One of two recordings from the installation ceremony of Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) as the first President of Ireland.
The ceremony was held on 26 June 1938 in St Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle.
Reporter describes the scene as Douglas Hyde enters St Patrick’s Hall, followed by fanfare, swearing of the oath in Irish, and the beginning of a speech by Douglas Hyde in Irish.
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