The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
GAELIC ENJOYS
HERE SUNDAY
Object of Movement for Revival of
the Irish Language Will be
Explained.
Success of League in Revival of Arts
and Industries in Recent Years
.s9f Encouraging.
Sketch of Methods by Which the
Movement is Effecting
it's Ends.

unRey, Michael o'Flanagan and Mr.
F!Fibnah 2MacColum, together with the
Misses, Marian o'shea. Bright
o. Quinn, rEileen Noone and Bright
mclaughlin will be present at a
Ing tt be held at Elks' hall, ?
v''e~. south, this city, Sunday
u, in the interest of the
e. In this connection the
an the pen OF George
I'd will be interesting:
possible to get Irishmen
me object and keep them
workers at it for seven
honsh they differ widely
and political views, is
he remarkable history of
eague.
gers now in America from
body on the old sod" are
ather Michael OFanagan
nan MacColum and to look
t industry side Of the cam
the Misses Marian O'She;l,
quinn. Eileen Noone and
Laughlin
tie has two purposes. One
nation of Gaelic as Il spoll-
and the other the revival of
and industries.
.dquarters are in Dublin, in
President Douglas Hyde, and
branches in each of the thr-
'untcs in Ireland, with Il to-
oership of $4,000. When the
was organized there was
q school in which Gaelic was
Now there are ISL schools
II the whole course of study is
Al--IInglish and Gaelic-and in
ut of the S,53S Irish primary
the ancient language is taught
as an ordinary or as an added
Ct Then the league has estab-
six summer and four winter
ges in which Gaelic is the only
.uage used. And the browning vic
is the determination of the SEN
of the National university to make
sh necessary subject for entrance
ginning with the year 1913.
The leagues success in the revival
II arts and industries has been quite
as great. Thousands of young folks
have been made self supporting, and
thousands more are making bigger
salaries than they ever dreamed of
making except they emigrated.
Tremendous Industrial Boom.
An interesting example of how Ire
lands high class exports are increas-
ing is shown in it's trade with Just one
American city, st. Louis -Four years
ago, when Father OFanagan first be-
gan to arouse in that city public in
terest in the league the average value
OF goods imported from the Emerald
Isle was 100000 per year But in 1910
there passed through the st. Louis
custom house Irish goods to the value
of $315,1S7. divided as follows: Lin
ems, $233,4SS; fabrics, $25,1S9; hand
kerchiefs. $12,742; laccs $4,000; mis-
cellancous, $37,766.
AS Father OT'lanagan said in one
OF his speeches, You who have en-
dured the pangs of sorrow, the heart
break, when YOU parted with your
parents, your relatives, your sweet
hearts and friends when leaving the
Green Isle know what it would have
meant to you to have been able to
secure profitable employment at
home.''
ColIeens as Pretty as Clever.
The four young ladies who have
come over to show their American sis
tiers how to train their nimble fingers
to reproduce old Irish art work are ex-
perts in their respective lines and are
as pretty as they are clever. They
come from the -four winds of Erin"
and each has the typical beauty of
her locality.
Miss O'Shea lectures. while Miss
O'Quinn makes Limerick lace and
Irish crochet, Miss Noone makes mar
quetry and repousse leather work and
Miss MacLaughlin weaves rugs
At the lectures the colleens wear
gowns that are historically perfect re-
productions of Gaelic fifteenth century
dress. They are loose fitting tl1nics
made in one piece with a girdle of
cord, from which purse is suspended.
The designs are copied from the Book
OF Kells. in Trinity college, Dublin.
1T will probably surprise most Am
orleans, as. am frank to say, it did
U.S. said Mr.. MacColum, Ito know that
on this continent there are 10000
persons who speak Gaelic. There are
10000 in New York city alone. You