Galway Advertiser 1978/1978_12_14/GA_14121978_E1_004.pdf 

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Gatmay Advertiser,

14th December,

1978

Do your Christmas Shopping in Dunnes V Stores Headford Road. Special Offers in our Drapery, Grocery & Toy Departments. LatirOpening Thursday 14th Friday 15th. Open Everyday Christmas Week Late Opening Wed. 20th Thurs. 21st Fri. 22nd

MJIDir BUT mOIIY IMDERSBIS

DUNNES STORES
Now that the Editor has attention and which can definitely cut things down make excellent Christmas to size--half a page and not gifts. an inch mote!--diere is no FOCLOIR GAEILGE point whatever in trying to Pride of place this year prolong matters, at least must go, without doubt, to over the Christmas period. the new Focloir Gaeilge/ Bcttter to say what has to be Bearla edited by Niall O said in as few words as Donaill in consultation with BIBLE IN IRISH possible. Which, in view of Dr. Tomas de Bhaldraithe. the rush to do Christmas This is the book we have Meanwhile Dr. Eoin Mc shopping and all the rest of been waiting for all during Kiernan, President of the it, may not be such a bad that past generation when Irish-American Cultural idea in any case! It is, of new spelling and clb Institute, St. Paul, U.S.A. course, a time for present- Romhanach and caighd^n has given a very nice present buying and that, for so oifigiuil produced increas- to the Irish nation this many of us, means buying a ing chaos and confusion in C h r i s t m a s -- a d o w n few books that we might not so many students' minds, payment of JC5,000 towards nonnally buy. It is, ^ter all and gradually arrived at a the cost of publishing the Cbristmas-time and we are situation where the beloved first modern Bible in Irish. all entitled to a few Uberties. Dineen wjs no longer Presenting the cheque to Wc even hope that the adequate. O Donaill does Dr. Tomas 6 Fiaich, Bditor will be in a not, of course, replace , Archbishop of Armagh, Dr. ii^ciently good Christmas Dineen. Nobody ever will, McKieman made the point oiebd to allow direct and and that famous work will t h a t it w a s a l m o s t onapologctic plugs for some continue to have a place in unbelievable that a country recent works in Irish, which Irish, if not world history, so famous for its Christian because of the special for the scope of the traditions had no Bible of its difficulties of that part of undertaking under such own over the past few the publishing world, tend impossible conditions. But centuries. In fairness, it to be overlooked,too often^ the iKW dictionary will should be stressed that there ^ This is a pity, not only make it easier for everybody have been a few Protestant jf because of the obvious to read and write accurate translations of the Bible into I interest to people in this Irish. It has been a best- Irish in former centuries. It art of the world, but also s e l l e r s i n c e it w a s is hoped that the new work ..;ause there arc some very introduced last Summer, will be acceptable to all aae works