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1892 – Hyde, Douglas: The necessity for de-Anglicising Ireland

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  • IrishLanguage interestDisquisition
  • Year
    1892
    Author
    Hyde, Douglas
    Title (original)
    The necessity for de-Anglicising Ireland
    Notes

    A lecture read before the Irish National Literary Society, Dublin, in 1892; it triggered the language revival movement Connradh na Gaedhilge (“Gaelic League”). Hyde was later (1938) to become President of Ireland.

    Word Count: 30

    Source Reference

    “The Necessity for de-Anglicising Ireland”, in The revival of irish literature: Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG, Dr George Sigerson and Dr Douglas Hyde (London: T. Fischer Unwin, 1904), 117-161; SPIN copy

    Word Count: 32