The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-08
o'eRoWNEY GAELIC SOCIETY OF
PITTSRuRG.

I
Preparations are now we'll under way
| for the grand "Feis Cecil agus Saeil-
| chus agus Rinnce" with which the
! O'Growney Gaelic society of Pittsburg
! proposes to celebrate the Feast of st.
Colmciile The HFeis will be held in
| Central Turner hall. Forbes street. on
! Thursday evening. June s, the eve OF
| the festival of st. Colmcille and prom
| Uses to be the most genuinely Irish en-
/ tertainment ever held in the city of
| Pittsburg. This is the first attempt
by local Gaedhilgeoiri to hold "Feis
! Ceoil'' on large scale, but judging by
the success which in the past has
I crowned their less ambitious affairs,
I there need be no fear of the unqualified
success of the forthcoming 'Feis Colm-
ellie.
The purpose of the coming "Feis" is
twofold: To celebrate fittingly the an
| niversary of that illustrious saint and
scholar who did so much for religion
and learning in the too little known
period when Ireland led the world in
learning and civilization and earned for
herself the proud title, Island of
Saints and Scholars"
OF those numberless saints and
scholars none is more affectionateIy re-
membered than Colmcille. none indeed
is more worthy of our affectionate re-
membrance. and it seems singulary
appropriate that society composed al
most entirely of Irish eXiles should pay
honor to the memory of him who,
eXiled in black Iona. never ceased his
heartfelt lOngings for the land he was
never again to see. The second, and not
least important, purpose of the coming
"t'e1S is to give practical aid to the
Gaelic league at home in it's noble eff
forts to preserve the language, litera-
ture, history, music art and customs
of the Irish race and to procure for
Irish children an education along Irish
lines instead the present system which
is, as it was deliberately designed 50
to do. Anglicizing the Irish people The
Gaelic leagues efforts have already
borne good fuit. but much. very much
yet remains to be done. To prosecute
effectively the campaign of education
on which the Gaelic league has en-
tered, additional financial resources are
imperatively necessary. Realizing this
pressing necessity for funds wherewith
to continue and press to completion the
good work so well begun. the O'Grow-
ney Gaelic society of Pittsburg has de-
cided to donate the total net proceeds
of the forthcoming "Feis Cecil agus
Seanchusagus Rinnce" to the Gaelic
league in aid of theh Irish Language
Fund. In this endeavor thesociety
looks for the hearty cooperation of
every patriotic Irishman and woman
in the community.
In this instance but little is asked
form them; the programme. which is
now almost completed will be such as
to amply repay the small expenditure
necessary to hear and enjoy it. Father
NJ. A. Hehir, C. s. Sp., president of the
Holy Ghost college. will preside at the
"Feis." The address on "Colmcille''
will be delivered by Father Michael F.
Ward, Wilmerding. for several years
chaplain to the A. 0. H. of Allegheny
county, and an orator of recognized
ability. The Gaelic address will be de-
livered by Mr.. Michael O'Meally, the
able and energetic secretary of the so f,
ciety, who has won we'll deserved fame
as fluent and forceful speaker in the |
ancient mother tongue of our race. |
There will be at least three songs in
Gaelic, and by competent artists. Miss
Nellie Kelly, late of Dublin, has parti- |
cipated in numerous Feiseanna in the
old land to the great delight of her |
Beaver Pa, has a, reputation on two
continents as a sweet singer of Gaelic |
Miss Minnie Duffy. who has so often |
delighted the members of the Gaelic |
society at their monthly entertain !
ments. will again be heard. The Misses |
whose singing at the last lee |
ture concert given by the society so |
captivated the audience, have consent !
ed to repeat their performance, and |
Mr.. Richard Ennis. who made his mi |
tial bow to an audience of the Gaelic |
league on the same occasion. will again |
appear. Mr.. Joseph Shea has promised |
to sing Gaelic song in the traditional [
Irish style, and this number, though !
last to be mentioned, will certainly not |
be the least enjoyed.
Following the literary and musical |
exercises there will be a dance until !
the small hours of the morning. Need |
less to add that Irish dances will have
the place of honor and that there will |
be no relegation of such to the sub
cellar in the manner we sometimes
read Of.-Irish World.