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Pamphlet [in Irish] outlining the programme at St Ita's Children's Summer School at Clogherhead, County Louth, 1939. 'Applications for admission should be addressed to Mrs Grant, care of Miss Doogan, 21 North Frederick Street, Dublin'.

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pamphlet

Newsclipping from the 'Sceala Éireann' section of the 'Irish Press', 12 April 1939, regarding the annual meeting of the Gaelic League. The article states that the League voted to re-impose a ban 'making ineligible for election as officers, or to any of the committees of the League, people attending foreign games or dances'. Sorcha Ni Ghuairim, Dublin, seconded a proposition to amend the League's Constitution. 'She declared that people who have only a smattering of Irish are on top, and the native speakers are at the bottom'. Amongst other topics, the delegates discussed the Prisoners' Defence Fund, the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Oireachtas. 'Eibhlin Ni Chathail Riabhaigh addressed the delegates in connection with the Oireachtas and asked them to give it support ... Sorcha Ni Ghuairim seconded and said that unless they had the language as a living, spoken language there was no use in trying to promote dancing and drama and pretending to be Gaelic'. The article also includes election results, for example, 'Baile Atha Cliath - Maire Ni Raghallaigh, Eibhlin Ni Chathail Riabhaigh; Cuige Laighean - Maire Ni Shioradain'.

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newsclipping

Irish language; Gaeltacht; sports

Newsclipping from the 'Sceala Éireann' section of the 'Irish Press', 13 April 1939, regarding the annual meeting of the Gaelic League. Amongst other topics, a discussion took place on the payment of adjudicators at feiseanna and dancing competitions. 'Eibhlin Ni Chathail Rabhaigh, Atha Cliath, said that of all of the adjudicators at Feis Ath Cliath, only those adjudicating in the dancing competitions were paid'. The position of travelling teachers was also debated. 'Eibhlin Ni Chathail Rabhaigh, on behalf of Coisde Gnotha, proposed that the body make an effort to establish branches throughout the country in places where branches do not exist'. Maire Ni Raghallaigh, Baile Atha Cliath, supported her resolution.

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newsclipping

Irish language; Gaeltacht;

Newsclipping from the 'Connacht Tribune', 3 June 1939, containing an article entitled 'Old Scheme Outlined to Revive Irish: Louis Convent, Balla, Celebrates'. This article refers to the presentation of prizes won by pupils of the Louis Convent at the Gaelic Drama Festivals in Galway and Dublin. 'Having thanked the nuns of Balla particularly for their work for schools drama, Dr O'Loibheid, said he wished to thank all the nuns, priests and brothers and other teachers for the work they were doing for the cause ... Aine Ni Cheannain, runaidhe, an Chumainn, referred to the remarkable success of St Louis Convents everywhere in the Gaelic movement. She mentioned particularly Balla, Kiltimagh, Monaghan and Carrickmacross'. The article also covers at length the speech made by Dr Proinnsias O'Sullivan, Divisional Inspector of Schools. 'There should be halls erected in every parish, half the cost of which should be borne by the State and half by the district served. The Archbishop of Tuam recently recommended that there should be such halls in each parish where there would be joyous meetings of boys and girls leading up to happy marriages'. Miss Josie Smyth, Claremorris, received the Galway Cup; Miss Peggy O'Toole, the shield and the medal for the best individual acting, and Miss Eibhlin O'Kane, Dublin, the gold medal of the Dublin Schools' Drama League.

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newsclipping

Irish language; nuns; education

Newsclipping of a letter to the editor of the 'Irish Press' from Rosamund Jacob, 7 Belgrave Road, Rathmines, Dublin, 12 November 1942, on the subject of the Irish language movement. She advocates the introduction of a comprehensive plan for the restoration of the language and urges the Government to increase its involvement. 'In the schools and in the publication of books the Government has done good work for the language but in other departments it has failed to do a quarter of what it might have done. By this time, it ought to be easy for an Irish speaker to transact his public as well as his private affairs without being forced to speak, hear, read, or write English'.

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newsclipping

Irish language

Newsclipping of a letter to the editor of the 'Irish Press' from Eithne Nic Suibhne, 31 August 1944, on the subject of Eamon de Valera and the Irish language. She refers to a speech made by him at Comhdhail Naisiunta na Gaedhilge. 'Mr de Valera, she goes on, has stated over and over again, that he believes that Irish nationality will be lost, if the Irish language is lost. What is to prevent him, or who is to prevent him, doing the lot he talks of, if he believes the things he is always saying'. She outlines some of the measures that should be taken in order to safeguard the language. 'Why not pass a law of his Parliament ordering that only Irish names are legal and that all birth certificates of Irish people, if registered in English, be, henceforth, issued in Irish. Why not order that every street and every place name in every townland should bear its name in Irish and that after a period of three months, all letters addressed to the old English named addresses should be returned as incorrectly addressed? Why not order every place-name on every bus, train, station, to be printed only in Irish?'

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newsclipping

Irish language

Newsclipping from the 'Irish Independent', 10 October 1944, containing an article entitled 'Wants Inquiry Into Work of Irish Revival'. The article refers to a speech made by Mr W Norton, TD, at a meeting held by Comhdhael Naisiunta na Gaedhilge. 'Vast sums of money had been spent on the effort of language revival and while progress had been made in certain directions, many people would question whether they have got tangible results for the amount spent'. The article states that Eibhlin Ni Chathailriabhaigh, Runaidhe, also spoke on the subject of the language revival.

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newsclipping

Irish language

Letter to the editor of the 'Irish Independent' from Miss M McIntyre, Secretary, and Seamus O'Tallamhain, President, Dublin Vocational Part-Time Teachers' Association, Parnell Square, Dublin, 13 October 1944, regarding the teaching of Irish. The letter examines the Minister of Education's proposal to appoint whole-time teachers of Irish. 'We do not desire to question the suitability of the new qualification, the Teastas Timthire, for the revival of the Irish language and culture, but this latter qualification is operating unfairly against some of the members of our organisation who are part-time teachers of Irish'.

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newsclipping

Irish language; teachers; education

Newsclipping of a letter to the editor of the 'Irish Times' from Eileen F Pearson, Hon Secretary, Irish Guild of the Church, Dublin, 1 November 1944, regarding religious services in Irish. 'Perhaps some of your readers are unaware of the fact that, over a long period, records can be traced of Church of Ireland Services being held in Irish in different parts of the country'.

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newsclipping

Irish language; religion

Newsclipping of a letter to the editor of the 'Irish Press' from Dorothy Macardle, 8 November 1944, in response to an article on the language revival in Czechoslovakia. The letter expands on the system that was employed by the Czechs. 'The Republic based its system on the teaching of the great Czech philosopher, Comenius, whose first principle had been education in the mother tongue. This was interpreted as meaning the language spoken in the child's home. Intensive efforts were made to give every child in the State elementary instruction through the language of his home'. She advocates this approach in Ireland as the child would not have to learn through an unfamiliar language.

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newsclipping

Irish language; education; journalists