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  EAMON DE VALERA: HIS STRUGGLE FOR UNITY
De Valera took part in the birth of an independent Ireland and helped to shape the nation Ireland is today.
De Valera was born in New York City on October 4, 1882.
The fame and presence of de Valera was needed at the peace conference that had convened at the end of World War I. Sinn Fein controlled Ireland and she demanding independence.
www.usna.edu /EnglishDept/ilv/dev.htm   (1700 words)

  
 Eamon De Valera & the Fianna Fail
De Valera was released under an amnesty in 1917, and elected president of both Sinn Fein and the Irish Volunteers, political and military groups, respectively, opposed to British rule.
De Valera had secured the support of a small party called the National League, which was actually the still-surviving rump of the old Irish Parliamentary Party, but which had decided that de Valera was the coming man and it would be prudent to be on his side.
De Valera claimed there was no contractual obligation to pay the annuities, and that the three million pounds involved could be used to relieve farmers 'completely of the rates on their holdings'.
meandmypage.tripod.com /Art/DeValera.html   (5145 words)

  
 ::Eamonn de Valera::
De Valera was one of the leaders in the failed 1916 Easter Uprising.
De Valera was sentenced to death but this was commuted to imprisonment on account of the fact that he was born in America.
In 1926, de Valera decided that it was in the interests of Ireland to accept the new Irish parliament (the Dáil) and he founded a new political party called Fianna Fáil which served as an opposition party from 1926 to 1932.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /eamonn_de_valera.htm   (595 words)

  
 From Irish Political Review - January 2006
The main ground of de Valera's acceptance of the inevitability of partition was a clear-headed assessment of the limits placed on Sinn Féin's negotiating position by the very simple and brutal realities of the balance of power between Ireland and England.
I assume that de Valera learned the lesson of that and applied his learning in the negotiations with Joe Devlin in advance of the 1921 elections to the Northern Ireland Parliament and the Second Dáil, both of which were held under the auspices of the 1920 Government of Ireland Act.
De Valera's republicanism was not the extreme uncompromising form of nationalism that the term is inevitably and erroneously taken to represent.
www.atholbooks.org /review/north_nat_1.php   (4312 words)

  
 Ireland's OWN: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
De Valera baulked at the agreement, even though his opponents claimed he had refused to go because he knew what the outcome would be and did not want to get the blame.
de Valera was also elected President of Council of the League of Nations at its 68th and Special Sessions, September and October 1932 and President of the Assembly of the League of Nations, 1938.
In 1966, de Valera narrowly won the election, by a majority of a mere 10,000 votes in a poll of over 1,000,000, he did develop a deep dislike and distrust for his campaign manager, Agriculture Minister and future taoiseach (prime minister) Charles J. Haughey.
irelandsown.net /devalera.html   (2256 words)

  
 De Valera, Eamon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Elected that same year a member of Parliament and president of Sinn Féin, De Valera was arrested again in May, 1918.
De Valera, however, repudiated the final treaty because it excluded Northern Ireland and required Irish officeholders to swear allegiance to the British crown.
Fianna Fáil was defeated in the election of 1948, but De Valera returned as prime minister with independent support (1951–54) and with an absolute party majority (1957–59).
www.bartleby.com /65/de/DeValera.html   (455 words)

  
 NYC Department of Records - Notable New Yorkers - Eamon De Valera
Native New Yorker Eamon de Valera was raised in Ireland and led the Irish government between 1932 and 1937.
In 1910, de Valera's mother Catherine applied to the Health Department to amend her son's birth certificate.
In this photograph de Valera is flanked by Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York and Acting Mayor Impellitteri.
www.nyc.gov /html/records/html/features/devalera.shtml   (240 words)

  
 BBC - History - Eamon de Valera (1882 - 1975)
The child of a Spanish father and an Irish mother, de Valera was born in New York City, but moved to Ireland upon the death of his father.
The British offer of independence in 1921 was opposed by de Valera for two reasons: Northern Ireland was excluded from the treaty, and Irish officials would have to swear allegiance to the crown.
The treaty was passed by a narrow margin in the Dail and de Valera resigned as president.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/devalera.shtml   (423 words)

  
 Eamon de Valera
On his release from prison in 1917, de Valera was elected MP for East Clare and became president of both Sinn Féin and the Irish Volunteers.
On the political front, de Valera saw off the threat from both the Blueshirts and the IRA and in 1937 his new constitution was enacted.In foreign affairs de Valera achieved some notable successes.
Material relating to all aspects of Mr de Valera’s life and career including his birth, early childhood and schooldays in Bruree (1882–89), his association with Charleville Christian Brothers School, Blackrock and Rockwell Colleges (1889–1972); with the Royal University of Ireland (1901–04) and with the National University of Ireland in his role as Chancellor (1921–71).
www.ucd.ie /archives/html/collections/devalera-eamon.htm   (1016 words)

  
 Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera was Ireland's first prime minister and eventually, its president.
De Valera was president of the executive council of the Irish Free State from 1932 to 1937 and was elected premier of Eire under the new constitution of 1937.
In 1932 De Valera served as president of the League of Nations council.
www.sarah-kiley.com /lughnasa/devalera.html   (111 words)

  
 <1169 And Counting.....   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
De Valera's departure from Sinn Fein by no means meant that he was irrevocably split from the IRA which remained independent of both parties.
It was under the names of Eamon de Valera and Frank Aiken (IRA Chief of Staff in succession to Liam Lynch and later a leading Fianna Failer) that the 'Dump Arms' order of 1923 was issued, ending IRA actions against the Free State forces.
The third was that of de Valera who believed that Republicans should enter the Free State parliament and 'reverse the Treaty from within' : all three broad strands of opinion were represented in the IRA which at the same time maintained its independence from them and was committed primarily to the task of military re-organisation.......
1169andcounting.blogspot.com /2006_03_12_1169andcounting_archive.html   (3904 words)

  
 Clare People: Eamon De Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
His father died when de Valera was only two years old and his mother decided that her son would be better off at home in Ireland.
De Valera was released from prison in June 1917 and was elected Sinn Fein deputy for East Clare.
De Valera was arrested in Ennis on 15 August 1923 and not released until July 1924.
www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/people/eamon.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Rocky De Valera & The Gravediggers
Rocky De Valera and the Gravediggers started life behind a stall at the Gaiety Green (known as ‘The Dandelion Market’ or ‘The Dando’) in 1977 where young Dubliners Ferdia Mac Anna and Dave Sweeney took part-time jobs selling punk badges.
The idea behind Rocky De Valera andf the Gravediggers was to play high-energy short sharp rock and roll and rhythm and blues roots songs infused with the energy and attitude of punk.
Rocky De Valera and The Lizard went on to tour Ireland with ‘The Rhythm Kings’ (1980-83) while Jack Dublin was a founder member of In Tua Nua, a band that also featured drummer Paul Byrne who has metamorphosed into Pall Bearer, drummer with the newly reformed Rocky De Valera and the Gravediggers.
www.rockydevalera.com /history.html   (550 words)

  
 Eamon de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Eamon De Valera was born in 1882 and would become one of the outstanding political figures in Modern Ireland.
De Valera joined the Gaelic League in 1907, the Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Volunteers in 1913.
A short bio on de Valera from Arwel Parry, an enthusiast of the Welsh language.
alumni.imsa.edu /~paulb/irish/history/valera.html   (253 words)

  
 Eamon De Valera Letters
By the time De Valera was born (188?) Cuba was Spain's territory therefore cuban were officially registered as spaniards (not cubans) that should be the reason why De Valera's father nationality appears on De Valera Birth Certificate as "Spain" (?) This is just especulation.
De Valera's intention in the negotiations was to give Britain, on the one hand, and the Unionists (north and south) on the other, something they could accept by proposing that Ireland (as a whole) remain in the Commonwealth in name, but that its institutions would be that of a Republic.
Going threw your site was interesting, however relating to the film, the de Valera issues which came to surface, and for the first time could be openly discussed was the real triumph, no what he was to have alleged to have done.
www.apostles.com /dev-lt.html   (1445 words)

  
 Eamon De Valera Unveils Robert Emmet Statue - 1919
Eamon De Valera (1882-1975), unveils statue of Robert Emmet
Sculpture Jerome Connor's statue of Irish patriot Robert Emmet is unveiled by Eamon De Valera in front of the California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park.
De Valera was on a fundraising tour of the United States in support of Sinn Fein and the Irish Volunteers.
www.sfmuseum.org /hist10/devalera.html   (175 words)

  
 RTE News - Síle de Valera to leave politics
Síle de Valera, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, has announced that she is quitting politics.
Ms de Valera is the granddaughter of the former Taoiseach and President, Eamon de Valera, and a cousin of Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív.
The de Valera name has been associated with politics since 1917.
www.rte.ie /news/2005/1111/devalera.html   (164 words)

  
 Eamon de Valera - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Eamon de Valera - Search Results - MSN Encarta
de Valera, Eamon (1882-1975), Irish politician and patriot, prime minister of Ireland from 1932 to 1948, 1951 to 1954, and 1957 to 1959, and the...
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 Eamon De Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Irish statesman and activist Eamon De Valera was the major force in Irish politics for over three decades, although he was actually born in New York City as the son of a Spanish father and an Irish mother.
Taken to Ireland at the age of two following the death of his father, De Valera became interested in the Irish language movement.
He joined the forerunner of the Irish Republican Army and was captured by the British after his participation in the Easter Rising of 1916.
www.multied.com /bio/people/devalera.html   (116 words)

  
 Eamon De Valera
, De Valera was arrested again in May, 1918.
'Dev': the career of Eamon de Valera: Phil Chapple examines a titanic and controversial figure in modern Irish history.(Profiles in......
Ireland Standing Firm and Eamon de Valera: a Memoir.(Black Back the Classics)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0815330.html   (576 words)

  
 Rocky De Valera & The Gravediggers
Rocky De Valera and The Grave Diggers Tower records instore plus live at Kiely's of Stillorgan!!!
Rocky de Valera's real name is Ferdia Mac Anna.
Rocky De Valera and The Gravediggers Their part in the downfall of Irish culture...
www.rockydevalera.com   (58 words)

  
 Ireland's OWN: Republican Songs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I remember the day De Valera he died
They were led by the chief and we had no relief
Now Spain had it’s Franco and France it’s De Gaulle
irelandsown.net /devalera.htm   (221 words)

  
 1865 La Santa Biblia Cipriano de Valera Spanish Bible Facsimile
La Santa Biblia Cipriano de Valera 1865 Facsimile Spanish Bible
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