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Ruaidhrí de Valera (* 1916 in Dublin; † Oktober 1978) war ein irischer Archäologe und Professor für keltische Archäologie am University College Dublin
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.
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).
Ruaidhrí de Valera completed the excavation of the megalithic passage tomb in 1959. De Valera was known for his imaginative thinking in academia, particularly in recognizing the significance of megalithic tombs in understanding prehistory.
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.
Der Begriff Court Tomb wurde 1960 von dem irischen Archäologen Ruaidhrí de Valera eingeführt. Court Tombs gehören zu den megalithischen Kammergräbern (englisch Chambered tombs) Irlands. Die etwa 400 erhaltenen, bis zu 60 m langen Anlagen, liegen ausschließlich in der Nordhälfte der Insel.
Tragedy struck the Tara excavation programme in the autumn of 1956 when Professor Ó Ríordáin, still in his early fifties, became seriously ill. 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 ...
