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Died. Dr. Douglas Hyde, 88, first President (1938-45) of Ireland (Eire), Gaelic scholar, poet and playwright who was nicknamed "An Craoibhin Aoibhinn" (The Delightful Little Branch)*; after long illness; in Dublin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 25, 1949 | 7/25/1949 | See Source »

After a pledge to do his best in office, a ride down Merrion Street to Government buildings, a lunch with Prime Minister de Valera, the President-elect, nicknamed by Gaelic enthusiasts as An Craoibhin Aoibhinn ("the delightful little branch") after a line in one of his poems, went to inspect what will be his official home after he takes office on June 1. The granite viceregal lodge, seat of hated British power in old Ireland, resembling Washington's White House, situated in wooded, spacious Phoenix Park, will now be known as Arus an Uachtarian ("President's Residence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EIRE: Protestant President | 5/16/1938 | See Source »

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