Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-03-17
LUSTRE
OF Celtic Genius Shines Forth
Everywhere In Worlds
Work.
Art, Science, the Drama and Letters
Dominated By Irtsh
Minds.
Just q Pew Of the Many Leaders
in Various Realms Of
Enort.
WORLD OWES ERIN A DEBT

Irishmen have shone the world
over in every age and in every line
Of the worlds work. Some would
have you believe that they are lead
ers only as warriors and politicians.
but the biographers Of great men
show that Irlshmen have been lead
ers in every line OF thought and
action since centuries before the
dawn Of Christianity. The old
Brehon laws show that the Gaels
we're democratic even In their feud-
alism. Centuries OF British oppres-
sion could not suppress the alert,
active intelligence OF the Celtic
mind. Art, letters, science, philan-
( thropy, philOlogy, the drama, ora
tory, statesmanship, engineering,
finance and legislation as well as
ecclesiasucism have felt the touch
Of master Irish hands.
/ Many OF these leaders during the
past two centuries are referred to as
! Englishmen because they spoke and
wrote in English. They had been
robbed Of their own language and
must perforce use another. One OF
the leading authorities OF the world
. In chemistry and medicine in the last
century was DR.. James ApjOhn, a
native OF the city OF Limerick He
was born in 1896 and died In i SS6.
He was not only recognized as the
leading chemist and medical practi-
TONER in Ireland, but was also re-
nowned throughout Europe and the
United States as an authority on
chemistry and general physics. IN
the Encyclopedia Of Practical Med
Iicine. a work OF recognized value,
the articles on Spontaneous com
bustion. electricity" "galvinism"
and "toxicology" are from the pen
OF Dr. Apjohn.
one Of the leading educators,
botanists and biologists Of the last
century was George J. Altman. He
was a native of the city Of Cork
and was born in 1912. 'He studied
medicine in Belfast and Dublin Uni
verslties. but devoted the greater
part of his life toward the study OF
physics and natural history For
many years he was a member Of the
faculty of the University OF Edin-
Iburgh. Later he was examiner In
natural history for the University OF
London and for the army and navy
land Indian medical and civil service
OF the British Government. In 1865
IDr. Altman was invited by the
United States 10 make scientific
report on a geological collection
from the Gulf stream, which he did
with entire satisfaction, and In 1888
he performed a similar service for
the British Government DR.. All
man died in 1898.
The best English TRANSACTIONS OF
Goethes German poems were made
by John Auster. a distinguished edu-
Gator, poet and essayist, and also a
native Of Cork. In recognition OF HIS
service as literary man ne was
given a pension on the civil list by
Queen Victoria. DR.. Thomas An
drews, the celebrated chemist. sur
geon and educator, was native OF
Belfast. The Rev. DR.. John Early
S. j., once President of Holy Cross
College Worcester, Mass. and
founder OF St. Ignatius College at
Baltimore. was a native Of the
County Fermanagh. He subsequently
became President Of Georgetown
College and died in 1874. John
/ Henry tombstone one OF the greatest
yocaHsts and actors OF the nineteenth
century, was a native of Tipperary
Another distinguished actor of the
same period was Henry Mossop, ma
tive of Tuam. The critics ef those
I DAVIS dec1a red that Garrick and Barry
alone were his supenors. Arthur
Murphy, actor and dramatic author,
was a native OF County Roscommon
William Archer, one of the greatest
. philolOgists and Librarians OF the last
centGry, was a native OF the County
Down. DR. bartholomew Lloyd, the
great authority on mathematics, was
native OF Wexford.
Sir Robert John LeMesurier Nc
Clure. the British Vice Admiral and
} explorer. was also born in Wexford
J He was the discoverer of the North
west passage between America and
Asia Francis Dandy. the artist. was
, born near Wexford Alfred Gilmore
another artist. was a native OF Ciona.
kitty. County Cork. Richard Kirwan
one OF the most eminent chemist;
I and philosophers OF the eighteenth
, century, was born IN Galway. SlI
J William Rowan Hamilton and sli
Robert Bull, leading British astr0n,
omers, were both natives OF Ireland
! One might go on indefinitely with
the list. The fore"OinP gives only Z
few Of the leaders.