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President Eamon de Valera at a 1916 anniversary event in Arbour Hill

Michael S. Walker24 April 1966

National Library of Ireland

National Library of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

Eamon de Valera, President of Ireland, at Arbour Hill Cemetery in Dublin on Sunday, 24 April 1966, the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. He had commanded the 3rd Battalion at Boland's Bakery in 1916.

The President inspected the guard of honour before entering the church, and later unveiled a plaque commemorating 62 members of the Irish Citizen Army and the Irish Volunteers who were killed in the Easter Rising, and who are buried in Arbour Hill.

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  • Title: President Eamon de Valera at a 1916 anniversary event in Arbour Hill
  • Creator: Michael S. Walker
  • Date Created: 24 April 1966
National Library of Ireland

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