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Seán Francis Lemass ( 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971 ) was one of the most prominent Irish politicians of the 20th century.
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Seán and Francis
* " Billy-A-Dick "-Paul Francis Webster and Additional lyrics by Seán Martin Hingston, Music By Hoagy Carmichael
Following the resignations of Cumann na nGaedheal TDs Francis Cahill and Seán McGarry, a by-election for both seats was held on 11 March 1925.
Seán and Lemass
* November 10 – Seán Lemass retires as Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland to be replaced in the role by fellow Fianna Fáil member Jack Lynch.
The Fianna Fáil government under Seán Lemass awarded him the honour of a state funeral, which was attended by the cabinet, the leaders of all the main Irish political parties, and Éamon de Valera, then President of Ireland.
One of the more notable Huguenot descendants in Ireland was Seán Lemass ( 1899 – 1971 ), who served as Taoiseach from 1959 until 1966.
The new Taoiseach, Seán Lemass, began the process of retiring de Valera's ministers, many of whom had first become ministers in the de Valera cabinet of 1932.
Under Lemass, party elders such as James Ryan, Seán MacEntee and Paddy Smith retired and a new generation of politicians were introduced to government such as Brian Lenihan, Donogh O ' Malley, Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney.
On 18 September 1951, he married Maureen Lemass, the daughter of the Fianna Fáil Minister and future Taoiseach, Seán Lemass, having been close to her since their days at UCD, where they first met.
The following day ( Monday ) Seán and Noel Lemass were allowed to join the Volunteer garrison at the General Post Office.
De Valera chose Lemass over older cabinet colleagues to become Tánaiste ( deputy prime minister ) when Seán T. O ' Kelly was elected President of Ireland in 1945.
What is not in doubt is that Éamon de Valera and Seán Lemass held diametrically different visions of Ireland ; de Valera's was of a pastoral rural-based society " given to frugal living ", Lemass has a vision of a modern industrialised society, a member of the European Community.
Seán and 15
* January 15 – Seán MacBride, Irish Republican Army leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize ( b. 1904 )
Seán MacBride ( 26 January 1904 – 15 January 1988 ) was an Irish government minister and prominent international politician as well as a Chief of Staff of the IRA.
Seán MacBride died in Dublin on 15 January 1988, at the age of 83 ( 11 days before his 84th birthday ).
* Seán Lemass ( 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971 ), Fianna Fáil politician and third Taoiseach of Ireland from 1959 until 1966.
Seán and July
In July 1972, Heath permitted his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, William Whitelaw, to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) delegation by Seán Mac Stiofáin.
He attempted to negotiate with the Provisional Irish Republican Army with the then PIRA Chief of Staff Seán MacStiofáin in July 1972.
* July 8-Taoiseach Seán Lemass is conferred with an honorary Doctorate of Law at Trinity College Dublin.
* July 5-Éamon de Valera and Seán Lemass inspect the flying boat Caledonia before its survey flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
The title alludes to a disparaging comment by the playwright Seán O ' Casey, who, in a letter to The Daily Telegraph in July 1941, referring to Wodehouse's radio broadcasts from Berlin, wrote that " If England has any dignity left in the way of literature, she will forget for ever the pitiful antics of English literature's performing flea ".
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus ( 1 November 1927 – 10 July 2010 ) was an Irish environmentalist, barrister and politician who drew attention to his campaign issues by changing his name.
Seán and –
* November 19 – Seán Mac Stíofáin, a leader of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, is arrested in Dublin after giving an interview to RTÉ.
( Despite this ban, IRA officers Seán Farrell ( Leitrim – Sligo ) and John Madden ( Mayo North ) contested the election, the latter successfully ).
Additional actors included Seán G. Griffin as the Sultan ; Don Darryl Rivera as Iago ; and, playing Omar, Babkak, and Kassim – a trio of characters originally conceived by the film's creators but not used – Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Brian Gonzales, and Brandon O ' Neill.
Eileen O ' Casey, née Reynolds ( 1900 – 1995 ), the actress wife of Irish dramatist Seán O ' Casey, was another female friend of Macmillan, who published her husband's plays.
Together Seán and Kathleen had four children – Maureen ( b. 1925 ), Peggy ( 1927 – 2004 ), Noel ( 1929 – 1976 ) and Sheila ( 1932 – 1998 ).
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