DE VALERA'S CAREER.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 115, 19 May 1925, Page 7

DE VALERA'S CAREER.

The secretary of the Irish Republican Association of New Zealand writes contracting statements contained in an exchange article dealing with the career of Eanimon do Valera. He states that Be Valera was certainly born in New Yu:>:. " but his mother was not an Irish American, but Catherine Coll, of Bruvi*', Co. Limerick. His father was Vivian de' Valera, a. Spaniard by birth and nationality, a master of several languges, and an accomplished musician. At the age of three years (20th April, 1885) De Valera was brought home to Ireland, where he was reared and educated. Contrary to your published statement, he read a most brilliant intermediate and University course, taking exhibitions all along the line. ... In a subsequent brilliant scholastic career he obtained the degrees of B.A. and B.Sc. In addition he won six exhibitions in his intermediate and University course, with aggregrate marks, getting sixth highest in arts 1 and second place in mathematics in «l? \ He later Colld"cted classes in Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Belvedere College, and Rockwell College, where he had charge of the higher mathematical courses in the University classes. He also held the posts of examiner in mathematics. Intermediate Education Board, examiner in Irish Royal College of l Jhysieians and Surgeons- and examiner in Physics, National University of Ireland. To-day he is far from having no place whereon to lay his head " He .s still Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, a representative of the people of Clare in Southern Ireland,, and a representative of the people of County Down.. i :l Northern Ireland " Tho writer refers also to De Valera^ leadership.