Every craggy and gnarled tree has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it. — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
Youth is a period of idealism. The Communists attract young people by appealing directly to that idealism. Too often, others have failed either to… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
By Anglicising ourselves we have thrown away with a light heart the best claim we have upon the world's recognition of us as a… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
The Gaelic League is founded not upon hatred of England, but upon love of Ireland. Hatred is a negative passion; it is powerful -… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
Every craggy and gnarled tree has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it. — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
As our language wanes and dies, the golden legends of the far-off centuries fade and pass away. No one sees their influence upon culture;… — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it. — Douglas Hyde Copy Share Image
