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Rúaidhrí was the 5th of 7 children of Sinéad (Ni Fhlannagáin) & Éamon de Valera. At the time he was born his father was a Prisoner of War. Rúaidhrí, or Rory as he was sometimes called, was not seen by his father till he was nearly a year old.
His earlier education was by the Holy Ghost Fathers at Blackrock College in Dublin. He then embarked on an exemplary academic career at University College Dublin that would lead to his becoming Ireland's most
distinguished archaeologist. He graduated from UCD in 1939 with a B.A in Celtic Studies.
With WW II looming, known in Ireland as the Emergency, he enlisted in the Irish Army, as did his brothers Vivion & Terry, serving until 1944 with the rank of Lieutenant.
He continued his education after his Army service by returning to UCD for a Masters course, during which time he was elected to join the Archaeological Society committee. He earned his M.A. degree for a thesis on the megalithic tombs of north-east Clare.
In the following year he became Placenames Officer in the Ordnance Survey. In 1947, he also became Archaeology Officer and in 1949 he initiated the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. In the following years he wrote seminal papers on megalithic tombs which challenged the orthodoxies of the times and studied for his Doctorate.
In 1948 he married Eithne Smyth, a Solicitor from Downpatrick. They made their home in Dublin and there raised their 3 children. Eithne Máire was born June 1949, Éamon, born in 1951, was named after his grandfather who was then Taoiseach of Ireland, and Rúaidhrí in 1960.
In 1954 he was awarded his Doctorate. Already a Professor at Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD (UCD School of Archaeology), in 1957 he was named Chair of Celtic Archaeology, the position he held for the remainder of his career as Ireland's foremost archaeologist and the internationally recognized expert on Celtic megalithic archeology.
Professor de Valera passed away suddenly while attending an archaeological event at the Fermanagh County Museum in Enniskillen Castle.
✞ Dr. Rúaidhrí de Valera is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery. Buried with him is Eithne, his wife of 30 years.
✞ In honour of Professor de Valera's advancement of Irish archaeology, Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD regularly awards the Rúaidhrí de Valera Memorial Prize to the School of Archaeology student who achieves the highest mark with First Class Honours for his Masters degree.
Rúaidhrí was the 5th of 7 children of Sinéad (Ni Fhlannagáin) & Éamon de Valera. At the time he was born his father was a Prisoner of War. Rúaidhrí, or Rory as he was sometimes called, was not seen by his father till he was nearly a year old.
His earlier education was by the Holy Ghost Fathers at Blackrock College in Dublin. He then embarked on an exemplary academic career at University College Dublin that would lead to his becoming Ireland's most
distinguished archaeologist. He graduated from UCD in 1939 with a B.A in Celtic Studies.
With WW II looming, known in Ireland as the Emergency, he enlisted in the Irish Army, as did his brothers Vivion & Terry, serving until 1944 with the rank of Lieutenant.
He continued his education after his Army service by returning to UCD for a Masters course, during which time he was elected to join the Archaeological Society committee. He earned his M.A. degree for a thesis on the megalithic tombs of north-east Clare.
In the following year he became Placenames Officer in the Ordnance Survey. In 1947, he also became Archaeology Officer and in 1949 he initiated the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. In the following years he wrote seminal papers on megalithic tombs which challenged the orthodoxies of the times and studied for his Doctorate.
In 1948 he married Eithne Smyth, a Solicitor from Downpatrick. They made their home in Dublin and there raised their 3 children. Eithne Máire was born June 1949, Éamon, born in 1951, was named after his grandfather who was then Taoiseach of Ireland, and Rúaidhrí in 1960.
In 1954 he was awarded his Doctorate. Already a Professor at Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD (UCD School of Archaeology), in 1957 he was named Chair of Celtic Archaeology, the position he held for the remainder of his career as Ireland's foremost archaeologist and the internationally recognized expert on Celtic megalithic archeology.
Professor de Valera passed away suddenly while attending an archaeological event at the Fermanagh County Museum in Enniskillen Castle.
✞ Dr. Rúaidhrí de Valera is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery. Buried with him is Eithne, his wife of 30 years.
✞ In honour of Professor de Valera's advancement of Irish archaeology, Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD regularly awards the Rúaidhrí de Valera Memorial Prize to the School of Archaeology student who achieves the highest mark with First Class Honours for his Masters degree.
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Rúaidhrí was the 5th of 7 children of Sinéad (Ni Fhlannagáin) & Éamon de Valera. At the time he was born his father was a Prisoner of War. Rúaidhrí, or Rory as he was sometimes called, was not seen by his father till he was nearly a year old.
His earlier education was by the Holy Ghost Fathers at Blackrock College in Dublin. He then embarked on an exemplary academic career at University College Dublin that would lead to his becoming Ireland's most
distinguished archaeologist. He graduated from UCD in 1939 with a B.A in Celtic Studies.
With WW II looming, known in Ireland as the Emergency, he enlisted in the Irish Army, as did his brothers Vivion & Terry, serving until 1944 with the rank of Lieutenant.
He continued his education after his Army service by returning to UCD for a Masters course, during which time he was elected to join the Archaeological Society committee. He earned his M.A. degree for a thesis on the megalithic tombs of north-east Clare.
In the following year he became Placenames Officer in the Ordnance Survey. In 1947, he also became Archaeology Officer and in 1949 he initiated the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. In the following years he wrote seminal papers on megalithic tombs which challenged the orthodoxies of the times and studied for his Doctorate.
In 1948 he married Eithne Smyth, a Solicitor from Downpatrick. They made their home in Dublin and there raised their 3 children. Eithne Máire was born June 1949, Éamon, born in 1951, was named after his grandfather who was then Taoiseach of Ireland, and Rúaidhrí in 1960.
In 1954 he was awarded his Doctorate. Already a Professor at Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD (UCD School of Archaeology), in 1957 he was named Chair of Celtic Archaeology, the position he held for the remainder of his career as Ireland's foremost archaeologist and the internationally recognized expert on Celtic megalithic archeology.
Professor de Valera passed away suddenly while attending an archaeological event at the Fermanagh County Museum in Enniskillen Castle.
✞ Dr. Rúaidhrí de Valera is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery. Buried with him is Eithne, his wife of 30 years.
✞ In honour of Professor de Valera's advancement of Irish archaeology, Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD regularly awards the Rúaidhrí de Valera Memorial Prize to the School of Archaeology student who achieves the highest mark with First Class Honours for his Masters degree.
Rúaidhrí was the 5th of 7 children of Sinéad (Ni Fhlannagáin) & Éamon de Valera. At the time he was born his father was a Prisoner of War. Rúaidhrí, or Rory as he was sometimes called, was not seen by his father till he was nearly a year old.
His earlier education was by the Holy Ghost Fathers at Blackrock College in Dublin. He then embarked on an exemplary academic career at University College Dublin that would lead to his becoming Ireland's most
distinguished archaeologist. He graduated from UCD in 1939 with a B.A in Celtic Studies.
With WW II looming, known in Ireland as the Emergency, he enlisted in the Irish Army, as did his brothers Vivion & Terry, serving until 1944 with the rank of Lieutenant.
He continued his education after his Army service by returning to UCD for a Masters course, during which time he was elected to join the Archaeological Society committee. He earned his M.A. degree for a thesis on the megalithic tombs of north-east Clare.
In the following year he became Placenames Officer in the Ordnance Survey. In 1947, he also became Archaeology Officer and in 1949 he initiated the Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. In the following years he wrote seminal papers on megalithic tombs which challenged the orthodoxies of the times and studied for his Doctorate.
In 1948 he married Eithne Smyth, a Solicitor from Downpatrick. They made their home in Dublin and there raised their 3 children. Eithne Máire was born June 1949, Éamon, born in 1951, was named after his grandfather who was then Taoiseach of Ireland, and Rúaidhrí in 1960.
In 1954 he was awarded his Doctorate. Already a Professor at Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD (UCD School of Archaeology), in 1957 he was named Chair of Celtic Archaeology, the position he held for the remainder of his career as Ireland's foremost archaeologist and the internationally recognized expert on Celtic megalithic archeology.
Professor de Valera passed away suddenly while attending an archaeological event at the Fermanagh County Museum in Enniskillen Castle.
✞ Dr. Rúaidhrí de Valera is buried at Glasnevin Cemetery. Buried with him is Eithne, his wife of 30 years.
✞ In honour of Professor de Valera's advancement of Irish archaeology, Scoil na Seandálaíochta UCD regularly awards the Rúaidhrí de Valera Memorial Prize to the School of Archaeology student who achieves the highest mark with First Class Honours for his Masters degree.
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