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Cu 11{e.d'0.6.tl Fund the collection wa � being 111�1clc:, 5011l1'0 1:>t1.c.n.c.11te '01.c."().c. � te 5cto and glaclly they opened their purses 1 .6.1111• to search f01· small silver coins. oru1t. >o.Jnco. . .&11 ne' . . . . '5.c.e>o115e '' I -CJ ., l{111te.6.6 1J.ti.'01t.6.1C ,, .c.1111 <.\:St1S tlt1.c.- thought 't,,·as f01· the Sc·1·via11� or f>o111cb�e'01l5 ci11it.c. .c.1n .c.:s. .c.'r1 :S Cn.o.o10 In. 011e else," sai<l tl1e doul>tcr, '' I did 11ot [.., '0.6.11 'OC Ct11'0 Uo1111c.c.'6.& 1i161i:� tli hc�1· \vl1at yo11 said, a11cl l:-io 1na.nJ" q11ce1· 1)&1,.c.15 �1,n, '0&11 Le C.c.t.c.t Du roe 111.o.c t11111g� a1·c, do11.c tl1cse tin1cs· I ,,,as 51otto. :Su1111.&, >o.& 11 te c.0:05 5.0.e'De.o.Lo.c, a.fraid to 1·isk gi,,i11g you anythi11g. ,, >Q ..,ti Le ,<).0115t1s � 6 U.&t.c., smur e 'oe 1\. '"e1·y !:>afe yot111g 111a1� tlp f'ro111 the ,'.-0.1t1i15e Se1..,1t1 -oe 1,0n.t.c.,,' .u:st1s 1116n,&11 cot111t1·y told 111c l1c 11acl al1·cacly bot1ght flag�. '' ''rl1y l)Ot \VC'Ul' tl1c111, tl1c11," I saicl, '·a11cl spa.1·e your8t'lf --� f1trthc1· a.J)J)(•als '? ,, '' ,,. .ell, '"<>U :-;ee, I <lo11 't ,,·a11t t<) l><' �11·rc�tccl. ''., saicl l1c. LA NA mBRAi. F1·0J11 cl, day' '::> street collcc Lion C)JlC '' 'Ihc Iri8h Ja11g11agc is lookccl C>Jl a�; clisloya.1. cllicl a 1na11 111ight be }tl'rcstccl many imprcsvions, bu t the gathers ,111d get tt 111011tl1 fo1· ,vca1·i110· a o· r cc11 o m ol1tstar1.di11g 011c is a realisation of t I1c I to I cl l1i 1n SllC 11 tl1i11g-; \\"("l'C nag.,, i1itc11sc loyalty of Dublin, the uni11 a . f ree cou11t1·v like i1111)ossiblc quite stubborn of old loyalty qucnc'.l1a.blc, tl1i:s, a11d tl1a.t j11 rt11,· cci�e it ,, 011ld be a • and young to the old and t111cl1a11o· i 110· O O .�at1011a . . 1 1idcal . It was a day to strairt 011 t.11(! a(·c.·0111111oclatio11 of' the l1()�tcl1·ies to all tl1e Imi)crial ])Ut tll) hearten the gloomiest of pessimists, to ,,,Jlo ,,,c1·c ,,·ca1·i11g· flags, so he })CC)})lo shame cowards 01· traitors, to fill to lc11gth clc( i<.lc<.l to 1·isk it.. I l10J)C l1c at overflowing with thankfl1l11;C!)S and ,,yitl1011t too cli1·c 1·C'...,t1lt�. csc·a1)ccl hope the hearts of the faithful. 1\..11 ll11fo1·t1t11ctt<� ,, (>ll1ldcd solclicr Dublin is sound to the core, and D11 blin is not 011ly the capital but the heart of (;1·osscd t.I1c 1)atl1 Lo gi ,·c 111<� a sl1illi11g. Ireland. I do not k110,,.. whether it is A11 l{.I.C. 111a 11 ga, c 111c a J)C11n.y· �t11cl the olcl 01· the ).,.Ol111g J. most revere. I ��t11ck l1i� flag i11 J1i<..; ca1) �,1�ri11g he think it i� the old 1nc·11 and ,,·0111c11 ,,·110 ,,ras al ,vay� g·Iad t<> l1c1J) a11.)"t l1i11g have kept their faith inviolate through J)atriotic. I l)ctic.l tl1at ,,,as a tc1·111 that all the years of doubt and disappoint- l1ad 111a11�r drfi11itio11�, a11cl }1c ag-re<.�cl tl1at I l1a.t ,,·::ts t111f'c>1·tt111ately so. I mcnt whom I love the 1110�1t. Thcv dicl • not wait in 111a11y cases to be a-.kcd f01· st.ill fear, ho,,�c, c1·, I got his 111011C)' u11dc1· f'alsc 111·ctc11ccs ! : An a1·111y thciu contribution. 1,Jl.C\] came to • proffer it, with regret that it was not officc1· of middle }J gc a11cl gc11ia.l more. I11 the fcw ca �cc..: where I was ap1Jcara.11cc !->aid l1c su1)})0� cd all these rcft1sccl by J)O<>l' people, it was ('()t11·- fu11.ds go to the Si1u1 Ii"(ci11c1·!:;., but he'd 1·isk cou1· t 111a1·tialli11g tl1is 011.cc�.· a11cl and with that cxplanations tcotls1y a flag. A c·Jc1·g)r111a.1). a11d l1is spo1·t they would help if they could, and one so11 ,,,ere to ,vear flags f 01· little glad saw it was true. Two old ,,·0111c1) Gaelic Lcagt1c, they told 111c. !11 tho �)as�ccl inc by contcmptuouslv :011e 1nct ,,,itl1 ct 1argc 1ncast11·(' of sho1· t , :· Yc'rc everywhere, ,, said 011c. ·· 'I'his (!\tCJ); i11 lllllookccl-J'or �y·n.11)ath)r is for the Gaelic! League," I CXJ)lai11cd, \\·hilc amo11g t.l1c btllk of the qua1· t crs, and that altered their contempt to thc1·c ,vas. 01)c1),-ha11dccl a11d }Jcoplc �)·1n1>ath)·· They thought the Flag gc11c1·osity 011.cc it ,,,as <)l)Cl'l.-hcartcd Day was f01· 80111e a lien cause, 1)11 t ·ccoo·11iscd tl1c ft111ds ,vc1·c for I1·c·la11cl. 1 'Yl1c11 it was f 01· •· Oursclvc- '' it was a Ja;gc a11d flo1·id lady ,,rith a stri11g of 1\ �iffc1·cr1.t matter. Similarly. two )"Ot111g <' hilclrc11 ri.t her l1crls ,,·as a gla1·i11g girls l>�lssccl with far trom fricndly eves. Sl1e tl11·catc11ccl tl1c>t1gh. <:xceptiorr, �c� had gone a yard or_t,vo, pcrhaJ�S, jf she cot1lcl firl.d a ., })oli�111t111 '' to cforc they heard my ,·01("'C. 011c said me i11 charo·c fo1· <'ollecti11g fo1· a1)y o· i ,1e to tho other ., ,Jt's all right.'' 'l'hc t.hc1· 1)1'0\'iC <:S t}1:i1 t}1a. t w}1ir}1 � catlSC � 1• t 1 : � 1. l)t1llcd her 011 and saicl, '' I11d('ccl the t1·001)s o1· l1cl1) 101· fo1· comfo1·t. 8 1� l\ot all right. '' I followcd them thci1· J'a1ni1i< s at 110111.c. She ha<l 1)001· aild tolcl t}icn1 it was f01· the Lil.11gt1agc 5Je>01 t5e
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The above Bungalow, ideally situated in the heart of the Gaelthachth, to rent for summer Write : 40 Herbert Park, Dublin. · ·
FINDLATER'S, DUBLIN, r,
For Groceries, Provisions, Wines, Whiskies, Teas, Contectlonery, and Fruits.
PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION. •