The evening world., 1911-03-17
Nothing Lost of the Old
Folk Lore or Ancient
IPastinres in the Rem
oissance of a Great Lit
tie our Near Real
izotion of Aileach's
Dream, Seen byPatriots.
By Gertrude VI. O'ReiHy.

horses, with spear In hand. ready Tor
the cry OF Eirinn that will break. the
spell and bring them forth 10 free her.
IL the step OF an intruder falls upon the
rocky floor. the leade lifts his head.
thon sadly murmurs. Not yet The
storm of battles may break Upon their
ears. but still they will not stir. Only
the cry OF Rosin Dhu can call them back
TO life.
That old story comes forcibly 10 mind
when thinking Of the ireland OF to-day.
The soul OF the country had slept. even
as her warriors of old; the weight Of
centuries OF persecution and misgovern.
msnt pressed on her. even as the historic
hill has hidden the knights. But the
trumpet call OF the Gaelic League has
sounded and the %throbbing. virile soui
Of the nation has answered to !ts call.
John MoNeiiI, Pioneer.
John Mcneil was the FIRST TO con-
cieve this idea Of an organization OF
lrishmen, non-sectarlan. non-politicai.
banded together TO preserve and de-
vslop all the essential characteristics
OF the nation. the language. literature,
art. music. dancing and pastimes. There
were but seven men nj that hrst meet
ing. eighteen years ago. DIR. Douglas
HNie was elected president and the
great was set on foot.
Irish WINS not taught in any OF the
schools then. Now IL has been intro
duced into 3.os6 national or primary
schools. More han 5000 pupils OF the
secondary schools present themselves
for examination in their mother tongue
ana greatest triumph of all. the Sem
ate or the new National University has
made the Irish language an essential
subject for entrance examination after
1919.
At that rate we viii soon cease 10 be
ashamed OF speaking Irish ana will not
try to express ourselves IN n language
we do not understand: 4. will bo no
longer possible for one to hear an old
man in hospital say. MS I did. Sure
my rheumatics are much better, glory
he 20 God. for the sister does be rub
. bling imprecatlons into me all tho day"
Still Lack Skill Of Tongue.
Blu until that glorious day when we
have learned TO speak Irish well. We
may make mistakes on the other side,
Ike the good priest who answered the
Inquiry after his health by Tame laun'
q am fulD. instead OF ''ra me SLAM" q
am healthy. and he n tcetotaller!
The Gaelic League has six summe,
schools entirely conducted. IN Irish,
They are situated in Irish speaking
districts, away among the mountain,
Of the West all clad in purple heather
and the cleaning gold OF the gorse, oil
away by the ever changing sea. snt
more than a thousand Students aval
themselves OF them during the summer
months.
What chances there would be Their
to perform some OF the olden low
charms. That delightful. gentle spel
OF the spriy o. mint, for example. Yol
take the object OF your devotion to
romantic and secluded spot. there hol,
the sprlg hidden In the palm OF you
hand till It Is soft and warm, the
gently taking the loved ones hand yo
hold II close. pressing the mint he
tween. while in sympathetic sllenc
you walt at least ten minutes Will
the charm sinks In and softens tn
hardest heart.
Deluee a "Connaught Shower"
OF late years the summers have bee
wet. Some blame the Marconi stations
they say the wireless waves break o
the clouds. Anyhow. the West, "h.i
his station Is. Is wetter than anywhei
else. A Galway man. seeing a pictul
Of the deluge, exclaimed: why, the'
10 a summer day ia Connaught!'
made him feel at home.
OF course that Is Al eNaggeration, b'
the rain vii come. even TO Gaelic sun
mer schools. and then the students ca
gather IA around she turf fires and heI
the stories of .Cuchu!laIn and Finn,
De!rdre. Grania and the rest, or tell u
old legend OF how 81. Patrick viii.
the thirteenth Apostle. sit on a throi
% Judge the Irish on the Last Day,
lie was tired OF the turmoil ana stru
81, Of lie. they say. so going up 70 q
,5p % Croagh Patrick he prayed M
tasted for forty days and forty ulgh.
on the last. an angel stood before hl
What ask YOU OF God?" said (
heavenly messenger.
Three things do I ask, and nm
things must / have" was the stnr
answer; that Ireland may never ,
part from the faith which J la
taught; that she may never see
errors, OF the Las Day. and tnat In
hour OF judgment ! may judge
Irish, even as the twelve Apostles y
nudge the twelve tribes OF Israel"
VOL. the angel went back 70 hen'
ard appeared again as quick as taouG
'P1tricS,' said he. the Lord
granted your request that Ireland n
Ice, ,ta faith and bprore tho teri,
OF the Las, Day come a wave OF
sea will cover the vhole Stand and
that dwell in It. but your last petit
He cannot grant. for 20 God alone
Judgment"
Now Patrick was an u~nyieldinE n
and not evsn to the Lor would