Cahir Healy (1877-1970), a veteran northern nationalist, litterateur, cultural revivalist and founder of the Ulster Folk Museum, was passed over for an honorary doctorate at Queen's University Belfast in 1966, despite the support of the Prime Minister, Capt Terence O'Neill.
Healy rejected for honorary degree
Cahir Healy (1877-1970), a veteran northern nationalist, litterateur, cultural revivalist and founder of the Ulster Folk Museum…
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