The Irish standard., 1893-11-25

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abroad III Ireland the IRISH childre d,
despite the English literature in the |
school books, are enabled to learn the
history and literature Of their own green
isle from their own patriotic countrymen
in Gaelic and national public atoms.
There is renaissance ofCeltic literature
in Gaelic characters in Ireland at the
present day, and it is strange fact that
men Of foreign extraction, such az Or.
Sigerson, Donglas Hyde, Rev. Stopford
Brooke, W. B. Yeates and Alfred Per
scevA Graves, son of the Anglican Bishop
OF Limerick, are the foremost and most
enthusiastic in the revival of Ireland's
own language. It is. chiefly through
their efforts that the Gaelic League has
been established The irish in London
have caught the inspiration for the cul-I
tivation of Ireland's ancient literature
and 7. w. Rolleston, another Irishman
whose name indicates that he is rot
"racy OF the Irish SOIL" is the secretary
in the capital of England Of the
Irish Literary Society, under whose
auspices the Library Of Ireland
is being published. On the second
IT next month banquet will be
rendered to Mr.. Rolleston at the Criterion
hotel in London IN recognition Ut his
services in the cause Of Irish literature.
The menu card will be printed in Irish
according to design of a Protestant ar
fist and the responses to the several
toasts, the first of which is IAN Sean
Tir" (the old country will be made OK
clusively by Protestant lrlshm n. The
toast to Her Majesty" will be omitted
at the banquet.
Considering these facts it seems out Of
place that Mr.. Gleason, Of Cork, is the
victim of persecution at the hands OF the
Tory magistrates at Castlemartyr for his
efforts in perpetnating the language OF
his Irish ancestors. The village tyrants
have made q mistake. Already Mr..
Gleason is hero. A. Donelan, Prot
estant Irish member of Parliament rep
resenting Catholic constituency, has
rendered him congratulations and in
formed him that hs has directed that his
own name and address shall be immedi
ately painted upon all his carts in Gaelic
characters "only.'' Sir Thomas Grattan
Esmonde, M. P writes to him saying
that he has followed the example of Mr..
Donelan, and before long the aristocratic
Irishmen of nationalist1c principles will
have their nam IS in Irish on all their We.
hie}es. and eschew the foreign English
characters altogether.
Mr.. Gleason in public letter says
that Mr.. Ewart, the deputy lieutenant Of
Cork, does not want Home Rule but
police rule, "the same rule hlch red
dened the streets of Youghal with the
blood Of Hanlon, and which spilled the
blood of Ahern in the streets of Midle-
ton, and which Redeemed the square of
Mitchelstown with the blood Of Shin
nick, Lonergan and Casey, and which
filed the jails with priests and M. P's
for daring to demand the right Of the
Irish people to manage their own affairs.
But, thank God! the time is at hand,
when "Police Rule" with it's accompany
ing tyranny and coercion, shall be swept
away forever when J. P's and other
government officials will be elected not:
'seiected'-the preference to be given to
those who can speak the grand old
tongue of the Gael, aud especially to-
those who can read and write it."
1t is futile for Tory magistrates to try
the prescription of the Irish language in
this era of ma ional aspirations when
Irishmen all over the world are expect,
ing the restoration of an Irish parlia-
ment in College Green. The Celtic Ian
guage cannot be banned as in penal
days in the closing years Of the nine.
teenth century by any British myrmi-
dons in Ireland.
MGR. SAToL11, the papal delegate, is,
now occupying his now home in Wash
ington. The members of his household
are his secretary and DR.. Papi.
THE Twin City Rapid Transit Com
pany, OF which Thomas Lowry is presi-
dent, deserves Of thanks for the
free advertising the electric cars Of
the Catholic nan fair now being held
at Harmon aallin this city. -