agus �� i n-aois a ceithre fichid. Bh�� "tiss, a laogh," agus "neo, a laogh," agus "mindeen yoursel, a chuid��n," ar bharra a teangan �� mhaidin go hoidhche aici dh��ibh. T�� an traen agus na camtha�� seirbh��seach a bh��onn na feidhil �� dh��anamh; t�� an post, & buachaill�� an phuist a th��idheann �� thigh go tigh san tuaith d�� dh��anamh; t�� p��ip��ar na seachtmhaine �� dh��anamh; an gn�� c��adna ar siubhal san scoil & san s��ip��al; na timthir�� at�� amuigh �� sna B��rdaibh seo a bh��onn ag comhairliughadh na bhfeirme��ir��; na tighthe ��sta & na cuairte��ir�� & a lucht leanamhana--t�� siad so uile ag m��adughadh an phuill ��d, mar t�� siad �� cheann ceann de'n bhliadhain ag dingeadh B��arla isteach ��r gcluasaibh.
F��achaim��s anois an bhfuil ��r sciath-chosanta leathan l��idir a dh��thain chun na n��imhde uile seo a choime��d uainn amach. T�� ��r seasamh ar na p��ist��bh. Ch��onn gach ��inne �� sin. Caillim��s iad, agus t�� s�� chomh maith againn 'sl��n be��' fh��gaint ag ��r mbairile go de��. Coime��dam��s Gaedhealach iad, agus t�� an l�� linn. N�� fheadar an dtuigid do l��ighthe��ir�� deacracht an n��dh seo ��mhthach. Labhradh ��an-athair cloinne at�� ag casadh le n-a leanbha�� f��in a thabhairt suas mar badh ch��ir. Badh mhaith liom focal �� Pheadar �� Laoidhl��is ar an gceist seo. S�� l��bh is d��igh liom adeir gur cogadh s��oraidhe beatha dhuine ar an saoghal. Acht deirm-se n�� fuil sa chogadh so acht neamh-n��dh seachas an cogadh a bh��onn ar gach teinte��n i n-a mb��tear ag casadh le leanbha�� do choime��d Geadhealach i n-indhe��in na n��imhde do ��irimhigheas thuas. Agur m��'s mar seo at�� an sc��al ag leanbha�� na nGaedhilge��ir�� connus at�� s�� ag an marcsluagh n�� tabharfadh a dt��ismidhthe bior��n buidhe ar ciaca bheid��s Gaedhealach n�� Gallda! Cad do dh��inim��d-na, muinntir na Gaedhilge, do sna leanbha��bh seo.
M��inim��d p��idreacha Gaedhilge dh��ibh, ach is i mB��arla d��anfaidh an sagart agus an t-Easpog iad do cheistiughadh; m��inim��d d��ibh connus Gaedhilg do l��igheamh, acht ��ir is scoil Bh��arla ��, caithfidh an B��arla bheith i mbun 's i mb��rr ��r gcuid oibre. M��inim��d rinnce Gaedhealach dh��ibh, acht is i mB��arla dh��anfaid siad cainnt air agus ��s��id de n-a dhiaidh sin. S�� an sc��al c��adna ag gach n��dh eile ��. N��'l an fear soin cruthanta f��s a dh��anfadh n��dh do bh'fearr de leanbha��bh leis an saghas so oideachais n�� Anglo Irishmen. Sin �� go cru��nn at�� againn d�� dh��unamh d��obh. N��'l ann acht ag casadh le baraile na t��na briste do l��onadh.
N��'l r��iteach na ceiste seo, n�� s��bh��il na teangan le fagh��il taobh amuigh de'n scoil Ghaedhealaigh. Is ��igin na leanbha�� do chur uirthi, & gach n��dh d'oirfidh d��ibh a mh��ineadh i nGaedhilg. N�� dh��anfadh an galldachas d��th n�� dochair annsoin d��ibh. Do thuitfeadh s�� siar s��os d��obh mar a thuiteann an braon de'n lachain. N�� f��idir an teagasc so thabhairt i n-��an-scoil n��isi��nta indiu. N��'l sa cheann is fearr aca so go f��or acht scoil ghallda. Caithfim��d f��in, ar an adhbhar soin, costas na scoile d'fhulang sa ch��ad fh��scadh.
N��'l amhrus ar domhan, ar a shon sain, m�� chuirfim��d suas ��, & m�� th��idheann an obair chun cinn innti--m�� thigeann linn gn�� tairbheach a dh��anamh innti--n��l amhras ar domhan n�� go nd��olfadh an b��rd l��ighinn asti i gcionn ch��pla bliadhain, & n�� go leogfaid��s d��inne leanamhaint do'n obair do chuireamair ar bun innti.
Is d��igh liom f��in go mbeidh eagla an chostais ar an gCoiste Ghn��tha; agus m�� bh��onn is d��cha gur bh'fh��idir do dhaoinibh lasmuigh de'n Choiste an t-airgead do dh��anamh suas. T��im chomh cinnte go bhfuil an scoil ag teast��il uainn, chomh cinnte go nd��olfadh an B��rd i gcionn ch��pla bliadhan aisti, agus annsoin gur bh'fh��idir d��inn m��r��n d�� saghas a bheith againn; chomh cinnte go bhfuil saoradh na teangan innte, go dtabharfad ��5 d'��an-fhuireann Gaedhilge��ir�� a chuirfidh le ch��ile chun �� do shol��thar.
T�� saothar m��r d��anta le deich mbliadhna againn. Ba r��-lag �� ��r dtosnughadh: N��'l bliadhain a ghabhann tharainn n�� tugamaoid coisc��inn chun cinn--n�� t��idhim��d pas beag n��os aoirde. Is maith �� sin. Leanam��s de. Excelsior choidhche! T�� coisc��im na bliadhna so gan tabhairt f��s againn. Tugaim��s chun scoile Chon��in ��.
GRUAGACH an TOBAIR.
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AN CL��-CHUMANN, (Te��ranta),
Cl��d��ir�� Gaedhilge, Sr��id Mh��r na Tr��gha,
Baile ��tha Cliath.
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