The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-11-10
CELTIC U.E.
Father O'Growney, Of Maynooth
Coming to this Country in
the Near Future.
A LEADER IN THE MOVEMENT,

An erica Greatly Interested in His
Work for the Revival
of the Gaelic.
Father O'Growney, M. e. l. A, Of
Maynooth, Ireland, the energetic lead
or Of the Irish language in that country,
As coming to America. He is obliged,
owing to his superhuman labors in a
patriotic cause, to seek rest and recuper
alton for his shattered health in the
genial California cline, where he in
tends to pass the winter.
Father O O'Growney's visit is bound to
give fresh impetus to the Irish move
ment in this country, where it has gained
a firm hold, as was clearly shown by the
great interest taken in Sacerdos w bite
controversy conducted some months ago
through the columns of the Catholic
Times, of Philadelphia. 1t may be
stated on the best authority that the
"Sacerdos" letters did much good in Ire
land, where they and also Very Rev.
Dean Whites communication were care
fully read by all the bishops and many
priests. Dean White has established an
Irish class and Archbishop Walsh. Of
Dublin, has grow more enthusiastic in
the cause.
Father O'Growney will probably ar-
~ fx,.1 Il
says the Catholic Times of the Sd inst,
and the patriotic mon of the Gaelic
cause in that city are already preparing
reception worthy of this noble priest
and patriotic scholar, WHO has done SO
much to popularize and cultivate the
best methods OF studying the modern
Irish tongue. AS editor of tho the Gae
lie Journal for several years, in which
he worked almost alone and unaided to
direct the editorial and financial depart
ments of that excellent publication this
tireless worker practically accomplished
the labor Of three men. His Maynooth
professorship of Keltic at the same time
involved most arduous task, which ev-
en- the most robust might Well refuse to
undertake. Only the purest patriotism
as reflected in the cultivation Of Ireland's
ancient tongue could have fired his nat.
urally feeble frame to sustain this heavy
burden. But for the scholarly professor
and patriotic priest this WAS labor Of
love.
AS the result of his most successful
protessorship Wa see the Irish language
respected now in the Natl nei College of
Maynooth, where according to 'Sacer-
Sdos' statement printed in our columns
some months ago, it was formerly des-
pissed. An excellent grammar OF the
language on modern lines has issued
from his busy pep, while his "Easy Les.
sons in Irish," just published and re-
printed from the columns of the Gaelic
Journal, is rare work of rare merit and
destined to render the language of Erin
accessible as spoken tongue to every
one who reads the English language. 1t
is already being sold to thousands who
at once appreciated it's value as self in
structor in Irish. The reverend profes.
sor is also engaged upon handy Irish
English dictionary, surpassing in matter
and form anything Of the kind hither-
to published. This will be issued in
part next year.
It may we'll be said that since the days
of Davis no one man in Ireland has SO
quietly and efectually instiiled a new
spirit Of nationality into Ireland as the
unselfieh leader of the Irish language
movement.
Id the United States Father O'Grow-
ney will meet with thousands of warm ad-
mirers. In Philadelphia, Boston and
Providence he will find hundreds who
have learned to read and write their
fathers tongue and hearts aglow with en-
thusiasm for the success of tins. literary
movement which is so much to the hon
or and credit of all who are connected
therewith. On his return trip this
noble priest and patriot viii address
large audiences in the principal cities Of
the States one OF the subjects nearest to
his heart, the restoration to Ireland Of
her lofty position among the nations
who boast lang uage and literature.
Nowhere has the project Of reviying
the Irish tongue found such enthusiastic
patrons as among the liberty loving cit
liens Of Providence R. /. The Rhode
Island Itish Language Revival Society,
of which Rev. I. =. Ryan is founder and
president, was organized March %, 1894
It now numberS over 20 members, who
are egarly stud ying the lang as evi-
'dencs by the librsria1 = report that 500
/ worth ''1 81 of books of a. elementary natnre
have fr1,,,n