▁for ▁full ▁co - ed uc ation ▁at ▁U CD . ▁ ▁App oint ed ▁lect urer ▁in ▁modern ▁Irish ▁at ▁U CD ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁U CD ▁gover ning ▁body ▁and ▁the ▁N UI ▁Senate ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 4 9 ). ▁When ▁Douglas ▁Hy de ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁modern ▁Irish ▁in ▁U CD , ▁holding ▁the ▁position ▁till ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Her ▁brother ▁Al ph ons us ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁became ▁Professor ▁of ▁Science ▁at ▁U CD . ▁ ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁when ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁had ▁then ▁finished ▁her ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁study ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁College , ▁E oin ▁Mac Ne ill ▁arranged ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁visit ▁In is ▁Me á in , ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁A ran ▁Islands , ▁to ▁improve ▁her ▁Irish . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁sum mers ▁which ▁she ▁spent ▁on ▁In is ▁Me á in , ▁she ▁became ▁fl uent ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁language ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁she ▁founded ▁' The ▁Women ' s ▁Branch ' ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁a ▁men ' s ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁League ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁both ▁In is ▁M ór ▁and