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AN DEO-GHREINE.
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nach 'eil a dhith air pàrantan is clann ach an
cothrom a thoirt daibh. Eireadh luchd-teag-
asg suas anns gach cearnaidh de n ( ìhàidheal-
tachd agus theid sinn an urras nach hi gainne
sgolairean orra.
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'S aim falamli gu leòr a tha chuil mhonadh
againn. Cha deanar teine gun chonnadh.
Cha 'n ann gun chosguis a chumar an Deo
Ghreine dol. Tha an luchd-deasachaidh deòn-
ach a bhi sparradh so air an luchd-leughaidh
a chionn nach 'eil iad fhèin a' gabhail duais
sam bith air son an saothair, no eadhon air
son cosguis sam bith a tha orra. Bho thois-
each gu deireadh cha do chosg an deasachadh
sgillig. Agus an deigh sin 's ann gann a tha
'n t-ionmhas. Ma tha tasdan no or fuasgailte
agad nach an cur thu e a dh' ionnsuidh fear-
gleidhidh an ionmhais, Mr. Mac an Toisich,
17 Oueensgate, Inverness. Dean, agus cuiridh
sinn clach 'na do charn.
Thug sinn cuireadh air a' mhios mu dheir-
eadh do neach sam bith leis 'm bu mhaith
cuideachadh ann a bhi 'g ionnsachadh Cìàidh-
lig a sgriobhadh. Fhuair sinn sgiàla beag
breagha, air a sgriobhadh ann an deagh
Ghàidblig, bho fhear a tha 'g ionnsachadh
leughadh agus sgriobhadh. Chuireadh e
toileachadh air fear duilich a riarachadh
fhaicinn cho maith 's a bha an sgiàla air a
sgriobhadh, agus cho beag 's a bha de dh'
iomrallan ann. Chuir sinn ceart am beagan
iomrallan a bha ann, agus chuir sinn air ais e
a chum 's gu 'm faiceadh e fhein iad. Bidh
soil againn ri tuilleadh bho'n fhear ud.
Ma tha duine no tè sam bith eile leis 'm bu
mhaith an cuideachadh ceudna, air an doigh
cheudna, 's e am beatha sgriobhadh gus an
Urr. Calum Macghillinein, 6 Polwarth Terrace,
Edinburgh.
THE INVERNESS JUVENILE MOD.
Whether viewed from a musical or literary
standpoint, the first Juvenile Mod held at
Inverness on the 29th June must be pronounced
a distinct success. The inhabitants of the
beautiful town on the banks of the Ness have
long enjoyed an enviable reputation for the
purity of accent with which they speak the
English language, a purity which many edu-
cated people maintain is due to the Gaelic
atmosphere in which the Invernessians have
been reared. To their town is frequently
conceded the honour of being considered the
capital of the Highlands. Within their gates
reside Gaelic scholars whose books are
known to all interested in the Gaelic language
in this country and on the Continent. They
have long had in their midst a Gaelic Society
the members of which, in point of numbers,
scholarship and intellect compare very favour-
ably with those of any Gaelic society in the
British Isles. In the neighbourhood of their
town are magnificent glens and fertile straths
w here Gaelic is the language of a people who
have much commerce with Inverness. They
have, thus, every motive which might appeal
to personal interest as well as to public and
private sentiment to foster the Gaelic language
and to be proud of its history, traditions,
poetry and romance. That they have not
allowed their zeal for the "mountain tongue"
to pass the bounds of indifference has been a
frequent accusation against them. We venture
to predict that such an accusation will never
again be laid to their charge. The children's
Mod which has come to stay, has evoked so
much interest and stirred up so much enthusi-
asm in Gaelic matters in the town and
neighbourhood that it is safe .to affirm that
Inverness will take its place in the van of the
language movement from henceforth.
The Gaelic Revival in Inverness is due,
directly, to the efforts of the local Branch of
An Comunn Gaidhealach. This Branch which
owes its existence to a few enthusiastic mem-
bers of the Central Association, and whose
aims and objects are identical with those of
the parent body, was instituted on the gth
March last. No more eloquent tribute to the
zeal and earnestness of the able and energetic
secretary, Miss Kate Fraser, and to the co-
operation of the initiators of the Branch could
be adduced than the fact that in four months
from its inception Comunn Gaidhealach In-
bhirnis attained to a membership of 140
persons. This membership is composed of
representatives of nearly every rank and pro-
fession in the town and neighbourhood, all of
whom worked earnestly to make the children's
Mod a success. But excellent as Mods are for
stimulating interest in Gaelic literature and
particularly in Gaelic music, the members of
Comunn Gaidhealach Inbhirnis felt that some-
thing more than the holding of a Juvenile
Mod must be attempted in order to render
practical assistance to the Gaelic language
movement. They believe that the success of
this movement depends, to a great extent, on
the children of Gaelic-speaking parents. If
these children are taught to speak, read, write
and love Gaelic, then success is assured ; and
it must follow that the language which has
voiced the prayers and aspirations of High-
landers for centuries will become more than
even in the past, a vehicle, for the expression
of the profoundest thoughts, the deepest
pathos and the tenderest passion. Parents,
too, are easiest laid hold of through their