Domhnall Ua Buachalla
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Domhnall Ua Buachalla was an Irish politician and member of the First Dáil who served as third and final governor-general of the Irish Free State from 1932 to 1936, and later served as a member of the
Ua Buachalia, c. 1932
Gortleitragh House, Monkstown
James McNeill
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James McNeill was an Irish colonial administrator, politician, and diplomat, who served as the first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
…seat in the 1932 general election, which Fianna Fáil won. He was chosen by Éamon de Valera to become Governor-General of the Irish Free State following James McNeill's resignation in November 1932. De Valera explicitly instructed Ua Buachalla as Governor-General to keep a low public profile, and not to fulfil public…
Procession for James MacNeill, as new Governor General, 1 February 1928
The Constitution Committee meeting at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. James McNeill is seated fourth from the right.
Josephine McNeill (1951)