Word: gaelicism
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...even some Irishmen admit. Groping for the reason, Irish Poet George William Russell ("iE") once explained that by the time the art of oil painting had spread to Ireland (from England and the Continent), "the Gaelic spirit was suffering obscuration...
...most landmarks in history, by human suffering and sacrifice. And here too, patriotic Americans are not unmindful of their rich heritage. Tonight in Boston's streets, citizens will gather together in hearty bands. Glorious pageantry will ensue. Some will take the part of the British; some will don quaint Gaelic costumes and take up the storied shillelagh. And the famous contests of former days will once more enliven local byways, as the loyal sons of the sod relive the glories of Saint Patrick and the defeat of the Orangemen...
...Sassenach trick. Unable to pronounce Gaelic names, Edward IV issued an order in 1465 requiring all Irishmen to take "an English surname of one towne, as Sutton, Chester . . . or art or science ... or office, as cook, butler." Though the law was generally ignored, the Irish did find it expedient to Anglicize their names. In the proud name O Ceallaigh, for example, the O was dropped, hard Irish c became k, the guttural aigh softened to y; and the result was Kelly. Many Eire patriots are now reversing the process, with Murphy re-emerging as O Murchadha, and Moriarty...
...long winter nights in the old days, the people of the Hebrides would gather about their fires to listen to a Gaelic sgeulachlan (storytelling). Now the 1,000-year-old stories have been mostly forgotten, and there is little sgeulachlan in the Hebrides. One man who has not forgotten is Angus MacMillan...
Last week, Angus MacMillan had more than his neighbors to listen to him. His fame had spread to Dublin, and the Irish Folklore Commission, which pursues Gaelic wherever it may lead, had sent a man with a Dictaphone to take down what he said. Working at night after his chores are done, Angus has finished about 700 recordings, and still has 700 more to do. The commission expects to have enough stories to fill 20 volumes, may some day translate them into English...