Interesting that the Brooklyn based Philo-Celtic Society, founded by Michael Logan from Milltown, County Galway, was the basis for identifying some of my County Mayo family associates. Of course, Michael died in 1899 and his publication, An Gaodhal, ceased several years later. But an 1896 issue of An Gaodhal was the source of the information, which Jerry Kelly was kind enough to translate for me.

Michael Logan was deeply involved with immigration and Irish nationalism as can be evidenced through the pages of the old Brooklyn Eagle now available on line.

Jerry has apparently taken up where Michael left off over a hundred years ago and as far as I'm concerned, the previous and continued revival of the irish language is a legitimate part of the immigrant story.

I happen to be a member of one the last great waves of Irish immigrants to the United States and find it heartwarming to see the announcements and I hope the latest effort is super-successful.

Michael Logan, too, had his detractors, he referred to them as "Shoneens" and you may need Jerry Kelly to shed more light on the word than I can provide.