Miscellaneousfromwww.theguardian.com1 week agoIt shaped his identity': did Eamon de Valera's Spanish father' ever exist?Eamon de Valera's paternity is disputed; fresh evidence suggests the alleged Spanish father Vivion de Valera may have been invented and the true paternity concealed.
MiscellaneousfromIndependent2 weeks agoJohn Downing: Half-a-century after the death of Eamon de Valera, the Long Fellow still casts a long shadowÉamon de Valera's legacy provoked intense, lasting passions, including deep hostility leading a soldier to avoid participating in his funeral honors.
UK politicsfromIndependent4 months agoDonal Fallon: What the Israeli ambassador got wrong about Ireland's wartime neutralityÃamon de Valera's policies, including military neutrality, continue to shape modern Ireland despite perceptions of backwardness during his era.