... new elections were held. The voters returned de Valera and also approved a new constitution which abolished the Irish Free State and proclaimed Eire (Gaelic for Ireland) as a sovereign, independent, democratic state. 1938 was the important year in the Irish history. Douglas Hyde became first president of Eire. De Valera was Prime Minister. 1939 - Outbreak of World War II. Eire remained neutral, but many Irish citizens ... majority of its people. The instrument of partition is Lloyd George's 'Government of Ireland Act' (1920) and its subsequent amendments. Six of Ireland's most industria...

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