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Lemass

American  
[luh-mas] / ləˈmæs /

noun

  1. Seán Francis 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.


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"There was no need for second explosion - but Lemass wanted a bit of a kick out of it, that he would outclass the first one."

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2016

Yet Sean Lemass never once thought about carrying out revenge or demanding retrospective justice,” Ó Cuív said.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2016

By the time Sean Lemass became Taoiseach he knew full well from intelligence reports and so on who had been responsible for the murder of his brother Noel.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2016

Lemass did not hesitate to use public funds wherever private capital was not forthcoming for key projects.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Fianna Fail's new leader, Lemass was the antithesis of all the old fire-breathing heroes, talked trade and tariffs to the voters in intense, rapid-fire sentences that many found hard to follow.

From Time Magazine Archive

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