TO REVIVE GAELIC.
Love of tho Gaelic language is shown in the will of Mr Donald .vlackay, of lleay House, Hereford, who was largely interested iu rubber and cocoanut companies. His estate (says tho" [Daily Chronicle") has been valued at £45,23 d. He left £6OOO for bursaries for six boys and girls to enable them to learn a trade or business, including domestic setricc, on condition that they must be ablo to speak and write Gaelic; £IOOO to Sutherland County Council tor money prises to touchers who displnjgreatest proficiency in reading, writing, and composing in the Gaelic language; £I2OO to the Technical College at Driimmuir, Golspie, for a bursary for a boy under 15 who is able to converse readily and write the Gaelic language; £IOOO to the Cornum Ghnidnenlach,'-or Scottish Jfiphlaud Mod, for prizes for tin* encouragement of Gaelic song and music, literature, and poetry-.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17108, 1 April 1921, Page 9
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146TO REVIVE GAELIC. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17108, 1 April 1921, Page 9
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