Eamonn De Valera, c. 1918–1920. Photo Wikipedia The Minister of Education in Ireland for the 1940s period was originally the same one as the in the 1930s period, Thomas Derrig.Derrig was Minister of Education from 1932-1939, where he was replaced for short amount of time by Eamonn De Valera. Derrig returned as Minister of Education from… Continue reading 1940s Education in Ireland
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Education in 1920s Ireland
With the Irish Free State just coming into the Irish political sphere after the centuries long control by the United Kingdom, there needed to be a reconfiguration of the educational system within Ireland. This started with the creation of the Department of Education, which was formed on the 26th of August 1921, with Eoin MacNeill… Continue reading Education in 1920s Ireland