No, sorry Martin , I cannot accept this idea. Dev was a Politician, first foremost and all the time. Sure he travelled around Ireland , particularly in his earlier political years, supporting organisations like Gaelic League, Connradh, G.A.A and Muintir na Tire but, that is what it was, politickin'. The Beeb seemed to downgrade the efforts of the various organisations to promote and (perhaps with too much aspic ?) preserve Irish Culture.