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  Eamon de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 didn't want to get the blame.
While 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.
Overall, historians regard de Valera as a brilliant but flawed leader: from his disastrous behaviour during the Civil War that inflamed hatred rather than cooled tempers, to his 1937 constitution, studied most recently by Mandela's South Africa as they designed their own.
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 Sinéad de Valera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of her Irish students was Eamon de Valera, then a teacher of maths.
In 1932 de Valera became head of the government, and Sinéad de Valera started writing stories for children in both English and Irish.
Sinéad de Valera died on January 7, 1975, on the eve of her sixty-fifth wedding anniversary at the age of 96.
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 Eamon de Valera - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
De Valera's new constitution embodied a process called Constitutional Autochthony[?], that is, the assertion of legal nationalism.
As a speech, it probably counts among de Valera's finest and even his opponents spoke of their pride in his words; it has a continuing message for the world, and so is historic rather than merely topical.
Erratic, brilliant, tactful, tactless, innovative and most of all pragmatic, Eamon de Valera, the American-born head of an Irish republic, was the most influential Irish leader of the twentieth century, admired, criticised and studied the world over, by leaders from Nehru to John F. Kennedy.
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 Eamon de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
De Valera balked at the agreement, even though his opponents claimed he had refused to go because he knew what the outcome would be and didn't want to get the blame.
However de Valera's career came to the brink of disaster in 1966 when he was almost defeated in his final electoral battle, for re-election to the presidency.
De Valera finished his final term of office in 1973, aged 91, the oldest head of state in the world at the time.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Eamon-de-Valera.htm   (6049 words)

  
 EAMON DE VALERA: HIS STRUGGLE FOR UNITY
De Valera joined the National Volunteer movement in 1913 because he felt that it would take the efforts of everyone in Ireland in order to secure her independence (MacManus, 18).
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.
Through out his life Eamon De Valera fought for Irish unity and independence and although he never saw his dream of a united Ireland, the dedication, passion, equality and courage with which he stood for what he believed in was instrumental is bringing Ireland to where it is today.
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 Eamon de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
De Valera was court-martialled, convicted, and sentenced to death, but the sentence was immediately commuted to penal servitude for life.
De Valera was appointed President of the Executive Council (Prime Minister) by Governor-General James McNeill on March 9.
De Valera narrowly avoided humiliation in 1966 when he was almost defeated in his final electoral battle, for re-election to the presidency.
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 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.
After his return from America in December 1920, de Valera's relationship with Michael Collins, who had effectively masterminded the IRA campaign in his absence, came under strain as differences emerged over the conduct of the Anglo-Irish War.
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.
www.ucd.ie /archives/html/collections/devalera-eamon.htm   (1016 words)

  
 Our Irish Heroes - Sile de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Gaelic League activist, writer and nationalist, Sinéad de Valera (née Ní Fhlannagáin) deserves recognition in her own right, but it should also be appreciated that, as Síle de Valera stated, her nationalism informed her husband's (Éamon de Valera).
Terry de Valera revealed recently that when he needed a literary citation for a particular situation (mostly in speeches), her husband would ask her, and she very rarely, if at all, failed to come up with one on the spot.
She was buried in the de Valera plot in Glasnevin, a few yards away from the Republican plot.
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 Clare People: Eamon De Valera
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.
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 RTE.ie Entertainment - A Memoir by Terry de Valera
de Valera sets out to refute allegations made against his father, but his main concerns are in proving that Dev was not illegitimate, that he had a close relationship with his mother and that he had a sense of humour.
Sinéad de Valera committed her remembrances to paper at his request and her account allows a more personal and deeper insight into history.
From these records, de Valera presents an image of a strong, dedicated woman with great loyalty to her family and country.
www.rte.ie /arts/2004/0601/devalerat.html   (286 words)

  
 Eamon de Valera biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
De Valera and minority of supporters in Sinn Féin left Dáil Éireann and tried unsuccessfully to set up a republican administration with a republican ministry under himself.
On the occasion of the death of Adolf Hitler, de Valera paid a visit to Hempel, the German minister in Dublin, to express sympathy over the death of the Führer.
His name is frequently misspelled Eamonn De Valera but in fact he never used the second 'n' in his first name (the standard Irish spelling) and always a small 'd' in 'de Valera'.
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 All words on Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera in the 1930s The Easter Rising showed up a number of contrasting aspects of Éamon de Valera's personality.
De Valera told Radio Éireann listeners: :''It is indeed fortunate that Britain's necessity did not reach the point when Mr.
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 Laurel Johnson Book Review "A Memoir"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As the youngest son of the President of Ireland, Terry de Valera experienced first hand the politics and struggles his famous father managed on a daily basis.
Events leading up to the Easter Upising of 1916, the Civil War of the 1920s, and World War II are thoroughly documented as de Valera weaves a rich and fascinating tapestry of the times.
Of particular interest were details of their friendship with Michael Collins and why Collins signed the treaty with England in de Valera's absence.
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 Sinéad de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
(June 3, 1878 - January 7, 1975) was the wife of Irish republican leader and 3rd President of Ireland Eamon de Valera.
Born Sinéad Flanagan, she was an activist in the Gaelic League, through which she met de Valera, who was an Irish language student of hers.
Sinéad Bean de Valera in English translates as Sinéad, the wife of de Valera and is the old form of address used by wives.
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 Biography of Eamon de Valera - Biographyies List - BiograhpyFinder.com
Eamon de Valera in the 1930sThe Easter Rising showed up a number of contrasting aspects of Éamon de Valera's personality.
DeV entering Leinster House, home of the Free State parliament.During the 1930s, de Valera had systematically stripped down the Irish Free State constitution that had been drafted by a committee under the nominal chairmanship of his great rival, Michael Collins.
1His name is frequently misspelt Eamonn De Valera but in fact he never used the second 'n' in his first name (the standard Irish spelling) and always a small 'd' in 'de Valera'.
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 Monster.ie: Arts, Entertainment and Media Zone - The Interview
Kathleen Barrington speaks to Síle de Valera, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands about her love of the Arts and her proposed legislative review of funding for the Arts.
From the time she was a small child Síle de Valera has been surrounded by people involved in music, painting and the theatre.
Both her parents had a love of music and painting, but it was her grandmother, Sinead, bean de Valera, with her story telling and her plays that nurtured the young Síle's interest in the stage.
arts.monster.ie /articles/interview/print   (630 words)

  
 Historical Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Into a very volatile Ireland, Terry de Valera was born to Eamon and Sinéad de Valera in 1922.
For many, Éamon de Valera, revolutionary, politician and President of Ireland, shoulders the responsibility for many of the defects of post-independence Irish society.
The collection encapsulates existing knowledge of the years of influence of de Valera, and offers challenges for future investigation.
www.irishbook.com /cat380.htm   (770 words)

  
 Valera - Baby Names - Origin, Meaning of Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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Notes: Eamon de Valera was a famous Irish statesman who helped form the Irish Republic.
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 IrishExaminer.com: A nation-builder who didn’t bring his parenting skills home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When de Valera got out of jail in June, Sinéad saw little of him, because he became involved in politics, and was again arrested.
If Collins was a bad choice, it was entirely de Valera's fault he had selected Collins and insisted on sending him to London, very much against the Big Fellow's own better judgment.
De Valera demonstrated real greatness but he was too wrapped up in himself.
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 Currach Catalogue
A recognised expert on Chopin and John Field, Terry de Valera's enthusiasm in describing these men and their work is infectious.
Terry de Valera is the youngest son of Eamon and Sinéad de Valera.
The author's daughter, Síle de Valera TD, is interviewed about her father's memoirs on Today with Pat Kenny, RTÉ Radio 1 broadcast on 19 May 2004.
www.currach.ie /catalogue.php?&ISBN=1-85607-911-2   (694 words)

  
 Sinéad de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
(pronounced: shin-aid ban deh-vuh-lair-ruh), (3 June 1878 - 7 January 1975), was the wife of the Irish republican leader and third President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera.
Born Janice Flanagan in Balbriggan, County Dublin, she trained as a teacher and took up her first post in a national school in Dorset Street, Dublin.
Sinéad de Valera died on 7 January 1975 on the eve of her sixty-fifth wedding anniversary.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sin%E9ad-de-Valera.htm   (338 words)

  
 Eamon de Valera explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In 1931, in a populist and controversial move, he backed Mayo County Council when they fired a Protestant head librarian on the grounds of religion, stating that "a county that is 98% Catholic is entitled to a Catholic head librarian."
All credit to him that he successfully resisted the temptation which, I have not doubt, many times assailed him in his difficulties and to which I freely admit many leaders might have easily succumbed.
There are, however some things which it is my duty to say, some things which it is essential to say.
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 New Irish Titles
Sinéad de Valera was born in Balbriggan in 1879.
When Eamon de Valera established The Irish Press in 1931, the links between it and the recently-formed Fianna Fáil party were strong.
de Valera himself held the post of controlling director until 1959 and he dominated the paper until he retired from politics in 1973.
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 Today in Irish History, June - World Cultures European
The background is one of intrigue among Norman-Irish lords: William has driven de Mandeville out of Ulster and has starved his own kinsman, Walter de Burgh, to death at Northburgh Castle.
Eamon De Valera is still a major influence on Ireland - a towering presence whose shadow yet falls over Irish life.
But De Valera, or "Dev", was a political mastermind who also achieved some incredible feats which ensured his place in history, including the Irish Constitution, formation of Ireland's largest political party - Fianna Fáil, and the formation of the Irish Press Group.
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 January 7 - Biocrawler definition:January 7 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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The man who was to have the greatest influence on the independent Irish State, Eamon De Valera actually spent his honeymoon at the Woodenbridge Hotel.
  The room in which Eamon and Sinead De Valera stayed on their honeymoon is now named in their honour and is an impressive feature of the hotel.
Michael Collins, the revolutionary hero of the War of Independence also stayed at the hotel while engaging in secret meetings with senior British Army officers in February 1922.
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 Valera Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
EAMON DE VALERA SALUTING SINN FEIN MEMBERS IN 1919
Eamon De Valera Man who was Ireland, IRA,Irish History
DE VALERA: From Gunman to President of Ireland
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 Internet Book List :: Author Information: Sineád de Valera
Internet Book List :: Author Information: Sineád de Valera
Sinead de Valera (1889-1974) was the wife of the President of Eire and one of the very few really outstanding tellers of fantasy tales in teh country today.
Her husband's heroic rise to fame from gunman to leader of the country has brought her close to the people, and it is their overheard stories which she delights to retell.
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 civil_war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Family group of Eamon and Sinéad de Valera
sitting from left: Máirín, Sinéad and Eamon de Valera, Emer;
Brian died shortly after this picture was taken in 1936.
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 Amazon.com -zShops: The Emerald Ring and Other Irish Fairy Tales by Sinead de Valera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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