▁In is ▁Me á in . ▁ ▁This ▁branch ▁provided ▁the ▁first ▁dedicated ▁le is ure ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁island ▁women ▁experienced . ▁ ▁When ▁she ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁A ran ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁she ▁signed ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Through out ▁her ▁early ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League , ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁promoted ▁her ▁women ' s ▁ag enda ▁amongst ▁her ▁influ ential ▁male ▁colle agues . ▁If ▁anything , ▁this ▁en hanced ▁her ▁popular ity , ▁which ▁was ▁test ified ▁to ▁when ▁she ▁to pped ▁the ▁poll ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁and ▁dil igent ▁language ▁activ ists ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁became ▁chair person ▁of ▁Co iste ▁an ▁O ide ach ais ▁[ E du c ational ▁Committee ] ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League , ▁having ▁rel in qu ished ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁advis ing ▁Inter mediate ▁exam iner ▁in ▁C elt ic . ▁ ▁Her ▁chief ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁medi ate ▁between ▁the ▁diver ging ▁views ▁on ▁educational ▁policy ▁within ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁and