Lemass
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
He cited the example of another prominient Fianna Fáil politician, Seán Lemass, who was Taoiseach from 1959-66 andput the country’s violent past behind him.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2016
Yet Sean Lemass never once thought about carrying out revenge or demanding retrospective justice,” Ó Cuív said.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2016
Some politicians criticize Lemass for being too much of a pragmatist.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lemass is the great-grandson of a hatter who landed in Dublin in 1820.
From Time Magazine Archive
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