The Irish standard., 1897-03-20
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told that England has the right to rule
Ireland as conquered country. ques-
ton very much the truth of this asser-
ton, by the fact that an English army Of
fifty thousand soldiers and policemen
are today necessary to hold disarmed
people In subsection. think it would be
nearer the truth to say that England
rules Ireland as country yet to be con-
quered. We glory in the spirit of pa
triotism that never for moment ad-
mitted that Ireland is mere province Of
the British empire. Never, In the dark
est hour, was that idea accepted by the
Irish people and it never shall be. Even
to this day the sovereign Of England
calls herself Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland" She sends to Ireland her
viceroy, which means one who governs in
the place of king. A viceroy is not
sent to province but to a nation. The
ancient and chivalrous kingdom of
Scotland has lost her nationality, indi-
viduality has been merged into that OF
Great Britain, but not so with Ireland.
The fate of Scotland may be accounted
for by the fact that between England and
Scotland there iexists a cort of Siamese
twins connection. God Almighty has
rolled the Irish Sea between England and
Ireland, and against the accursed union,
begotten in bribery and baptized in
blood, waves Of the sea utter an eternal
protest. Men die, but principles live.
Our fathers were faithful in prosperity;
their principles sustained them in ad-
verstty. They We're upright when honor
was rebell1on;. they were true when in
tegrity was treason; they were loyal to
liberty when ito, name her was death,
and these undytng principles of honor,
integrity and liberty will light us to vic
tory yet. e.: ,~--. ..
For Freedoms battle once begun,
Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son,
Though baf1ed oft is ever won."
r1cKinley Not .sScotch-Irish".
T. P. Sullivan, of Concord, N. H., writ
ing for the Boston Pilot, March 1, says:
Already those who claim Scotch
Irish origin are placing our new and in
coming president in their dictionary of
great men. It is interesting to note
what q distinguished Scotch author has
to say as to the name Mckinley, and
presume he knows what is or what is not
Scotch as we'll as most writer's who dab
BILE in Scotch-Irish nonsense.
Last year there was published at In
verness, Scotland, can chronological Die
tionary of the Gaelic Language" by Prof.
Alexander Macbain, M. A., to which is
added an appendix on personal names
and surnames (Scotch), and the follow
ing is what is given after the name Gin
lay: Gaelic, Fionnla, Fionnlagh, (mis-
spelt Fionneadh); modern Gaelic, Fin
lay the Dean of Lismore's book; Fin
laeic, genitive, manuscripts of 146O;
Fionnlaoich, genitive, (Duan Albanach),
early Irish Findlaech Book of Leinster);
F'innloech and Fin1aeg (Marianus SEQ
tus).
"Those early forms and the Morse
Finnleiker seem to prove that the name
means Fair hero, fionn and laoch. 1t
has been explained as fair calf which
would suit the phonetics also. The name
is not Irish and appears first as that of
Macbeth's father The Irish name like
it is Finnlich, fair mouse. Hence Fin
layson, MacKinlay (McFhionnlaigh)."
It would be we'll for the ''Scotch-1rish"
to consuY the Scotch authors before as
Stunning too much for themselves. Posi-
bly, they are trying to show that they
are more Scotch than the Scotch them
selves. Present Irish names and relig-
ious lines DC not prove much to the orr
gin of the people. The Scotch know
their own and can be relied on to claim
all that is worthy of being of them.
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