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
Young Lemass was taken prisoner and released within a month, presumably because of his age.
From Time Magazine Archive
De Valera, near-blind and doggedly indifferent to the country's worsening economic plight, was persuaded by his own Fianna Fail Party to step aside for Lemass and run for the presidency.
From Time Magazine Archive
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