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Douglas Ross Hyde MRIA (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 12 July 1949), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. transl. the pleasant little branch), was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first President of Ireland from June 1938 to June 1945.
Douglas Hyde (born Jan. 17, 1860, Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ire.—died July 12, 1949, Dublin) was a distinguished Gaelic scholar and writer and the first president of the Republic of Ireland (Éire).
Dubhghlas de Híde (Douglas Hyde) (nom de plume “An Craoibhin Aoibhinn”) was the first President of Ireland from 25 June, 1938 to 24 June, 1945. He was born on 17 January 1860, in Castlerea and grew up in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon.
May 15, 2019 · Behind the impressively preened moustache, there was a want and "grá" in Hyde for an Irish Ireland. Hyde, you could say, embodied the IDA long before its establishment in 1949. On his 1905/06...
Sep 24, 2018 · The ancestors of Douglas Hyde, after all, were not imagined ancient Gaels – Douglas Hyde tells us that his ancestor, Arthur Hyde, 'was a friend of the Queen's favourite, that rascal Dudley’.
Behind the impressively preened moustache, there was a want and "grá" in Hyde for an Irish Ireland. Hyde, you could say, embodied the IDA long before its establishment in 1949. On his 1905/06 American tour for the Gaelic League, he was on a fundraising and an awareness-raising mission that he took very seriously.
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May 29, 2018 · The scholar and writer Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) led the Irish language revival and was president of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. Douglas Hyde was born at Frenchpark, County Roscommon, on Jan. 17, 1860, the son of the local Protestant rector.
In 1938, at an age when most men are long retired, Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was elected first president of modern Ireland. The unanimous choice of delegates from all political factions, he was no stranger to public life or to fame.
Jun 25, 2018 · Eighty years ago, on this day, Douglas Hyde was inaugurated the first President of Ireland. This was not just a landmark date in his life, but a seminal moment in Irish constitutional and ...
Douglas Hyde was a gentle, scholarly man who became one of the most important figures in Irish history over the last 200 years. He became the first President of Ireland in 1937, but his real significance dates back to the 1880s when he began promoting the Irish language, culture and way of life.
