The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-18
LEARNING 7HE IRIsH LANGUAGE
Enthusiasts Referring 60 ~ In Extravagant
Terrs but VnnbIe 90 Spcnk d.

IcrUs but tnnbic TO Spcnk ".
An additional society for the study Of the
Irish language 10 TINT already mentioned in THE
SuH IA nj % Bowcry. ma mccis cvcry Sunday
afternoon anil Friday evening Three dozen pcr-
sons. all adults. Of whom thrcc were women.
were present on the 4lh inst. Before the main
class recicd. an elementary class were taught
topronounce the alphabet There are but sew
entccn letters. the h." - "k " e" ""
W" * ~ and =" Of the English tongue
being absent. The vowcls are the same rs in
English. The letters resemble what is known
n German test and are easily disunguishahlc.
with the exception OF the T." e. which n som
hlancc cannot be offered The capiial IS" il
English. hut the small =" is like an English
capital IT, Tho /" is like an itnlic "W with
no curve at the bottom. The letters are sound
ed thus Aw bay KAY. dhav. ay of gay 90.
ell, emm, onn. OH pay, arr. css. thny. 90.
When the ecmcntnric~ had closed q number
NJ short phrase wcrc displayed upon the black
bonrd. Of which the upper class wore supposed
10 have learned the meaning from their printed
primer. and which they were called on severaly
To- translate.
Doun dunca' proved 90 he doubled nst
an olprct oi grrnt interest to- the average Irish
man. tanin drnr j. u nrctly girl. of cdnnl II
NOT greater interest 10 the race: eat dnll " q
hiind Ont. maldin aluinn. ~ beautiful morn
ing nor dcnng. red rose. and nor ole. a
D
idi9m Is somewhat reversed in comparison
with English. "A shoe rs with thee" H. tho cN-
KIM W., .a bE YOU S''9' nr'Rl Is WIZ
man. is pretty the girl " is sharp the knife, "
express that tn" man is strong the girl is prot
". lhr kpiir IS sharp Catherine is Caitlin,'
At The cIosg u thu lesson. Mr.. Olfca. nephew
Of tho Bishop u Cloynr. viii? is ON q
max" a su""rh. IT, praised the women
pr'-ht oNravasaniy for tn" interest they
showed. uud urged all never to relinuui-h
th" dear pit tongu'. which he wor-hipp"d and
upon the breeze, H. was asked to mako a
speech in Irish also, rs from his IMPRESSIONS he
s"omcl to Zoe we'll acquainted With the tongue.
htl AZ th1 request he looked conf "' AMI -ub-
who anuouncod that Mr. O'Ilen though he roai
aud understood Irish. could speak IL but little.
IL was suggested thnt IN" meeting could No., bn
made. and Mr. l.'gan was called upon. During
the r"tini"ns le r'mnrk"d that lr-h wn- tho
win MN - manhood Much to the general
suipris". i" blended inability io speak 800 py '.-
euagc from MIR. I. O'Neil. Russell to the i'ist-
Mr.. John Mqruirc, who was ono Of tho found
er- ol the school tor instruction IN the Irish
language az u Bower, saws THAT n',fVithstunI.
NIX the groat success of that institution. hr ia
hardly satisfied with SOM. II H. fna,ll,,ls If
tn" a--- stance oi his son Mr. John y. Muluiro.
Y ufyunlI' q now ANA independent ciu-- nt 1913
J. lr-i avenue. Il is curl circumstance TINT
though VIZ Mnguir is thus enthusiastic in ih"
matter of teaching Dis onuuiym'n thnir native
himself and his sou who i- an caruo.t student.
though born ~ this country has hal hut ia
Ne,ar an important mo, ,mont open amid
Nor" uhpt'pfiou- surroundings thun when
l~t evening bo'Wc.n forty and Gry freshmen
and women mt over lnkor- -hcp in an
rool The Nuguir"s father and SON. Iuss.l
th" Gay in or larng ih" p'l." t'r Oh" meeting,