The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-24
General Awakening of Irish Indus
tries Given Strong Impulse
Through the Efforts of
Gaelic League.

aIts, literature and industries. The
party will conduct an exhibition of
Ehese arts ,Ender the auspices of the
st. Paul Institute at Keajik's Studio.
81 East Sixth St., St. Paul, during
The first week of November.
Miss % Brien is direce descendant
Of the Irish Ard Ro (High King)
Brian 'Boru. ,whotrouted the Danes at
the battle,of Clontatf, A. D. 1014. In
later 5dmes after the advent of the
English, Brian Boru's descendants,
though entitled totbe kings of Mum
ster, Mad to be content with the titles
of Marquis of Thomond, Viscuunt
Clare and Earl OF Inchiquin. Lord
Clare, who led the Irish Brigade tn
the service of Louis Quatorze of
F3&nce at the battle of Fontency in
1E45, when the English were signa1ly
defeated through the bravery Of. the
IL ish troops, was of this same family.
Seventy years ago Miss O'Rrien's
William Smith O:Brien,
was the Irish popular leader and led
1.-THE Young yrelsnders in the attempt
ed revolution of 1S4S against English
rule. O'Br5sn was one of the princi-
pal land owners of the south of Ire
land. For his part in the 1873 .ris-
ing he was transported to Van Die
mans Land. His daughter, Charlotte
Grace O'Rrien, Miss Nelly OBrien's
aunt, was a noted philanthropist, and
1T was Through her efforts That a
much needed reform was brought
about in tine. steerage conditions on
the transatlantic liners. !
Miss .D'Rnien herself has 'besn for
many years an ardent advpcateOf the
Irish reXivgl.conducted by the Gaelic
League. She has thrown herself in
to the movement for the preservation
of the Irish language with sTonii erful
enthusiasm and singleness of purpose
allied with exceptional organizing
abilities. She has started a branch
of the Gaelic League in Dublin, which
to sonee ,extsnt marked an epoch, as
it gathered in many who before that
had been completely out of touch
with irish iceland affairs ,Craobh
ma Cuig Cuigi, as it is called, which
means the Branch of the Five Rrov-
inees aof Ire1and), has now very
DISTINGUISHED roll of membership, in
Guiding .Irishmen and Irishwomen of
all shades of opinion. 1t has done
pioneer work in the way of organic
ing art exhibitions and dramatic and
social gatherings of various kinds to
promote Celtic. lines of civilization.
After her work in Dublin. which
lay principally among the elite of SO
ciety, Miss ,O'Rrien. next turned ilnsr
attention to the seaboard districts In
the west of Ireland, where amongst
the small Garmens and hardy fisher
folk the punest Gaelic is spoken. and
the old Celtic customs of Ireland lin
ger on alncperuptad. These districts
in Munster and Connacht are the spe'
cial eoacern of the leaders of the
Gaelic League. who are most sofet
tous, that the s1nhraken tradition o.
the Gaelic language. literature and
folk lore should be. handed down In
tact in them for future generations
In one of these Irish speaking dis
tricts, namely. Carrigaholt. Wes1
Clare, Miss O'Brien founded and en-
lowed a Gaelic college for the en-
couragement of all kinds of Irish
Culture through the medium of the
native language. There is also
practical side to the work Of the col
lege, las the girls Of the surrounding
districts receive there a valuable
training in housekeeping and domes
tic economy. O'Curry college. as II
is ,oai3ad, in memory Of the Famous
Irish scholar. Eugene O'Curry.. wht
was born near Carrigaholt. is ope1
all the year round. 1t is. however
in the summer time that it 10 prinet
pally patronized. During the months
of July and August in each yea'
hundreds Of visitors. students ant
teachers here assemble to drink a
, the pure we'll Of Gaelic tradition ant
increase their knowledge of the 1risf
language and literature. The collect
ing of the money to build and fur
nish this college occupied Mis-
O'Brien's time for the last few
years. She has. nevertheless. dom
most valuable work for the Coist'
Gnotha. or executive council of tn
Gaelic League to which she has bee1
elected year after year.
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