Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Cearbhall Ã `` DÃ laigh ( 12 February 1911 -- 21 March 1978 ; ) served as the fifth President of Ireland , from 1974 to 1976 .
Simplified: Cearbhall Ã `` DÃ laigh ( 12 February 1911 -- 21 March 1978 , ) served as fifth President of Ireland , from 1974 to 1976 .