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December 28,

Irish Constitution of 1937. Eamonn De Valera Fulfills a Dream

December 28: TODAY IN IRISH HISTORY (published by For the Love of Being Irish)

1937: At midnight on December 28th, The Irish Constitution, accepted by national vote in July becomes law midnight. The constitution echoed much of the thinking of Eamonn De Valera. Much of the development and drafting of the constitution was done by John J. Hearne, Eamon de Valera’s confidante and advisor. Hearne went on to become first Irish ambassador to the United States in 1950.

Plaque to John J Hearne in his home town of Waterford

Plaque to John J Hearne in his home town of Waterford

Article 1 reads: The Irish nation hereby affirms its inalienable, indefeasible, and sovereign right to choose its own form of Government, to determine its relations with other nations, and to develop its life, political, economic and cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions.

Article 4 states: The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland.

eamonn de valera 1916 rising

1916 prisoner De Valera saw 1937 constitution as fulfillment of a dream

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