Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh was an Irish barrister, judge and Fianna Fáil politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1974 to October 1976. Following a breakdown in relations with the gove
Ó Dálaigh in 1975
Erskine Hamilton Childers
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Erskine Hamilton Childers was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the president of Ireland from June 1973 to November 1974. He is the only Irish president to have died in office. He also ser
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
…1973, he became the first Irish judge to sit on the European Court of Justice. Ó Dálaigh became President of Ireland unexpectedly following the death of Erskine Childers. Growing conflict with the National Coalition government spilled out into open acrimony following hostile comments by defence minister Paddy Donegan…
Childers in 1971
Memorial to Erskine Childers in St. Patrick's Cathedral sculpted by James Power
Erskine Childers's grave in Derralossary Church grounds, Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland
Close up view of Erskine Childers's grave in Derralossary Church grounds, Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland