Quotes by Douglas Hyde

About Douglas Hyde:

Douglas Hyde was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic revival, and first president of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.
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As our language wanes and dies, the golden legends of the far-off centuries fade and pass away. No one sees their influence upon culture; no one sees their educational power.

Douglas Hyde

I do not share the wish to see my language dead and decently buried.

Douglas Hyde

I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it.

Douglas Hyde

Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it.

Douglas Hyde

It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish.

Douglas Hyde

Author Bio

  • NameDouglas Hyde
  • Descriptionfirst President of Ireland
  • BornJanuary 17, 1860
  • DiedJuly 12, 1949
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPolitician; Poet; Translator; Writer