GAELIC LANGUAGE.
SHOCK FOR IRISHMEN. NOT THE ORIGINAL TONGUE. LONDON. Junu 4. The Dail Eireann received a shock when Dr. Hennessy declared that Gaelic was not Ireland's original language. , "Professor MacNeil, the GovernorGeneral's brother, will tell yon that the first Celts landed in Ireland between 500 and 600 8.C.," said Dr. Hennessy. "They spoke a language akin to Latin. I challenge any scholar to state when Gaelic was first spoken in our proud island story." The speaker said that the people responsible for the introduction of Gaelic were most undesirable invaders from the Baltic Sea, chiefly a Teutonic rabble. Ireland would be much better off if they had not landed, yefc because it was used in Ireland's golden age ho was willing to see Gaelic given a proper place in the schools and colleges. Some were inclined to go too far, however, including the advertisers for an ophthalmic surgeon for the schools, who suggested that a knowledge of Gaelic probably would ensure engagement.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20898, 13 June 1931, Page 9
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163GAELIC LANGUAGE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20898, 13 June 1931, Page 9
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