Conradh na Gaeilge (The Gaelic League) is an organization "for the purpose of keeping the Irish language spoken in Ireland." It was founded in Dublin on July 31, 1893 by Douglas Hyde, a Protestant from Frenchpark, County Roscommon with the aid of Eugene O'Growney, Eoin MacNeill, Luke K. Walsh and others. It developed from the earlier Gaelic Union and became the leading institution promoting the Gaelic Revival. The league's newspaper was An Claidheamh Soluis ("The Sword of Light") and its most noted editor was Patrick Pearse. Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, is constitutionally recognized as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Douglas Hyde (Irish name Dubhghlas de hÍde) (17 January 1860 - 12 July 1949) was an Irish language scholar who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Frenchpark (Irish Dún Gar) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ... County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. ... Eugene OGrowney (b. ... Eoin MacNeill (May 15, 1867 - October 15, 1945) was an Irish scholar, nationalist and revolutionary. ... The Gaelic Revival of the Irish language was mainly promoted by the Gaelic League and Douglas Hyde for much of the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... ... Patrick Pearse Patrick Henry Pearse (known to Irish nationalists as Pádraig Pearse or by his Irish name Pádraic Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was a teacher, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. ...

Though apolitical, the League attracted many Irish Nationalists of different persuasions, much like the Gaelic Athletic Association before it. It was through the Gaelic League that many future political leaders and rebels first met, laying the foundation for groups such as the Irish Volunteers. Most of the signatories of the Easter Proclamation were members. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie, Gaelic football and handball, and rounders. ... Irish Volunteers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Easter Proclamation, officially referred to as the Proclamation of the Republic, was a document read by Padraig Pearse at the start of the Easter Rising in Ireland in April 1916, in which a republican Provisional Government claimed the right to proclaim Irish independence from the United Kingdom of Great...

External links

• Conradh na Gaeilge official site (in Irish)
• Conradh na Gaeilge Shasana Nua (Gaelic League of New England)
• Conradh na Gaeilge Craobh Bhaile Phitt (Gaelic League of Pittsburg)
• The Gaelic League, Friendship Branch (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas)
• Conradh na Gaeilge Craobh (Washington, D.C.)
• The New Jersey Gaelic League
• Craobh Thír na gCnoc (Austin, TX)