very Rev. DR.. Russell,
President of Maynooth College, Edward A.
Neville, Cork Daniel W.. Logic, London,
Rev. Daniel F. Tarpey, St. Msry's Halifax;
John O'Hagan, Ennis, County Glare G.
Shannon, London; Joseph Bond, Liverpool;
j. h. OHalIorap. Dungarvap; James 0Con
nell, London, w. r w. Payne, Mess
grove, Bandon, etc. Several subscriptions
were also handed in, and the following
| report adopted:
our society is spreading its strength ia in
| creasiDg. Not yet fortnight has elapsed
| since We appeared before our fellow. coun-
| try men as regularly constitute d society,
aud since then We can report many valuable
adhesions, which prove the popularity of
the movement and give fair hope of ulti
mate success. When the rules aud report
were read in the Catholic Young Mems
Readingroop: in Derry, the young men
present resolved to form an association and
establish an Irish clasa; the Rev. Father
Brady, Spitalfelds, London, proposed es
tabilshing a class IN connection with the
Young Mems Institute ander bis direction;
branch asaociQtipf1 10 Eormaa in
and voice from distant Pennsylvania
promises 10 co operate by establishing an
lntiuential club. The society, has, however,
received many promises of individual sup
port, which are the more valuable as they |
are Representatives. We will instance only |
q lew Rev. DR.. Russell, President of ST. |
Patrlck's College, Maynooth De. Legue,
Professor OF Irish, in same colece DR.. |
ksvanagh, President of Carlow College; |
Isaac Butt. Q c., NJ. p; aud tte Very |
Rev. U!ick Canon BouTke, President St. |
Jariath's, Tuam. The press, too, which is
the index and expression of public opinion |
publishes our proceedings, calls attention |
TO tho movement, approves our action, and |
bids the work God speed.' 1t would be
scarcely fair to mention any of the national
papers In particular to give special praise,
as all are in favor of the society, and none
against, but we may be we'll allowed pub
llcly to recognize the services done us by
The foreign press, and instance these which
have been brought under our notice, viz.
The Irish American and New York Tablet
n America the Highlander, in Scotland;
he Catholic Times in Liverpool and the
Laotet, IN London. Except through the press
It ls more than difficult to answer the nu-
nerous queries addressed to the secretaries
20 ascertain the object and working of the
,ociety. 1t is, therefore, desirable to estab-
ish journal, not only for the cultivation
ot the language, but also for the publica-
ion of the home and foreign sactions of
he society; to publish cheap elementar
,laes books; to promote the teaching of
IRISH In schools to encourage every at
empt to produce a modern Irish literature;
20 afford inducements to learn the Ian
yuage. These are some of the means pro-
posed by the society to cultivate and re-
store to its just place the Celtic tongue
which was once the familiar language Of a
earned and polished people. Evidently
he society cannot accomplish the work
aid down in their programme without
very general support, which it is hoped a
generous people will not deny and if Eng
ish, Scotch, Welsh, and Americans, have
promised their CO operation, surely Irish
men will not he wanting in the general
movement to preserve the grand old tongue.
Finally, in the words of John Rhys, Prof.
IF Celtic Languages in the University of
oxford, in his letter to the society-'As
the language gradually dies off, ireland
will be in danger of having no sons of hers
10 expound the language of the past, and
Of seeing the study of Irish altogether
falling into the hands cf strangers but l
sincerely hope that the Irish have enough
patriotism aud regard for the history of
ireland to prevent that from ever happen
ng.'"
Subscriptions to be made payable to
Charles Dawson and William Dillon,
Esqrs No 10 Kildare street, Dublin.
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