DE VALERAS EXHORTATION
London, June 3 Mr de Valera. Prime Minister of Eire in a speed} at Waterford after a triumphal entry into the town preceded by a cavalcade of horsemen, exhorted the people to learn Irish. “English is a language brought into Ireland by foreigners who imposed it on Ireland through their laws. If you lose your ianguage you lose the bond uniting you as a nation and will only become a province of Britain.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 5 June 1945, Page 5
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76DE VALERAS EXHORTATION Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 5 June 1945, Page 5
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