President delivers the inaugural Hyde Lecture in UCD - “The Legacy of Dr. Douglas Hyde”

Mon 24th Sep, 2018 | 18:00
location: Theatre Q, Newman Building, UCD, Dublin

‘The Legacy of Douglas Hyde’ - The Inaugural Douglas Hyde Lecture

President Higgins delivered the inaugural Douglas Hyde Lecture 2018.

Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland, serving from 1938 to 1945,…

Mon 24th Sep, 2018 | 15:54

‘The Legacy of Douglas Hyde’ - The Inaugural Douglas Hyde Lecture

President Higgins delivered the inaugural Douglas Hyde Lecture 2018.

Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland, serving from 1938 to 1945, the first president of Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League) and the first Professor of Modern Irish in UCD from 1909.

The lecture took place place in ‘Bliain na Gaeilge’, a year dedicated to the celebration of the Irish language.

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