Éamon de Valera Interview, Ireland, 1962
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2021
- President Éamon de Valera on the occasion of his 80th birthday reflects on his life.
President Éamon de Valera reflects on his earliest memories, his school in Bruree, the Gaelic League, the Irish language, meeting his wife, the struggle for independence, his happiest moments, the importance of 1916, and his hopes for Ireland’s future.
From his presidential home at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, President Éamon de Valera, who is celebrating his 80th birthday talks to Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh about his life and work.
Born in New York on 14 October 1882, he was to Bruree in Limerick in 1885 where he was brought up by his grandmother. President de Valera reflects on his earliest memory of arriving in Queenstown on a boat from New York. He also remembers his school days in Bruree describing himself as an average student. After leaving Bruree he attended the Christian Brothers school in Charleville (Ráth Luirc). He later attended Blackrock College in Dublin where he realised he had an aptitude for mathematics.
In 1907, de Valera joined the Gaelic League where he realised his appreciation for what nationalism meant and what needed to be done so that the country could achieve sovereignty. At that time, the Gaelic League was the main spring of the national movement. He was now in the company of men live Pádraig Pearse , Thomas McDonagh, Éamonn Ceannt, Seán Mac Diarmada and Joseph Mary Plunkett who were all campaigning for freedom for the country. This provided de Valera with a special insight into Irish history and the Irish language. As President, he continues to advocate for greater use of the Irish language.
Around 1908, he attended the Leinster College of Irish where he was taught by Sinéad (born Jane O’Flanagan) who would later become his wife. In 1913, de Valera joined the Irish Volunteers and went on to become one of the leaders in the 1916 Rising. Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, de Valera led the Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin until 1926. He describes this period of Irish history as “extraordinary” as the small nation of Ireland was changing.
There were dark years and glorious years too.
De Valera says that one the happiest moments of his life include winning the scholarship to attend Blackrock College, his marriage to Sinéad, winning the 1918 elections, and being elected President of Sinn Féin in 1919. For de Valera, the decision for men to come out and fight in 1916 was one of the most historic moments in Ireland during his lifetime.
His hopes for the future of Ireland is that the people continue to be true to themselves while acknowledging a great past
President De Valera At 80 was broadcast on 14 October 1962. The reporter is Pádraig Ó Raghallaigh. 
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On 26 January 1950, Éamon de Valera was asked to be guest of honour at a reception in Birmingham to celebrate the declaration of India as a republic. At first glance it seemed an unusual choice. The organisers were asked why they had not chosen a fellow Indian. Their response was unequivocal:
‘We and the Irish had strong ties of friendship. We suffered under the same tyranny for many centuries. They had the Black and Tans; we had the massacre of Amritsar. They had de Valera and Casement and MacSwiney; we had Gandhi and Nehru and Bose. They had Sinn Féin; we had our National Congress. They had the IRA; we had the INA. It is not only for the smile and the shamrock we know Ireland. It is for the toughness of their leaders and for the rebellion in their hearts.’
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Truth to power, excellent post!
Brilliant stuff, thanks for posting.
Also green, white, and orange
Cromwell and Irish slave trade and Cromwell and the irish famine he caused
A quiet and dignified gentleman.
Thank you.
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My Mothers parents regarded him as a hero, my Fathers Parents refused to have his name mentioned in their house..70/80s...(Kildare/Wexford)
Same in our house to this day. Civil war politics still raw.
My grandfather refused a gate house in the Phoenix park while he was presentant, he hated the man so much
Yh i think the divide goes beyond north vs south. He represents a kindof pro theocracy whearas the opponents at the time were more for socialism and things which gave more care to the workers
My family were very active in freedom fighting activities of the era and did not play civil war politics. Dev was considered as hero as was Michael Collins
Great man
Absolutely, its desperate to constantly see everyone demonising him
@@emantsal7354 totally agreed. Doubt he had a hand in Beal na blath. He is judged by today's progressive standards and criticised for not thinking latterly. In fact he was thinking nationally and tried to foster Irish industries. Complex figure indeed but gets too much unjust criticism for living through those ages.
Don't forget the man broke him out of prison
I have something Mick left here after he helped Dev get away Mick and his sister moved here to the East End to be closer to family.
I was very humble in this interview
The man made wrong decisions worthy of criticism, he made right decisions that are never praised. In today's rewritten history he is villain. In my parent's time he was loved.
Nowhere is he written as a villan, its peoples opinions.
@@johnmc3862 I'm sure you've seen the Michael Collins movie, he's the traitorous little snake. There's countless news articles and books since the 90s that level every accusation and conspiracy known to man at him. One guy in the comments called him a British agent.
@@icemanire5467 It's a movie... doesn't mean it has to be correct
Well said!
Not seen as a villain where I'm from
Pursued a policy of protectionism with disastrous consequences..
Perhaps but he couldn't have known that at the time and he never legislated to make second class citizens unlike the current codger.
@@floodedcuts101 I don't understand, what legislation to make us 2nd class citizens?
In my opinion, the policy of selling out our country to the corporate multinationals has had disastrous consequences and the pseudo-religion of capitalist internationalism is the likely prime source of popular sentiment condemning perceived protectionism.
The recent story of our land is not simply the backward past versus the wonderful present as people like to imply, nor is it the narratives that stem from that view.
@@sje9305 well you can't have it both ways.. Did we want to remain Albania or encourage fdi, we haven't done too badly, not perfect, but people have better opportunities now..
Protectionism is a completely legit strategy from the interests of the irish people. Todays open markets is even more disastrous. U simply need to build up the economy like america did to have a protectionist economy.
A true hero of Eire
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Total hero, political genius and unique leader. If only the country was economically wealthy like the US who had the same type of thing going. Otherwise people wouldnt complain as much about things like money. Everyone seemed much more happier long ago then they're now. Everyone is just like a cog in a machine for some consumer products
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A British agent
Refused to sign a treaty of the partition of Ireland, Got the British navy out of the ports that treaty signed away, kept the country neutral during the war and declared the Free State a Republic against Churchill's threats and stopped paying Britain for the Irish land reforms going back since the 1870s.
Probably the worst agent in history.
To Controversial, He could have done better and was led from Rome,
traitor
Irish history, emigration, Catholic rule, stagnation, industrial schools , Magdalene Laundries, dark history !
Shhhhhh we don't talk about that, just blame the British
The Acts of Union were in 1800, by 1900 the population of Ireland had halved, when all of Ireland was part of the British empire, the south was the poorest region in Western Europe, with the north being the richest part of this island, today Ireland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and Northern Ireland is the poorest region in the U.K.
@@thehairysnot8069 the country was still being in recovery from the cumulative consequences of the economic war, the civil war, the war of independence, the land wars, the tithe war, all while the Irish government continuing to pay the British government huge sums for land annuities after independence.
All under his watch
@@olieahern1318 the industrial schools and laundries were established when Ireland was part of the U.K.
The first laundries were Church of Ireland-run institutions, and accepted only Protestant women.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Schools_Act_1868