Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-17
REVIVAL OF GAELIC.

| mere ~ SAID 10 pc q most felnhihh-
BILE revival Of the Irish. or Gaelic Ian
guage In Ireland only few years ago
the study Of that interesting dialect
was taken up by enthusiastic scholars
and now people Of an classes OF society
have Joined the movement In order TO
ala as they put IL, IN the development
Of an Irish Ireland And so the speak
Ing Of Irish has become fashionable.
even In Dublin, where formerly that
language was held In contempt
IL is said that the movement for the
Gaelic has no more enthusiastic devotee
than the Countess Of Dudley wife Of
the Lord Lieutenant She now con-
conyerses with the peasants Of Ros-
common where she Is spending q yaca-
ton an their native tongue. She has
led 10 the organization Of COMPETITIONS
IN dasIIr poetry, music sports, Gus
tome and has done much By example
TO encourage ancient Irish industries
such ne poplin ana lace manufactures.
Thy ladies' OF the viceregay court. nf
c4Ws have followed her example The
EaH II dudley lndoTscs the movement
and hence The support by influential
lhl pccn as the Marquis Of Water.
ford, Lore Mayo. Lord Dunrayen, Lord
Poweiscourt and others.
an idea OF the growth Of the Gaelic
league may be formed from the fact
that, at the recent annual festival held
in Dublin, there We're represented no
less than 226 branches Of the league
and that the total Of active branches Is
about Goo The festival lasted six days,
and the program consisted Of essays,
stories POEMS, competitive exhibitions
between choirs and horpsts. ylollnlsts
and pipers A play Ia native speech
was also given, ana there were lectures.
concerts, etc, The reports read showed
that during the past year there were
afty-two different publications printed
In Gaelic representing a total issue OF |
about 2580O1 copies, exclusive Of a
monthly MAGAZINE and weekly papers |
Elght pad organizers are employed |
teaching and organizing in the irish
speaking districts The native language
IS now taught In about l.4CO Of the com.
mon schools, and In nearly an the re.
liglous and private schools. According
10 the census OF 1901 the number Of
daelic-speakiug persons In the isand
was eiilG
a feature Of the gathering which has
attracted much attention was a lecture
by German scientist. on the subject Of
a school for Irish history, phiology and
literature, He said III part Here Is
the Oldest vernacular poetry and prose
Of western Europe handed down In
Of manuscripts, very few OF
which have been edited-many Of which
have hardly been opened for centuries
while the majority has only been has
lily glanced over What task for gen
sratlons of students who can say
what revelations await US, what reyo-
utIons in our knowledge may be in
store here"
The professor further declared that
such school could not be created ex-
'ept in national university which
would have endowed chairs Of phlloogy
history and archaeology and WELL
equipped Irish library
There can be no doubt that the study
IF the old languages and dialects Of Eu.
rope VIII more than repay the student
The literature that is still extant is
sure to reveal much that now is hidden
IN regard To the mythology history,
customs and habits Of the early Inhab-
tants Of the Islands ana the contIn-
mis-.