The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-12
GAELIC APOSTLES WITH Us
rIoN,N WtCCOLt " tNDFAFHER
D!I.tN.iG.iN'S MESSAGE.
rr,ins Ia h,.sFs,,, Ssh Americans In the
ur>Na, OF Thetr Language and the
Iurrar> Independence OF ireland 80
us Rrreptien Is Arranged for Them,

= 100 \mrrlcans who know not how IL
,..l-,. na,. had a Sing for an ancestor
,.. ., rr. hath, 81 conf using th.. Gaelic
I.......,. with the Clan ma Gael. but Fionan
y..,...u, who's come over her. all the
o.r tom Ireland, accompanied Ivy the
b.. N,.ha"l q Flanagan. Gays it's "n-
,...Iv different they are. for whilst the
,.,, .rt- tia.I H. "A secret political organl-
,af... lu this country, to belong Ia which
oil, Inand would h. treason. the Gaelic
I..,r..- aim i the literary Independence
3D., Ireland and II has nothing tn do with
r.r,r.-> a. all. AT all.
Nj N,rIohm and Father D'flana gan
me-. ..,ry- s"ri over here hy the Ga"llr
I..,-ur % arurls. interest IN ia" Gaelic
.,,. 20 among \nicgiCans Il IRISH hIfn
,. -, .r,t and others Synpathetl" with
.,r.u.gr history, and incidentally -
r.rr 'ul- interest Ia practical account Tor
~. ,,cu. They have opened head
o.ar,.r- m IN. Emmett Arcade. at ga
Madison avenue. and are preparing an
srtrve propaganda.
TN. II the first steps will be big re-
rsp-Ion 70 the delegates. which has been
arranged by New York men OF Irish
origin 20 take place at the Grand Central
Palace next month. Justice Martin j.
Hansh will preside and Father o FlanaG gan
viii .veah IN the work Of the Gaelic
League m Ireland Tn. committee which
+ SPONSORING the work of the delegates
consists t,-ldaS Justice keoEh Ut John
u ,rrmmtu-. Justices Con. Carr and
srarl~'nn and chief Magistrate McAd""
jaime, Ryrne. " Imam +. She-har. Daniel
: Tuha.an Martin J. Drummond. tol
LON. II Cnnlev. Thomas Lenan". William
T.mpl. Emmett, tn" Rev. James Power
P.rrlrk herman and W. Bourka Cochran.
NJ MdCColum says that he and Father
OFlanacan will remain IN this country
Tor Al east nine months and will visit all
The principal Irish centres
We shall explain. said Mr.. Mace olum
Yesterday. what the Gaelic League u
dung m ireland for the revival Of the
I'D Traditional language of the Irish
People and for IN. restoration "f the
traditional civilization and customs Of
IN. COUNTRY. especially in the way Of
MUSIC. literature. songs. dances and pas
tines
N. Cache League has been IN ex-
i-'~ny. fifteen wears. but for the first few
YEAR y worked very quietly. Tn" teach
irg II Gaelic was forbidden in the schools
Now It l. taught in one-half the schools
have been identified with the movement
fn- ten wears and arm the chief organizer
nj a. According To the Last CENSUS there
ar. 40 M people IN Ireland who speak
C,a..Ac :nl- IN total populati"n"f i."o."".
Nit ~ INT. speaker, are bIllnG,Lal But
there ar. "A considerable number of people
.'' ~ certain districts who speak nothing
hut Irt-h. In County Galway alon" Their"
tr. nv.- atp of these. IN" figures
2, an are under rather than over Tho
mark because the tendency has been
frr MANY of the speakers II Ga"li" to
--rUTn themsslves a. speakers Of LnEil-h
.Sr.n their knowladg. e that language
.- .onhnei 10 few phrases like. lis
me evening
OF course 'ha,r ancestors Al knew
Gaelic The languAg" H. uItfi"Il' 80
arm. but u comes naturally IN" SONGS
ere learned easily ny I-i-h children 4
they are taught AZ an early axe for IN.
lr-h pronunciation Of English Il affected
by the phonetic laws Of tn" Irish Linguag"
Gaelic i the principal living branch
OF he Old Celtic language. which was
.ynkan over western Europe before Rome
VT built. The names Of many rverr
and mountains III western and central
i.rOpe prove this. just as the Indian
lanes Of places in America prove that
'.,' language was once spoken IN tho
greater part 81 the United States. For
instance there IL the river Garonne. IN
france Thai would be- written in modern
IRISH Garbhann. which means rough
n, ar The Rhone would be 'Ruadhab-
ham meaning red river The ternlna-
ton ahhann meaning river. Is found
all through Great Britain under the form
avon There are plenty 81 good old
tactic words IN English. like galore,
-uAl' xoleot which means plenty. or
enough Shanty Il simply ~.an-II gh
which means literally old house.
10 90 TO the root Of m" struggle NJ the
I al'lC languages for existence one has 10
- back 20 prehistoric times. when the
goat struggle for supremacy i'll western
i.rOpe TOOK place between the Colts and
IT,. Romans The first knockdowu blow
va~ gwen he Celtic language. of which
,,Iern lr1-h il ih. direct descendant.
when the Celtic empire on the Continent
a. -ma-had BIT Latin which wa tho
usUaSe 81 our enemies oi rrehi-torl"
'r'gc- l. dead whilst Celtic still llves on
though regret to LAY. II II now confined
=. -om" 3pn.,ro speakers on the borders
~ III" western Ocean; that IL, IN Brittany
Wa.a- The. l-le Of Man. Scotland. and II
4, .lr-e principally III ireland. The Gaelic
srnn"n IN Ireland. Scotland and Man II
ur.. and III. sam. language. with slight
differences Of dialect and pronunciation
n y 'tefS II som" divergence I''W'f-u
,,-.0I, and the language II Nal"- and
l.''Anv though "a coupar lion Of the
-. ranches would -ho~ tyro IN phi
nrzy that they belong TO tn" sam.
-'.-.r
similar movements 10 what has taken
a.. IN ireland have al-y been gong ON
n other Celtic countries, with special
.-- IN Wales. where there "A wide
-pr.id r..nascsnCa oi Celtic lteratI r..
~ 81 the elite Tongues Irish has I'M.
oG.-' literature. and indes-d It L. older
that mat OF any living European Ian
E4ag- unless ancient Greek may still be
aIed living Language It's oldest lit
"ra' Ir- goes back To the sixth century
- liner" - a script to be- found ul
ir-i'lG older than this, called OGarIi
.-iy IA inscriptions on stones or tomb-
'uI... 10 u found cut IN wood.
here - widespread interest IN the
i'-'., movement IN the United States
~ yar tne work here has not been
.r'r.i-.Y Organlzad ! should >ay ther.
or fu $50 .p-akers of irish in NeI York
..... h. Gaelic League aims al the
'. "a. Ind@psnience Of ireland u
...- 3. -u-raInlng Irish nationality IN the
i-.U- rider That j.. III preserving all
..... additions, characteristics. customs
3D.. rIatl- which distinguish one nation
.. .-u,'hcr We m Ireland do not be.
2 u hold that