... have bravely decided again any Leath-Fainne, or half-way house, in the Irish learner’s progress towards being recognised as speaking the language; in the same brave—and sensible—spirit, we should decide against having any English in the examination of writers ...

... tract of land. The former is useless without the ccoperation of labour; the latter—well, the beef and mutton-producing ranches speak for themselves. It the landowner has a labour victory scored against him one season, he naturally tends to apply the lesson ...

... DONNELLY. LAND GREED AND LAND LETTINGS. MRr. DoNNELLY, whose vigorous practical thinking we are glad to receive ideas from, again speaks very timely of our *‘ land system, which places no check on the land greed of individuals ’’; and again of ““ a peculiar law ...

... ‘\V,NI« - \*‘. o 3 N 4 E#f,’--fi‘ A RSN, Bl i an i o 2t | R ot T s on prices have gone up at least three times. The statist speaks of ‘‘ Textiles, the group which has advanced more than any other since the war commenced,’’ and shows that they have risen ...

... Parents’ Society. It is felt that many Galway parents are not doing their duty in the matter of bringing up their children Irish speaking, and hence the new society. ...

... and are utterly devoid of the ‘all-minded curiosity that often degrades the peasant other parts of the country. And they all speak in -aelic. Many and many a scene can I recall from that won country that is Ireland, the old Ireland that has crushed into ...

... Mrs. Foley ?’' and so on. Not a word of Irish! My illusions were getting a little shattered; but wait, I thought, they will speak Irish to one another later on. &iot a bit of it, so far as the passengers to Dingle were concerned. The train was nearly ready ...

... beautiful children’s play, and the acting and speaking of the Irish was most pleasing and natural. The first act was extremely well done. The second act would be more impressive if done more alowly. The priest speaking to the dying man from near the door seemed ...

... it was not my fault. It needs an effort now to recall how Irish youngsters were brought up 20 or 30 years ago. One can only speak of one’s own experience, but perhaps mine was general. ‘That my father was Irish I gathered early from the illuminated address ...

... Irish Parents’ society to &romote the practice of Irish-speaking parents speaking Irish to their children. During the proceedings it was emphasised that the most essential thing was the speaking of Irish to the children from the earliest age, and that ...

... do twelve months’ hard for if he only thought ’em. Not that there’s much in it in a way. We %ritons, as you know, like to speak the ** thing we will,’’ as that blamed poet they knocked into us at the Board School used to say, but we're a bit slow at doin’ ...

... one-fourth. Fabulous prices are being paid for land. The Bank deposits of the farmersand the story is the same all over the world—speak louder than their own newly acquired motor horns, of 8 boom in the world’s oldest industry. And yet there is this constant ...