Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-14

land is covered with snow and ice year in
and year out all the time. Why the name
of Greenland? The Irish named 1t such out
of love for their island home. Do you fol-
low the analogy?
"In Newport, R. l., there is round tow
er. By whom 1t was built, for what pur-
pose or when, nobody knows. In Ireland
t there are thirty, or forty round towers.
Quent monuments of a mighty past DR..
Petrie, the greatest archaeologist the island
ever produced. was never able to tell their
story. The abodes Of silence of the Parsees
In India are not more awful in their Sd
lence than are Ireland's round towers. But
why not, reasoning by analogy, assume
that the builders OF the Newport round
tower were the builders of Irelands round
towers.
Every Family a Sept.
In Ireland every family was a sept. If
you take down your Webster, or the Stand
ard, or any reputable or respectable dis
tionary, you will find sept defined as a
group Of related persons, claiming descent
from a common ancestor and subject to the
paternal rule Of an hereditary chief, espe-
cally in ancient Ireland-a branch Of a
tribe. joint family clan.
Every tribe in the United States was a
sept. There was the Narragansett, the
Ponegansett, the Neponsett Follow my
analogies closely Every tribe in Ireland
was sept, every tribe in America was a
sept. So close does this analogy run that
we find in Ireland the Blenerhassetts. You
remember the coconspirator of Aaron Burr
Blenerhassett, the poor dupe Of Burr, was
an Irish gentleman. Now note again, the
Narragansetts were the Irish Narraghans
sept; the Meonahansett were the Irish
Monaghan sept. There is, or was a boat
that phys between Boston and Portland
called the Monahansett, after tribe of
North American Indians. The Onondag gas
changed their name, for poetic euphony.
from Odonagans. Letter for letter they
are alike.
But, to continue my analogies: You
say the Omaha Indians, in Ireland we said
the OMeaghers; you say the Osceolas, we
said the O'Scullys; you say the Oregons,
we say the ORegans; you talk Of the
Michigans. we talk of Meick Egans people;
you say the Orioles, with us in Ireland,
and even here, they were and are O'Reillys.
To what nation. if not to Ireland could the
Micmacs or the Mackinacks belong? Wis
consins Oconomowacs owe their origin to
an incident Of travel. AS the tribe or
clan or sept was vending it's way west
ward O'Conor fell behind. When someone
said wait the chief settled the matter by
saying O'Conor may walk; hence the
OconomowacS
THE Hurons are transmographified Ho-
rons, and the Horons as Irish as Paddy
McLaughlin's pig. The Tennessees are an
tiel is Indian for kinSale Tell me- If you
can. where Patchogue came from, II not
from Paddy's land. Usquebaugh Is the
Indian for firewater, but usuuebaugh Is the
Irish for whlskey.
What is one to do with the Omeemees,
the Ockmulgees, the Okodays, the Okon-
noches, the Okanogans, the Okeanas, the
Okeechobees, the Okefinokees, etc, etc.
The Omaguas are all from Omagh, and
Omagh is Tyrone. Ireland market town.
The Agonquins are lineal descendants of
the knights of Inchiquin of Ireland
Most Convincing of All.
And to crown all, what is the first move
made by the Irish when they get to New
York? They Join Tammany and Tammany
is an old Indian tribe name. Just another
analogy-the most remarkable Of all: The
laws of the two people-Irelands laws OF
tanistry and the laws of its brehon, or
judges, are identical with the tribal laws
of the American Indians.
Come with me once more to MaSSachu-
sets. Our ancestors, our Indian forbearS
are vending their way down out of the
hills of New Hampshire; they are on the
banks of lordly river: they are giving it
a name. They disagree, as they did of
yore, over the day of st. Patrick's birth
AS then, the parish priest decides by a COM
promise-added the Sth of one party to the
9th of the other and fixed the saints birth
day on the nth TO please all parties he
calls 1t the river of the Merry Macks-hence
the Merrimac river. Could analogies be
more complete? Is there a flaw anywhere
loophole as large as a pinhead?
IF you go home satisfied that this
country is the joint production of the an
cient Irish and Christopher Columbus into
history Pat and the Dago will go hence
forth hand In hand. No one can hinder
it; possibly no one, after hearing this will
care to undertake the task of hindering it."
At the close of Prof. Monaghan's speech
the audience formed in line and passed those
who were serving the barbecued viands
Others had been detailed in various parts
of the grounds to serve the drinks and
after the guests had all Toasted they re-
sumed their seats.
Other Addresses.
Rev. Joseph I. Mcguire and Messrs. Jo-
seph c. Ralph. Wilson p. Malone, P ].
Haltigan and Alexander ]. Roark made
short addresses.
Mr.. Nicholas Auth, who is one of the most
enthusiastic members of Washington Coun-
ell furnished the sausages and aided other
wise in the entertainment. Mr.. d. j. Gala
han, past state deputy of Virginia. and Mr.
d. j. T. McDevitt. master of the fourth de-