Wacław Tadeusz Dobrzyński—the man who got Douglas Hyde in trouble

Through the innocent gesture of inviting President Douglas Hyde to a soccer match between Poland and Ireland in 1938, Consul Dobrzyński—the first ever Polish diplomat to Ireland and otherwise a very popular and admired personality in 1930s Dublin—unwittingly caused chaos on the Irish political scene. By Ian Cantwell and Nikola Sękowska-Moroney Consul General Wacław Tadeusz ... Read more

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