Douglas Hyde Quotes

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; no one sees their educational power.
Douglas Hyde

Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it.
Douglas Hyde

I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it.
Douglas Hyde

I do not share the wish to see my language dead and decently buried.
Douglas Hyde

It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish.
Douglas Hyde

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Douglas Hyde Quotes

Type: Politician Quotes Category: Irish Politician Quotes Date of Birth: January 17, 1860 Date of Death: July 12, 1949 Nationality: Irish Find on Amazon: Douglas Hyde Related Authors: Gerry Adams John Hume John Bruton Jim Walsh Martin McGuinness Boyle Roche Bernadette Devlin Dick Spring David Trimble	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; no one sees their educational power. Douglas Hyde Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it. Douglas Hyde I - and there are hundreds of thousands of Irishmen who felt on this subject as I do - have always liked my Celtic countrymen and disliked the English nation; it is a national trait of character, and I cannot help it. Douglas Hyde I do not share the wish to see my language dead and decently buried. Douglas Hyde It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish. Douglas Hyde