PHILOLOGY USEFUL TO CLERGYMEN. 485 ing proof, point out clearly the archaic civilisation and primitive refinement of the pagan Irish race. A knowledge of philology as a science supports the truth of history. This branch of study is therefore especially useful, at the present time, to every intelligent believer of the Christian religion, and to Catholic clergymen, who in an age of growing infidelity, must necessarily meet from time to time those who will oppose not alone Catholic teaching, but Christian truth; and who therefore will be called upon to shew that the words of the mosaic narrative are truthful, and to point out from scientific data that man, in pagan times, had not been progressive, but that on the contrary he had been in mental power and in knowledge retrogressive, until the coming of Christ, who, as God-man, not alone redeemed mankind, but ennobled them, and raised human nature in dignity above the angelic. For the historian the Irish-Gaelic is useful, showing the value and significancy of names of persons and places connected with ancient European history. The Gaelic-language is, in the words of Geddes, for scholars, "a great field of investigation, as yet comparatively unexplored; and for Irishmen it is their own. tongue lying before them at their doors, an El-dorado for the winning.' A thousand volumes of Irish-Gaelic lie still unpublished in manuscript. There are at present only a few texts books-the Easy Lessons in Irish, composed and published by the writer; and the College Grammar. The writer has a Dictionary ready for press, but in the present state of public apathy, he is unwilling to risk publication; he cannot afford to lose money, and time, and labour. There is, at times, a spurt of patriotic spirit made manifest here and there, but there is nothing permanent or fixed-nothing calculated to support Irish publications. The Government is at times called upon. as it has, on a late occasion, been, by the hon. member for Louth, Mr. Alexander M. Sullivan; and then promises are made, and some little good effected, but nothing of a permanent character has yet been done to keep alive all that is still living of the Irish-Gaelic speech. Germans have established at Berlin what English Statesmen and Irishmen have not done in Dublin. One young man from the metropolis has sent ten pounds to the present writer, with a promise of ten more, to pen an Irish First Book, or Primer, as an introduction to the Easy Lessons. He leaves, besides, the profits of the pubIcation, when it shall have been issued, to the writer. Instances like this show the spirit of our young men ; but they never can produce permanent results. The hierarchy of Ireland alone, including bishops and priests, can, if they wish, make Irish-Gaelic a success in Ireland. It is not the business nor the duty of the present writer to offer any suggestions. However, it is certain that a slight encouragement to the teachers of the National Schools, who are most anxious to help the cause, would effect much good. They have lately petitioned some of the Irish Hierarchy-his Grace the Archbishop of Tuam-to encourage them in their earnest and practical endeavours to keep Gaelic alive in Connaught. Thus a great body of National Teachers, and many private literateurs, are ready to act; but there is no sound organisation for that end, and no one with the power to make it a success is found willing to make a beginning. As it is, each must only do all that time and circumstances enable him to achieve. The words of the lamented Thomas Davis on the lan GENERAL INDEX. Alison, Sir Archibald, Bart., Anderson Christopher, " on the 91. Aryan speech, what does it mean, 108; primeval, 115; Araxes (River) 10, 109, 180. Ausones (Gr. Aurunes) 114. Alt Indisch, or Sanskrit, 108. Ar, er, and her, 117; "ar" to Eolic Digamma, 147; see "yau” An, as a prefix, see pp. 209. 210, Argos, of the Cyclopean temples Armenia, 10, 178, 180, 181. Amergin, 285. "As-me," Gaelic form, (it is I, Albion, 208; meaning-white olians. Gaelic, are founded on the What aspiration is ? What Aspiration, explained, 231. assimilation crystalised in the Bacon, Lord, recommends a con- Bedell, in favor of Gaelic, 36. 298. Bede, Venerable, 273. Books, highly prized by the Baktrisch or Zend, 108. "Braoi" (Irish), modern; Tuam. Boulder (linguistic), 163. Bituriges. Basil, Saint, 218. Beauty? what is beauty? a Burke, or de Burgo, Very Rev. O.P., the most wonderful Brilliancy of dyes and color- Cause, one seldom acts alone, Corcoran, pedagogue, beat a girl Cambro-Britons, point to the Colgan, John, 273. "Caisil," 16. GENERAL INDEX. Coloring of the dress, worn in Coney's, Thomas de Vere, 57. Conway, Most Rev. Hugh, 87. C, the letter, correct Latin "Cos," a foot; "pous," Greek, 153. Cadmus, the story about him, with his 16 letters. Cambrensis, Giraldus de Barry, Cambrensis Eversus, by Very Cormac MacArt, son of Conn, Cicero, 214; story regarding Coleridge, Henry Nelson, 290. Cox, Rev. George W., 8. 499 Columbus, 217. Cusack, Sister Mary Frances, The letter "c" is always "k" in Drummond, Lieut., Ordnance Dorregary, General, 67. Duggan, Most Rev. Dr (Bishop Derry, Most Rev. Dr. (do.) 87, Digamma, 146, (see Vau.) Dot (.) or aspirate mark in Irish, Dialects of the Aryan, became Democritus, 13. Developements of sound; two |