De hÓir, Éamonn Proinsias (1921-1975), director of the Ordnance Survey

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Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

De hÓir, Éamonn Proinsias (1921-1975), director of the Ordnance Survey

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Dore, Edward Francis

Description area

Dates of existence

1921-1975

History

Éamonn Proinsias de hÓir was born Edward Francis Dore as one of three children and the only son of Edward Thomas Dore and Nora Daly. A devoted nationalist, he later adopted the Irish spelling of his name. Born in 1921, he studied at University College,Read more