1941 - 2

                                                                                                                "Irish Agriculture Improving - British Trade Embargo Lifted"                                     

July 1941 AD: The Irish Government learnt second hand that the American Government was to set up a "naval base" in Derry in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province, one of the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province and still under the control of the British Imperial Government and Eammon de Valera sent a note through David Gray the American Ambassador to their State Department, who "refused" to admit it, and said it was between Ireland and Britain and David Gray was always to be antagonistic towards the Irish Government and would seek any opportunity to create "problems" for them.

July 23rd: Stephen Hayes, was bought before an "Anti - Treaty IRA" Court Martial headed by Sean Mac Caughey and other "Anti - Treaty IRA" members, who he had never seen before, and was sentenced to death by them the next day.

August: Captain Hermann Goertz the German agent, now tried to leave Ireland for France, but the boat he was on broke down in Brittany Bay and he was forced to return once again to Ireland.

September: Captain Hermann Goertz the German agent, once again tried to leave Ireland, but was swamped by the sea, which also flooded the motor, and he was forced to "return" to Ireland again.

September 8th: Stephen Hayes the previous "Anti - Treatyy IRA" Chief of Staff, who had been accused of "collaboration" with Eamonn de Valera and sentenced to death, was beaten up again by some of the "Anti - Treaty IRA" members and later on he somehow managed to "escape" from them either by design or just plain good luck, but he was still in manacles when he was to eventually surrender to the Irish Civic Guards.

September 10th: The "Anti - Treaty IRA" released pamphlets containing the "confessions" of collaboration with the Irish Government by their previous leader, Stephen Hayes, who was now due to his previous treatment providing "information" on all of the "Anti - Treaty IRA" secrets to the Irish Garda police, and many of the "Anti - Treaty IRA" members were "arrested" together with their "sympathisers," which included Seamus O Donovan, and Sean Mac Caughey now became the new "Anti - Treaty IRA" Chief of Staff and Captain Hermann Goertz / Mr. Robinson the German "agent" had by now also gained great "respect" for Sean Mac Caughey's leadership qualities, and his commitment in trying to stop the "Anti - Treaty IRA" members from "harassing" the Irish Government and concentrate their "Anti - Treaty IRA" efforts instead in the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province. still under British Imperial Government control.

September 23rd: Patrick Davern, an "Anti - Treaty IRA" member led the Irish Garda police to a cave situated in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, where they found the remains of Michael Devereux the previous "Anti - Treaty IRA" officer who had been missing for a year, and who had been "shot" in the head.

November: George Plant and Joseph O Connor, who were both "Anti - Treaty IRA" members, were charged with the death of Michael Devereux, and both Patrick Davern and Michael Walsh were to give evidence against them who suddenly had a "change" of mind at the last minute.

November: Herrmann Goertz the German "agent," who had been at large for 19 months in Ireland, was "captured" by detectives at Blackheath Park, while they were looking for Pearse Kelly who was now the "Anti - Treaty IRA" Chief of Staff after taking over from Sean Mac Caughey and Eduard Hempel the German Ambassador was relieved that Hermann Goertz had been "captured," as he was a constant worry as a threat to Ireland's "neutrality," and he was now interned for the duration of the "War."

December 1st: Winston Churchill the Conservative Coalition Prime Minister of Britain, endeavouring to increase the "pressure" on the Irish Government, "ended" the trade embargo with Ireland, as he wanted, " To loosen things up and make Eamonn de Valera more ready to consider common "interests" while the Irish Shipping that had been handed over to Britain at the start of the "2nd World War" for Irish - British Trade, was "not" returned ensuring that Ireland had now to get on the best way it could.

    When the Fianna Fail Party were first in government in 1932, there was only 21,000 acres under wheat in Ireland, but by 1939 due to their policy of "self sufficiency" by now 220,000 acres were sown down, which stood Ireland in good stead, but despite this "rationing" still had to be introduced.

December 8th: America and Great Britain declared "War" on Japan, after their attack the previous day on Pearl Harbour, and Winston Churchill the British Conservative Coalition Prime Minister elated sent a direct message through Sir John Maffey to Eammon de Valera to meet with him to convince him that now was the time to bring Ireland into the "War," but he continued to keep Ireland neutral and also "refused" the request of the German Government for a Military Attaché to be stationed in Ireland.

December 9th: The Irish Dail Eireann 'Irish Parliament Cabinet met in Dublin, where they discussed Winston Churchill's request, and decided it would be far better if Lord Cranborne was to visit Ireland were he would be advised personally of the Irish position.

December 14th: Eammon de Valera while giving a speech in Cork in Co. Cork in Southern Munster, expressed Ireland's "sympathy" with America having to be involved in the "War," as many Irish - Americans would now have shed their blood also.  

December 15th: Eduard Hemple the German Ambassador was quick to bring a "complaint" as to the Irish Government's "sympathy" with America, but Frank P. Walshe the Secretary of External Affairs, soon pulled him into line by reminding of their nefarious activities and the previous "capture" of Captain Hermann Goertz.  

December 16th: Lord Cranborne / Salisbury on behalf of the British Imperial Government, arrived in Dublin to discuss Ireland's "neutral" position with the Irish Government in the scheme of things.

December 17th: Lord Cranborne met with Eammon de Valera at Iveagh House, but "nothing" was concluded, as there was "no" offer put on the table of any chance of Irish reunification of the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, and therefore ruling out "any chance" of Ireland entering into the "War. "

December 25th: All of the German "agents" being held In the Irish Republic, were now situated in Mountjoy Jail, from were Guenther Schuetz desperately wanted to "escape," and he personally met with Stephen Held, who had made contact for him with the "Anti - Treaty IRA," who also had 200 of their members being held there also.  

     Richard Mulcahy, was now to be the T.D. in the Dail Eireann for Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province in Eire / Ireland until 1961.

    James Joyce, who had been born in 1882 in Dublin, who had written Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake, Dubliners, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and who had left Ireland in 1902 to teach languages in France, Italy and Switzerland, died this year.

   A.E. / George William Russell, who had been born in the Ulster Province, had a studio at Sheephaven at Marble Hill on the coast of Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province. 

     In the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" from the 9 Counties in the Ulster Province, by the British Imperial Government, J.M. Andrews had succeeded Sir James Craig as their Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Stormont Prime Minister until 1961.

  Hugh Mac Ateer who was now the "Anti - Treaty IRA" Chief of Staff, stated his aim was to gain overall Independence for the "whole" of Ireland, and the removal of the British Imperial Government's control from the 6 Counties "artificially partitioned" in the Ulster Province as he had grown up in the 1930s, when all the "children" in these 6 Counties under the control of the Ascendancy "Official" Unionist Government there, were turning "green" with "malnutrition," and it was only through the intercession of the Christian Brothers, physically giving them daily doses of "Cod Liver Oil," that they were able to "survive" physically at all. 

    In Belfast in Co. Antrim in the north - east of Ulster Province in these 6 Counties 6 youths were sentenced to "death," with no chance of "leave to appeal" to the Conservative controled British House of Lords in England, as the Westminster Parliament was not in Session, but despite this their sentences were to be eventually committed. "

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