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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
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Douglas Hyde
Age: 89 †
Born: 1860
Born: January 17
Died: 1949
Died: July 12
Former President Of Ireland
Poet
Politician
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An Caisleán Riabhach
Douglas Ross Hyde
An Craoibhín Aoibhinn
An Craoibhin Aoibhinn
Dubhghlas de hÍde
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