Who is Douglas Hyde

Douglas Ross Hyde (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. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and the first President of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.

Background

Hyde was born at Longford House in Castlerea, County Roscommon, while his mother, Elizabeth (née Oldfield; 1834–1886), was on a short visit. His father, Arthur Hyde, whose family were originally from Castlehyde, Fermoy, County Cork, was Church of Ireland rector of Kilmact...
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Douglas Hyde Poems

• Colum-cille-s Farewell To Ireland
  ALAS for the voyage, O High King of Heaven,
  Enjoined upon me,
  For that I on the red plain of bloody Cooldrevin
  Was present to see. ...
• I Shall Not Die For Thee
  FOR thee, I shall not die,
  Woman of high fame and name;
  Foolish men thou mayest slay
  I and they are not the same. ...
• Ringleted Youth Of My Love
  Ringleted youth of my love,
  With thy locks bound loosely behind thee,
  You passed by the road above,
  But you never came in to find me;...
• My Love, Oh, She Is My Love
  She casts a spell, oh, casts a spell!
  Which haunts me more than I can tell.
  Dearer, because she makes me ill
  Than who would will to make me well....
• I Am Raferty
  I am Raferty the Poet
  Full of hope and love,
  With eyes that have no light,
  With gentleness that has no misery....

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