Micheál Ó Lócháin & An Gaodhal

An Gaodhal was established, edited, and printed from 1881 to 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, by Micheál Ó Lócháin (c.1836-1899) from Milltown, Co. Galway, who came to be regarded as the father of the Irish-language movement in America, a movement that inspired the emergence of the Gaelic League at home in Ireland. The contents of An Gaodhal reflect the cultural interests of Irish speakers in New York, Ireland, and the wider diaspora; Irish American life; New York history; and the development of the Irish language during the Celtic Revival period.

A partnership between University of Galway and New York University is currently working to create a fully searchable digital edition of An Gaodhal by training artificial intelligence how to read the Cló Gaelach script printed in the newspaper.