Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
REVIVAL OF GAELIC.
DR.. Hyde, Leader of Movement, to
Sneak Here

The arrival Of DR.. Douglas Hyde in this
city on Sunday, May 20 is being anticipated
with considerable interest by the Irish or
ganizatlons. which are arranging for his
reception, and by the reading public. DR..
Hyde IS president OF the Gaelic League OF
Ireland and is just closing a successful tour
OF six months IN every large city. from Bos-
ton 20 the Pacific coast, in the interest OF
the cause of which he is the representative,
the restoration of the intellectual heritage
OF the Gaelic race. AS evidence of the re-
nlarkable energy which the leaders are Civ
ing to the work It may be stated that Dr..
Hyde has averaged about dozen lectures
or receptions for every week since he landed
IL this country last November, besides COW
ering the whole continent in his itinerary.
A few patriotic scholars organized the
Gaelic League thirteen years ago, with
Douglas Hyde as president Himself the
son OF d Protestant clergyman, DIR. Hyde's
most active fellow worker was Father Eu-
gene O'Gurney, a Catholic priest of May
pooth Seminary. The platform OF the Gaze
lie League, II is stated, was broad enough
for Catholic and Protestant, landlord and
iaborer, homo ruler and unionist, Ulster and
Munster, the sole and inspiring purpose be-
ing the revival Of all that is best and finest
and most useful Intellectually, artisticaly
and commercially in the Gaelic spirit" the
medium 10 such end being the cultivation
tory, music and arts
The result has been that the Gaelic, de-
spised only q few years ago as fit only for
laborers and fishermen. Is now being studied
in over three thousand schools of Ireland;
Gaelic League branches for the cultivation
and extension of the language, music and
native athletic games OF the country arc
being established by the hundred under paid
organizers supported by the league; the
distinctive national arts, particularly lace
making, pattern weaving, carving In stone
and wood and pottery, are being revived;
prize competitions IN national music and
frequent active journals in the Gaelic Ian
guage. with Gaelic type. cast In native
foundries. together with whole new native
literature are in existence, so that the an
nuai output OF Gaelic publications in Dub
lin is now at least equal TO that OF English
4 school of Irish learning and an Irish
Texts Society are studying and bringing TO
the service OF modern scholarship the treas
urss hidden in the old native manuscripts
now scattered from Trinity College to the
Vatican library. shopkeepers in Ireland are
beginning to advertise their wares In Gaze
lie and nanny enthusiastic leaguers are dis
cnrding the family cognomens forced upon
their graacfathers OF the penal times for
their aid historic Gaelic clan names
DIR. HYDE 10 described as a young man OF
pleasing address. en- untiriag worker and
an ieeslist who never doubts the end: a
prolific author In both languages. He is an
LID. OF Trinity College and life rnemnsr
OF the Royal irish Society. His wife. who
accompanies him on his American tour, is
s~n Austrian, who has thoroughly Identified
herself with her adopted country and It's
people.