Eamon de Valera, although born in New York City, in the United States of America, devoted his life to help the people of Ireland. As he once said it, “If I wish to know what the Irish want, I look into my own heart.” De Valera loved Ireland and its people with a deep and lasting passion. It was he, probably more than any other person in their history, who helped that country win freedom …showed first 75 words of 2513 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2513 total…in this century.” And that is no small tribute for a child born on the streets on New York into a life that appeared to offer little, if any, hope of success. Bibliography O’Brien Maire and Conor Cruise. A Concise History of Ireland. Thames and Hudson. London. 1972. MacManus Seumas. The Story of the Irish Race. Random House. New York. 1990. www.askjeeves.com www.biography.com www.infoplease.com http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/5598/