Word: irelander
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Dublin, on the exceedingly beautiful morning of Easter Monday, 1916, a bloody riot was followed by the issuance of a manifesto in which the revolutionaries proclaimed Ireland an Independent State and a Republic, in the name of Sinn Fein ("We Ourselves"). On that day Eamonn (Edward) de Valera distinguished himself by capturing Boland's Bakery, which he ingeniously utilized as a fortress and a food supply base. From Boland's Bakery he vaulted through an orgy of terror to the presidency of "We Ourselves," which constituted "the Irish Republic." When the Irish Free State Agreement was negotiated...
...wife were riding. They made it necessary for him to speak to Ulster Nationalists in an open field, heavily guarded by police. They barred him from the very hall in which he was cheered last week, as he uttered felicitous words: "I cherish the hope that some day all Ireland will be loyal, united within itself, and united to the Empire. . . . You may believe that this is only a dream, but it is my belief that the Irish question has entered a stable phase and that the suspense, apprehension and dread of disturbance have passed away...
...same family and three generations should have it at the same time. May God bless, protect and guide dear Willie." To Edward VII (her son, at the age of 28, then Prince of Wales): "Dear Bertie: I have heard from Mr. Disraeli on the subject of your going to Ireland, and as the Government seems to wish it so much I will naturally sanction it. But I must regret that the occasion chosen should be 'races,' as it naturally strengthens the belief, already far too prevalent, that your chief object is amusement; and races have become...
...quite agree with you that it would not look well if it were stated to the public that the only object of my visit to Ireland was on account of the races. It was very kind of you to give me the Order of St. Patrick, which I am only too happy to receive and be installed as a Knight in the Cathedral, as proposed...
Lloyd's Register of Shipping announced last week the countries which led in shipbuilding in 1925. As usually Britain and Ireland headed the list, having turned out 1,084,633 tons. But the U. S., which had been third the year before, dropped to fourth place in 1925 with only 128,776 tons, and Italy stepped up into third place. The order in which various countries have stood in shipbuilding in recent years...