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Douglas Ross Hyde (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. "the pleasant little branch"), 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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I shall not die for thee
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My Grief on the Sea
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Bruadar And Smith And Glinn
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My Love, Oh, She Is My Love
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Ringleted Youth Of My Love
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Colum-Cille’s Farewell To Ireland
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I Am Raferty
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A Poem To Be Said On Hearing The Birds Sing
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