1. FIANNA FÁIL IN POWER
3rd Year History

2. Dismantling the Treaty
Used the Statute of Westminster to abolish the Oath
Got rid of the Governor General
Removed the king as head of state
New Constitution (Bunracht na hEireann)

3. The New Constitution (Bunreacht na hEireann)
Taoiseach replaced President of Executive Council
Douglas Hyde first President (Lived in Phoenix park)
Articles 2 and 3 claimed all 32 counties as Irish.
Special position of Catholic Church
“Eire” not Free State

4. The IRA and the Blueshirts
De Valera released the IRA prisoners who disrupted C na G meetings.
ACA elected Eoin O Duffy as leader. Blueshirts. Facists. De Valera banned them after planned march on Glasnevin.
Joined with C na G to form Fine Gael. O Duffy was first leader. Unpopular so went to Spanish Civil War.

5. The Economic War De Valera refused to pay the Land Annuities.
British tariffs on Irish cattle. Irish tariffs. Ireland hardest hit.
Anglo- Irish agreement 1938:
£10 million compensation to Britain for Land Annuities.
Free Trade
3 ports returned (Cobh, Lough Swilly, Berehaven)

6. The Economy
Sean Lemass (Industry and Commerce) put Protectionism in place.
Helped infant industry but poor quality goods at high prices.
Irish Sugar and Aer Lingus set up.

7. The Emergency Neutral because: Emergency Powers Act:
to show independence
too weak to fight
Emergency Powers Act:
Censorship
Army built up. LDF 250,000 men.
The IRA a danger to neutrality. Some executed, some died on hunger strike and some interned.
German spies. ‘Operation Green’ (Germans planned to use IRA)
North Strand bombed by Germans 34 dead.
Britain and US did not like our neutrality. Dev rejected their criticisms

8. What Lemass (Minister for Supplies) did:
Irish Shipping set up.
Rationing to conserve food.
Turf replaced coal (Trains much slower)
Bread made with whole grain (black and full of water)
The glimmer man (turn off all lights after curfew)