Uachtaráin - History of the Irish Presidents

Múinteoir

New documentary series on the history of the Irish presidency from Douglas Hyde to Mary McAleese. Starts tonight at 9.30pm on TG4.

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Uachtaráin (TS)
Dubhghlas de hÍde, founder of the Gaelic League and first President of Ireland (1938-45). The Roscommon native, though opposed to violence himself, inspired those behind the Rising to strike for Irish freedom.

csk

I only got to see the last half hour but it seemed interesting enough. TG4 usually do good documenataries like this, the one of coláiste na Reabhlóid last week was excellent.

Múinteoir

Last night's programme can be watched in the archive at www.tg4.tv under 'Faisnéis - Cartlann'. Seven more episodes to come.

InFront

Will there be subtitles? I like TG4 documentaries, but I prefer when they're in English... certainly a great idea for a documentary series though.

Múinteoir

InFront wrote:

Will there be subtitles?

Yes there are.

Chakar

I saw it. It was a great programme. I noticed that he planted a tree when he started his presidency, it got a tree disease later. A cutting was cut from it and that cutting was used to plant the tree that President McAleese planted to mark his presidency.

Irish History

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055080684/uachtarain-history-of-the-irish-presidents

In actual fact and in reality, de Valera was the first President of Ireland. He was elected on the 26th of August 1921 in exactly the same way de HÍde was elected in 1938 - by a Parliament.

. https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1921-08-26/3/#:~:text=The%20honour%20has%20fallen%20on%20me%20to%20put%20before%20the%20D%C3%A1il%20the%20name%20of%20Eamonn%20de%20Valera%20as%20President%20of%20the%20Irish%20Republic

De Valera was also the President of the real 32 county Dáil Éireann, and was President of the Irish Volunteers (the actual Óglaigh na hÉireann). 

It's very sad that the 'Southern Ireland' State pretends de HÍde was the first President of Ireland when he was not - nor was he in reality, a President of Ireland.

That is just the historical fact and the reality of the matter - make of it as you will.

Seth Brundle

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