CANON O'LEARY'S SPELLING 39 



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tiu ,, 



TTUtum ,, 



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Lastly, as a rumour has been going round that Canon 

 O'Leary is opposed to the Simplified Spelling, I am 

 authorized to state that this rumour is unfounded. Canon 

 O'Leary is not opposed to the Simplified Spelling. 



Since this lecture was delivered Canon O'Leary himself 

 has given public expression to his approval of the Simplified 

 Spelling. In the course of a letter which was published in 

 the newspapers on the ist August, 1911, he wrote : " From 

 what I have seen of the Simplified Spelling I am satisfied 

 that a great responsibility would be incurred by any person 

 who should prevent this spelling from being used to spread 

 the living Irish speech." 



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