1937 - 1938 AD
"Eire Constitution - Return of the Irish Ports."
1937 AD
June
11th: The
Irish Free State, which was
composed of
26
of the
Counties
of
Ireland, that were
previously also "ärtificially partitioned"
by the
British Imperial
Government
under the
"Anglo - Irish Treaty" of
1922 from the whole of the
32
Counties of
Ireland, when the British
Imperial Empire claimed "Might is Right," and
now back under the control of
the Irish population, brought in a
new
Irish Constitution
now
by "referendum" of the
Irish
people themselves.
685,105 voted "for" the Constitution and
526,945
were "against" in the referendum held in the
34 Constituencies under the control
of
Eamonn de Valera and the Fianna Fail
Dail Eireann / Irish Assembly.
Under the previous
External Relations Act,
imposed on Ireland by the British Imperial
Empire
Government, the
King of Britain,
still had to "sign" for the "right" of any
Irish Diplomatic representative
in foreign states, which was the
only
concession that was now left to the
Britain
Imperial Government over the affairs in Ireland,
and it was also now only really recognized by "association."
The Seanad
/ Senate's right of
"veto" was "abolished," and the
Irish
Free State
was to now become
"officially" known, in the
Gaelic
language, as
"Eire / Ireland."
The Catholic Church
was given a "special position"
only in the
Country,
which
now had a 90%
Catholic Irish population
in the previous Irish Free State, and Eamonn de Valera
although deeply religious "refused" to formally establish it as the
State Religion of
Ireland. The other
6 Counties
also
"artificially partitioned"
from the 9
Counties in the Ulster Province, by the
British
Imperial Coalition Government
from the whole 32 Counties
of
Ireland,
were
also "officially" re - claimed as part of
the Country of Ireland / Eire.
Eamonn de Valera,
who was to be the Taoiseach
/
Prime Minister until
1948,
removed the reference to the
British King, from
the Irish
Constitution
and told the
Dail Eireann /
Irish Assembly that "no problems" now
stood in the way of
Ireland, becoming a Republic.
The
British
Imperial Governor - General was not replaced for
3
years,
and the British Imperial Government in
England,
who were now under the leadership of
Neville Chamberlain, their new
National Coalition
Prime Minister until
1940, would
"not allow"
Ireland
to have an
Ambassador
there in England.
August 26th:
Eamonn de
Valera,
informed
Germany
that
Ireland
would stay "neutral" in any outbreak of
"War," unless "attacked," and
was to remain so
until 1945.
December 29th:
The new
Irish Constitution
creating the 32 Counties of
Ireland to be known as
Eire, and
removing the
German British
King
and
British Imperial Governor - General,
came into
force and the
British Imperial National Coalition Government
declared the new
Irish Constitution
did not effect Ireland's
membership in the
"Commonwealth of Nations."
1938 Douglas
Hyde,
a non - Catholic,
heavily involvedin the Gaelic Revial
of Ireland was now to be the
1st President of
Eire / Ireland, and
Sean O Kelly,
was
to be the Vice - Premier of
Eire
until
1945, while
The British
Imperial National Coalition Government did not re - open the "artificial partitioned"
border question.
January 14th:
Sir
James Craig
/ Lord Craigavon,
the leader of the Ascendancy
"Official" Unionist Party,
who was now
67 year old,
called a
"General Election"
for the
Ascendancy Stormont Government
in the
6 Counties
"artificially partitioned" from the
9 Counties in the
Ulster Province,
and the
"Official" Unionists" won again,"
gaining 39
of the
52 seats,
and
although a group of "Progressive" Unionists there
"defected," to try and bring about
"reform" there they
did
not win any of the seats.
January 17th: The Irish Catholic Bishop of
Down
& Connor in the
6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9
Counties in the Ulster Province, asked the
Irish Delegates,
who were going to meet
with the British Imperial National Coalition Government, to
"object"
strenuously on the "artificial boder" partition there, as the
"discrimination" and "gerrymandering" in these 6 Counties
there by the
Ascendancy
"Official"
Unionist Party was still "rife," and they were also contacted by the
Irish Nationalist M.P.'s in the
Stormont Parliament there, to also stand
firm on the "artificial border" partition.
January 18th:
The
return of the control over
the
Irish Ports
to Ireland, was
confirmed by
Neville Chamberlain
the
British National Coalition Prime Minister,
who also " handed over" the previous British Imperial Government right to deploy
British
Military
Forces in these
ports during
"War"
time as per the
1921 "Anglo
- Irish Treaty."
January 19th: The matter of the Irish Land Annuities that were still being paid to the British Imperial Government for the return of Irish land were discussed, and Neville Chamberlain wanted a Lump Sum Payment of 104,000,000 pounds, being 78,000,000 Land Annuities and 26,000,000 other payments accrued, and Eamonn de Valera offered him 10,000,000 pounds as a "Final Payment," take it or leave it.
February
23rd: The
Irish
Delegates continued on with their discussions with
Neville Chamberlain and his
Conservative Cabinet
members in
England.
March 3rd: The
Irish Delegates
all met
again in London,
with
Neville Chamberlain the British Prime
Minister, who requested that the Fianna Fail Government in
Eire / Ireland
grant free entry to the
goods from the
6 Counties
"artificially partitioned" from the 9
Counties in the Ulster Province, that
were still under the control of
the Ascendancy
"Official" Unionist Party and the British Imperial
Coalition Government.
March 12th:
The Dail
Eireann / Irish Assembly
held a meeting to discuss their" progress" in the
negotiations with the
British
Imperial Government, where they
received confirmation that the
Irish
Ports
would definitely be "returned"
to once again come under Ireland's
control, and
that
Article 6
and
7 were to be removed from the
Anglo - Irish Treaty,
and
that they would settle for a
"Final Payment"
of
10,000,000
pounds
that was now up for offer and the excessive
British duties, on
Irish
goods would be "removed" for
5
years,
and
Ireland
was to
also
"review" the duties
on British imported
goods.
March 23rd: The Fianna Fail Government of Erie / Ireland, informed the British Imperial Coalition Government that there would be "no reduction" in the duty on the goods from the 6 Counties that had been "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, due to the continuing "unfair treatment" of the Catholic Irish population there by the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Party, who were still in control of the Stormont Government and were still continuing their Ascendancy "sectarian policies" on the Irish Catholic population there.
April 25th:
Eamonn de Valera
the Prime Minister of Erie
/ Ireland, reaffirmed and "signed" the agreement with
Neville Chamberlain the
British Prime Minister, and he reassured him that
Ireland
would
"not be
used" as a base for any attack on
Britain, and the
two Irish
Ports of
Bearhaven in Bantry Bay,
and
Cobh
near
Cork in
Co. Cork
in the Munster Province,
and
with Lough Swilly
in
Co. Donegal,
Haul Bowline
and
Rathmullan
in the Ulster Province,
were to be "finally returned" by the
British
Imperial Government
over
a period of years up to
1943,
under the
"Treaty." Winston Churchill,
who was now the First Lord of the British
Admiralty, for the second time,
"protested" vigourously against their return, but
Neville
Chamberlain was well
aware
that if they were not returned, Eire /
Ireland could not remain "neutral" and no
"Defence Agreement" was
made between
them, as he knew Eire
/ Ireland wanted to remain
"neutral,
Eamonn de Valera, the Prime Minister of Eire / Ireland, stated that, "External Association with Britain was not a "permanent" solution to Anglo - Irish relations, and it was only continued on with, to try and solve the ongoing problem of the "artificial partition" imposed on Ireland, but if it's usefulness run out it would have to go."
Sean Russell, in the meantime fired up the "Anti - Treaty IRA" again, and declared a campaign of readiness to "re - unite" the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, which were still under the control of the British Imperial Coalition Government and the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Party there.
June: General Elections
were held in
Eire / Ireland and
from the 138 seats
up for election, the
Fianna Fail
Party under
Eamonn de Valera won
77,
giving them a
16 seat
majority overall, in the 26 Counties.
August:
Seamus O Donovan,
who was an
original member of the
I.R.B. / Irish Republican Brotherhood,
and later on the "Anti - Treaty
IRA -
Irregulars" under
Eamonn de Valera, had
"retired" from it's ranks,
and he was
invited by
Sean Russell to rejoin the
Irish
Republican Movement as he wanted him
to assist
him on a part time basis,
due to what the "Anti - IRA"
believed was
Ireland's
opportunity
to "re - unite" the whole of the
32 Counties if
"War" broke out, as the
British Imperia Coalition Government,
would be at a
"disadvantage,"
and this would
create conditions once again, to bring "pressure" to bear for
re - unification of the 32 Counties of Ireland.
September:
Eamonn de
Valera
was elected as the
19th President of the Assembly of the
League of Nations.
December 8th:
Sean
Russell,
who was to remain the Chief of Staff
of
the "Anti - Treaty IRA" until
1939, affirmed that they still
wanted to take over the Government of
Ireland,
as a means to
eventually secure
the return of the
6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the
9 Counties in the Ulster
Province,
and remove the British Imperial
Government's,
and the Ascendancy's continuing
hold in Ireland,
forever.
Neville Chamberlain, the British National Coalition Prime Minister, settled for the amount of 10,000,000 pounds with Eamonn de Valera the Prime Minister of Eire / Ireland, as a lump sum final payment to buy back the land of Eire / Ireland and the return of the bases that were previously held back in the "Anglo - Irish Treaty" and Eamonn de Valera, also put forward a proposal that the "artificial partition border" with the 6 Counties in the Ulster Province be "erased," with the Stormont Government being still able to exist there, if they guaranteed a "fair go" for the Irish Catholics there, and transferred the powers still held by the British Westminster Parliament to an "All Ireland Parliament."
Frank Ryan, the Irish Republic Congress Party leader, who was an idealist, had joined the Irish - American Lincoln Washington Brigade, after the outbreak of the "Spanish Civil War" to fight against the "right wing" forces of General Franco. and he was wounded and captured by some Fascist "Italians" who were supporting Franco in the Ebro Valley in Spain, and he was then turned over to General Franco's forces in Spain, where he was kept in a "small jail" always with 18 other prisoners in it, where 9 prisoners there were taken out and "shot" every day, but somehow he managed to draw the lucky straw and continued to "survive."