Éamon de Valera was accused of attempting an armed uprising against the government. Then he made a daring jailbreak, and later became president of Ireland.

Eamon De Valera, President of the Irish republic, ... One the platform a soldier also held aloft one of the tattered American flags carried by the 101st in the Argonne, ...

Former Taoiseach and President of Ireland is buried at his final resting place in Glasnevin Cemetery. Éamon de Valera received a state funeral having served as Taoiseach between 1932-48, 1951-54 and ...

Éamon de Valera (1882-1975) was an Irish politician and patriot who served as Taoiseach (prime minister; 1932–48, 1951–54, 1957–59) and President (1959–73) of Ireland. He founded the ...

On May 2 1945 Eamon de Valera as Irish prime minister and minister for external affairs, accompanied by Joseph Walshe, the secretary of the Department of External Affairs, visited Dr Eduard Hempel ...

HITLER'S DEATH:ÉAMON DE Valera was told that by expressing condolences to the German ambassador on the death of Adolf Hitler, he had "shown allegiance to a devil", newly declassified papers ...

Éamon de Valera received a state funeral having served as Taoiseach between 1932-48, 1951-54, and 1957-9. He was President for two consecutive terms from 1959-1973. He died on 29 August 1975.

Director of De Valera san Fhásach Ciara Hylands said: "While much attention has not been paid to De Valera's Wilderness Years, they are really pivotal in creating the Ireland we still have today.

De Valera handed over his Browning automatic pistol and asked MacKay to give it to his eldest son, Vivion. With Byrne waving the white flag, they left the dispensary and crossed the road to Sir ...

Eamon Delaney @IrishCentral. Sep 23, 2015. ... On that occasion, Captain Hitzen even returned the Flag of Truce under which de Valera had surrendered the Boland’s Mill garrison in 1916.