The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-21


 crossed the water to visit at the old homes and the shrines whence came their fathers, their mothers, in some cases, the Ire- land of their own birth.
 But rarely to Waterbury have come the visitors who still call Fire their permanent domicile. And none has come officially to Waterbury from the Irish repub- lie but recently recognized by England as separate nation and now one with common, har- monious purpose with that gov ernment that rules lands on which, as Great Britain, the sun never sets.
 Until now, the statement is qualified; until Dennis J. McAr- dle, of Dublin, here to arrange for Ireland's exhibit at the Worlds Fair next year in New York, came straight to Water bury upon his landing to visit his good friend, T. P. Cassidy, who is Waterbury superintendent for the Prudential Insurance company.
 Happy Outcome
 And MT. McArdle, in spite of his admiration for this country on his first visit here, his high opinion of Waterbury, spent something of tense weekend, wondering how the election was coming out in Ireland; whether Premier Ramon De Valera would gain control of the Dali Eireann for the first time in his six years of office. Returns yesterday and today indicated that MT. McAr- dle should be happy with the news that Premier De Valera is assured of the necessary major ity.
 This MT. McArdle is quiet, earnest young man with the in- nate grace of conversation so frequently lost even by his wan dering relatives in this country after few years stay. Equal, if not surpassing, this characteristic is his pride in Ireland, the repub- lie; Ireland, that land of stormy encounter and great hatreds which only now becomes again the important nation it was in the time, centuries ago, when the ancestors of many Americans served Brian Boru and those kings whose namesakes and off, spring have peopled far places in the pioneer phases of most coun- tries of the world.
 As proud as an exchange pro- lessor from Dublin to Harvard university of the Gaelic tradi- tion that now resumes sway in his native land, MT. McArdle hopes to bring to America next year a different picture of Ire land than that held popularly by many a mixed nationality here through the last centuries. For everything in Ireland now hinges on the popular resurrection Of old Irish tradition and the new president of the new Irish Repub- lie, Dr. Douglas Hyde, soon to be installed as the first head of an Irish Republic by the recent agreement with Great Britain, has sponsored study of Gaelic in the schools.
 Future of Gaelic
 While it doesn't appear cer- tain that Gaelic will become a commercial language" MT. Mc- Ardle commented, "the study of it has done much to return in- terest in Gaelic culture. Dr. Hyde is beloved of all the people and is a great scholar, much like the governor of your state of whom MT. Cassidy has told me"
 Evidence of the extent to which Ireland, or Fire, is rebuilding the tradition of its ancient culture is the plan described by MT. McAr- de for the erection of a residence for President Hyde out at Tara "The Harp that Once Through Tara'S Halls "-Tara-Where, 20 miles about from Dublin, once reigned the Irish kings of cen turies long ago.
 It was at Tara more than 1000 years ago that they were prepar- ing for the Tailtean games and St. Patrick arrived there to start his conversion. There was in- cepted the ancient Irish culture and establishment of the faith.
 And, today. the Tailtean games continue to be principal contests Of the modern Irish in the model of the ancientS. MT. McArdle has had part in these games and it may be that he will be able to devise some form of like pag- eantry for the exhibit at New York next year, an exhibit where the many fine products of Fire will have independent place for the first time at a worlds fair held in this country.
 I'm wondering how Senator Parkinson is making out" MT. McArdle observed to his friend, Mir. Cassidy and the reporter. (Ref- A- -tA .I