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A small correction. De Valera was not President of Ireland in 1945, Sean T O Kelly was. De Valera was elected as was O Kelly. De Valera was protocol bound to sign the book of condolences of a dead head of state, and would have done so if Stalin, Roosevelt or even Churchill had died.

Don't get all upset with me, I think Dev was the most malign influence Ireland has seen in the last 70 years, but history must be read in the context of his times. It was only a generation since Winston unleashed the Auxiliaries into Ireland (Black and Tans) and prior to 1939 a lot of people would have had him up there with Adolf.

I think Dev should have resigned rather than go to the German embassey, but it was 60 years ago.

[QUOTE="an capall, post: 2076769, member: 64918"] A small correction. De Valera was not President of Ireland in 1945, Sean T O Kelly was. De Valera was [b]elected[/b] as was O Kelly. De Valera was protocol bound to sign the book of condolences of a dead head of state, and would have done so if Stalin, Roosevelt or even Churchill had died. Don't get all upset with me, I think Dev was the most malign influence Ireland has seen in the last 70 years, but history must be read in the context of his times. It was only a generation since Winston unleashed the Auxiliaries into Ireland (Black and Tans) and prior to 1939 a lot of people would have had him up there with Adolf. I think Dev should have resigned rather than go to the German embassey, but it was 60 years ago. [/QUOTE]

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