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Irish language activists

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Douglas Hyde
first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949)
Patrick Pearse
Irish revolutionary, shot by the British Army in 1916
Conradh na Gaeilge
organization
Gaelic revival
resurgence of interest in the Irish language in the 19th century
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
Irish politician (1866-1963)
Liadh Ní Riada
Irish Sinn Féin politician (born 1966)
Mary Hayden
Irish historian
Michael Sheehan
Irish archbishop (1870-1945)
Maud Joynt
Irish Celtic scholar and linguist
Pól Ó Foighil
Irish politician
Fergal O'Hanlon
Irish activist
George A. Birmingham
Irish writer
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin
Irish TV personality and author
Francie Brolly
Northern Irish politician (1938-2020)
Norma Borthwick
British artist, writer, and Irish-language activist (1862-1934)
Manchán Magan
Irish writer
Mo Chara
Irish rapper and member of Kneecap
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh
Irish activist
Carál Ní Chuilín
Irish politician (born 1964)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Irish politician
Gearóid Ó Cairealláin
Irish journalist
Tadhg Ó Donnchadha
Irish writer (1874-1949)
Mícheál Ó Lócháin
Irish activist
Dessie Grew
Irish Republican (1953-1990)
Pádraig Ó Fiannachta
Irish academic
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Irish writer, podcaster and Irish language activist
Victor Bayda
Russian linguist
Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin
Northern Irish politician (1910-1991)
Michael O'Hickey
Irish Roman Catholic priest, Professor of Irish NUI Maynooth (1860-1916)
James McDyer
Irish activist (1910–1987)
Nora Ashe
Irish teacher, nationalist, and Irish language activist
Coiste Cearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta
organization
Seán South
Irish activist
Proinsias Mac Aonghusa
Irish writer and activist (1933-2003)
Mary Ann Hutton
Irish language scholar and writer
Risteard De Hindeberg
Irish priest and linguist (1863–1916)
D. P. Moran
Irish journalist and activist (1869-1936)
Ola Majekodunmi
nigerian-Irish writer and presenter