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Douglas Hyde

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First President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist

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According to Wikipedia, Douglas Ross Hyde , known as , 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.

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