The Irish standard., 1916-02-12

M p; Irish Mug efak Ms H: Grat-
tan Flood; Irish M &C S. s., by
Diarmid Coffey; Irish M, +lsit sxef,,.
by Louis Ely O'Carroll; "The 1,
Ireland" by Francis A. Bigger; tn
ern Irish Art" by D. ]. D'Donoghue;
ireland at Play" by Thomas E.
Healy; "The Fighting Race" by Jo-
seph I. c. Clarke; "The Sorrows of
Ireland" by John Jerome Rooney;
Irish Leaders," by Shane Leslie;
Irish Heroines," by Alice Milligan;
Irish Nationality" by Lord Ash
bourne; Famous Irish Societies." by
John O'Dea; "The Irish in the United
States" by Michael J. O'Brien; "The
Irish in Canada," by James J. Walsh;
'The Irish in South America" by
Marion Mulhall; "The Irish in Aus
tralasia," by Brother Leo; "The Irish
in South Africa" by A. Hilliard At
teridge; "The Irish Language and Let
ters," by Douglas Hyle; "Native Irish
Poetry" by George Dottin; Irish
Heroic Sagas," by Eleanor Hull; Irish
Precursors of Dante" by Sidney Gum;
Irish Influence on English Litera-
ture," by Edmund G. Quiggin; Irish
Folk Lore" by Alfred Percival Graves;
Irish Wit and Humor," by Charles l..
Graves; "The Irish Theatre" by 10.
seph Holloway; Irish Journalists" by
Michael MacDonagh; "The Irish Lit
erary Revival" by Horatio s. Krans;
Irish Writers of English" by P. J.
Lennox.
The book also contains the titles Of
thousands of volumes used by the au-
thors as references. These references
are in themselves a guide to thor
ough education, if the student desires
to follow the path of learning, in all
the splendors of Irish intellect.
Such book as "The Glories of Ire
land" ought to be in every library in
the United States. Were scores Of
thousands Of copies of this book &C.
cessible to the readers who hunger
for authoritative accounts of our race
its influence on the future of civiliza-
tion would be pronounced. It would
inspire orators, writer's and states.
men, and would hold fast with bonds
of admiration and affection many
thousands who now lapse from the
moorings of their fathers. It would
aid in the upbuilding of our Order
and increase the resources of all who
seek to uphold our prestige in the
cosmopolitan multitudes around us.
Divisions and individuals could do
no more useful duty than to place a
copy of this book in the local public
libraries. It should be in every Divi.
sion library In the hands of a good
reader few pages would transform
a tedious meeting into circle of en-
joyment. No Division is too sorely
burdened to procure one of these
books. Some Divisions could easily
appropriate sufficient funds to pur.
chase several copies. These copies
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ible librarian as gifts. Once on the
catalogue they would be used con.
tinually. Our sons and daughters
could, from the pages of "The Glories
of Ireland" CLEAN enough material to
illumine their minds and warm their
hearts for lifetime. They would
then understand what so many of them
now fail to realize, why the Irish peo
pie have for so many centuries, clung
to all that was precious in the heri
tage of the land of st. Patrick They
would then know, in manner which
ignorance could never teach, why the
title Of "The Island of Saints and
Scholars has been recognized as de
scriptive of the little country which
has so long withstood the fury o1
merciless foes and powerful enemies
Prospective purchasers should make
inquiry from The Irish Standard.