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Rúaidhrí de Valera (3 November 1916 – 28 October 1978) was an Irish archaeologist most known for his work on the megalithic tombs of his country. He was the son of Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera.
Distinguished Irish archaeologist, best known for his work on Neolithic tombs in Ireland. Born in Dublin, the fourth son of the Irish president Eamon de Valera, he was educated at Blackrock College and University College, Dublin, where he obtained a Ph.D. with a thesis on court tombs.
Ruaidhrí de Valera - Irish Archaeologist. Ruaidhrí de Valera was born in Dublin on November 3, 1916. He was the fourth son of Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera. He went to Blackrock College initially and later attended University College Dublin (UCD) starting in 1935.
De Valera, Ruaidhrí (1916–78), archaeologist, was born 3 November 1916 in Dublin, fourth son among five sons and two daughters of Éamon de Valera (qv) and Sinéad de Valera (qv) (née Flanagan).
He died in April 1957 and it was Ruaidhrí de Valera, his successor as Professor of Archaeology in UCD, who completed the excavations at Duma na nGiall in a long final season during the summer of 1959.
Ruaidhri de Valera and Sean O Nuallain. Volume III (Counties Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, Westmeath, Laoighis, Offaly, Kildare and Cavan), Dublin, published by the Stationery
In 1956, after two seasons excavation at the mound, Prof Ó Ríordáin became ill. He died in 1957. His successor, Professor Ruaidhrí de Valera completed the excavation of the Mound of the Hostages in 1959. The final report on the excavation was published in 2005 and the finds from the site were transferred to the National Museum of Ireland in ...
