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...vote of 74 to 72, stubborn, hard-fighting old Eamon de Valera once more became Ireland's Prime Minister. Manhattan-born De Valera, 68, had held that job for 16 years, had seen Ireland achieve full independence, before he was defeated at the polls three years...
Ever since Ireland achieved full independence, in 1949, Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail (Soldiers of Destiny) Party has been out of office and without an issue on which to fight its way in again. Last week doughty old (68) De Valera made a try for a comeback. He missed by a margin no wider than a shamrock leaf...
...ancient See of St. Patrick. His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. D'Alton, Archbishop of Armagh and Catholic Primate of Ireland, and His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Gregg, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of the Church of Ireland, have given the project their blessings. Ex-Prime Minister Eamon de Valera, now Chancellor of Ireland's National University, is on the planetarium board. Half of the cost ($200,000) will be raised by popular subscription in Ireland. The rest, it is hoped, will come from Irish well-wishers, of whatever political complexion...
Ireland never heard of this traffic with Beelzebub until 28 years had passed. Then, in the heat of an election, someone challenged Eamon De Valera: "Where are the Russian jewels?" Dev told how his old crony Harry Boland had hidden them at his home in Dublin. In 1922, as he lay dying from Free State bullets, anti-Free State Irish Republican Extremist Boland pledged his sister and mother never to give up the jewels until Ireland was free. Not until Britain left the Irish ports in 1938 did the Boland women turn over the treasure to Dev's government...
...great day for the Irish. In carts and jalopies, thousands poured into Dublin to join the celebrations. The green, white and orange flag flew high from every masthead and on almost every street corner banners greeted the day with the words: "Welcome the Republic of Ireland." Only old Eamon de Valera was gloomy. "Public rejoicing is out of place," he said, "so long as our country remains partitioned...