Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
IRELAND MAKES GAIN
Recent Session Of Parliament Does
Well by the Island
DEMOCRATIC UNIVERSITY COMING
10 Restriction Placed on Subjects 10
Be Taught
REVIVAL OF GAELIC LANGUAGE
Advocates Of Ancient Speech Rejoice
az Interest in Movement.
REVIVAL OF GAELIC LANGUAGE
EXCAVATIONS INTO TARA Hill
ArchneoieEists Have ~ Last Decided
20 Explore Ancient Throne Of
Irish KfnEs in spite Of
Protests.

uCBLIN. Aug. E.--is specisIl-Now hat
the Irish Universities Act has become
Law and people have had time 70 consider
II and Hpprsiss IL in itE final form the
feeling il growing thar ireland has moi
done 50 badly after AL In The session q
Parliament which mas recently closed. II
she lad gained nothing else than the uri-
verssies act the session would have been
worth while for ireland.
The feature Of the Bc1 that appeals 10
all who are interested iu real education IN
Ireland Is that the new university is Demo
cratic and self-roverninE As originally
planned. the British Parliament reserved
30 itself the right 10 veto any course q
study. but al the iast moment this clause
was stricken out and now the senate q
tht university has an absolutely free hand
This provision is hailed with especial d.
light by the advocates o. The revival Of
the irish language who saw IN the original
bin q plot 10 complete the murder Of the
anei-nt Irish tongue Nov. however. they
declare thai there is nothing 10 prevent an
lrish-speal1inE ireland growing up within
The next few years.
Revival of Gaelic Language.
Mr.. Douglas HYDE. chairman Of the
Gaelic league, speaking al the opening q
the OireRchtas here last week. declared
that the revival Of the language nov rested
with the Irish people themselves. We
have now a free university" he said
without any chains or bonds. ana that
university can be made as Gaelic as the
people desire. II the people of Ireland
are Gsada the university VIII be GRnda
Under the charter the senate can teach
what il likes and whBtever the people de-
mAnd the senate VIII DC.
Dr Hwde gave some interesting figures
on the growth Of the language movement
year ago there were only forTy-une na-
tiuEal schools where the hi-IinguRi program
Of instruction was IN operation. THIS year
there sre l2N and fiftv-fivs 0f them are n
Donegal alone. Next year. according 20
1he present arrangements, there viii be ~
lessi 8Da
The Importance Of the Irish ben as q
revenue producer has never heretofors
heen uroperiy appreciated. but the Depart
rneut of Agriculture has az last walked up
10 is true position and is circulariZinE the
lrssh farmers in her behalf The depart
nleni states that the value Of the esEs
exported from ireland every year is about
sIs-5 con- and with The home consumption
the total value Of the Irish hens product
is about s9o.0e90oO year.
TINS proEuctIuu could be largely IL
creased. the department declares, 10y the
exercise of little care. il advises morE
careful breeding. 10 develop the best lRy-
ina strains. proper feeding and hCusinE
and better grading and packing The Irisf
egg industry mas suffered IN the past from
poor uscEtnE and the generally unsttractivs
appearance Of the eEEs exported, but ths
derarrmeut is convinced that with little
care on the part OF the farmer the value
uf the eEr production of ireland could be
Increased at once by about S.500.o0o &
year.
To ExpL0ne HIu of Tara
The Hill OF Tara which once th'
seat Of the high kings Of Ireland. is 10 b
a awaited and thoroughly explored undsl
tus direction OF joint committee Of ths
fs0yal Society Of AntiCuaries. the RoyE
uish academy. The Archaeological Socistiei
of Louth Kildare. Cork and Wstsrford and
abe literary societies a. Dublin and Lon
drn- Several proposals 10 explore the Nil
iu The pasi have been defeEted on sccouu
cf The oufburst OF public Indignation a
what Il wEs fslt, va a proposal 10 de
stroy one Of Irelzud's historic monuments
but II Is prom sed now that the sxplors
tion shHu be carried on in thoroughll
scientific manner and that neither the sp
rsHrsnce or the fabric q the m VIII D
affected II is hoped that a great mas
of objects uf antiquarian and historical in
tersst VIII be unssrthed Many q the bes
examples of ancient Irish ornaments an
9eWeiry have been found IN the vicinit,
of Tara
Another Captain Eospenjck mas BppsEre
iu the nurth % Ireland. and although III
career was shorter. ne has managed 4
rival the exploits of Willie John" In Done
ga The man. whose name is safe 20 b
Thomas Black, appeared IN DundsIk q fe'
weeks uEo ana. calling on ssVsral mer
chants. represented himself 10 be the skiT
Per o. rls Helen" large Of tan
steamer n New York. He ordered 20 ION
o. steam coal for the shir. whirh was /
arrive IN a dEy or two. Hnd also placed 81
tsuElTs orders Eor. stores ana clothirr 70
himself ana ms crEw. cHs1irE several sra
checks IN me course cf MS rransactiun,
he VAS received win open arms b- N
DundaIk traders and Vas put I'D A "a
Dundalk club, which ne made MS beal
quarters
skipper Proves M@ehAnir.
AFTER q week q rhis he lsft the club an
hired a local 5srvey a = a dsv tc drfv
him about the country He declares Ina
he represented an EnEliEh noblenHn ~
wanted 70 buy . number 81 Irish "a,
horses and hunIers and he srrsuEed
purchase about doAsn fins horses FRO,
local breeders In the meantime the pur
osIk traders had become suspicious sb0l
the nOn-ErrivHl of the ship and they dH
covered thai There WHE No such vessel q
TIE register. Black WAE arrested and
turnE on that be Vas a nechGnic who ne
been diEnissed from HsIlEnd a Wulff
shipysrd st Belfast.
Z7hs new patents ACT uI.oer which fore
holders Of EnEiish patents musI W0rk ths
pE1ents IN Tie Uniied kinEdam or f1rTs
them is zttracting attention % IrslEnd
capacity fer Industrial development. il
ssIimEle6 thEt wEteT-poWer Amounting
. sWe.eaa horse power 10 running 70 waste
lnelAnd every year. vale ths supply
! pest fer fuel would lEEI for q Ihuussr