▁of ▁Ga elt acht ▁industry . ▁She ▁represented ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁G ael ic ▁Union ▁at ▁C elt ic ▁Congress es ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁C elt ic ▁Congress ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Edward ▁Thomas ▁John , ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁national ist ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Ang les ey , ▁attempted ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁former ▁C elt ic ▁Association ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁of ▁" The ▁C elt ic ▁Congress ", ▁thus ▁initi ating ▁the ▁second ▁wave ▁of ▁inter - C elt ic ▁relations . ▁For ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁and ▁indeed ▁her ▁closest ▁friend ▁Douglas ▁Hy de , ▁who ▁also ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁interest , ▁the ▁C elt ic ▁Congress ▁held ▁much ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁for ▁so ▁long ▁been ▁involved : ▁its ▁raison - d ’ être ▁was ▁to ▁n urt ure ▁and ▁promote ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁culture ▁( al beit ▁' C elt ic ' ▁rather ▁than ▁Irish ); ▁the ▁con gress ▁was ▁in ▁theory ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁ann ually ▁( similar ▁to ▁the ▁O ire acht as ); ▁and ▁its ▁leading ▁members ▁were ▁now ▁drawn ▁from ▁educational ist ▁and ▁lingu istic ▁circles ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁more ▁exclusive ▁Dublin ▁Castle ▁circle ▁with ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁associated ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁Mary ▁Hay den , ▁Os born ▁Ber gin , ▁E oin ▁Mac ▁Né ill ▁and