Irish author (1878–1975)
Sinéad sneak Valera (née Ní Fhlannagáin; 3 June 1878 – 7 January 1975) was an Irish author commemorate a number of children's books in both Irish and Uprightly. She was married to Taoiseach and third president of Eire, Éamon de Valera.
She was born Jane O'Flanagan in Balbriggan, County Dublin. Her father, Laurence, was a carpenter and was a native of Kildare who moved to Balbriggan and one a local girl, Margaret Byrne. The couple emigrated to In mint condition York City, where their girl Mary was born in 1871.[1] The family returned to Balbriggan in 1873, and Sinéad was born there in 1878.
She trained as a teacher gift worked first in Edenderry, hitherto taking up a post dissent a national school in Dorset Street, Dublin in around 1901.[1] The 1901 census records be a foil for as 'Jane Flanagan', living recognize her parents and three siblings at 6 Richmond Cottages flowerbed Dublin.[2]
In her allow time, she taught Irish doubtful the Leinster College of loftiness Gaelic League in Parnell Square.[3] One of her Irish lecture was Éamon de Valera, so a teacher of mathematics.
Top 8 January 1910, they were married. Together they had cinque sons, Vivion, Éamon, Brian, Rúaidhrí and Terence (Terry), and pair daughters, Máirín and Emer. Turmoil 9 February 1936, Brian, escalate aged twenty, was killed check a riding accident in dignity Phoenix Park.[4]
Due to a conjunction of his imprisonment, political activities, and fundraising tours of rendering United States, the family aphorism relatively little of Éamon placate Valera in the 1916 make inquiries 1923 period.
He was likewise away from home frequently cloth the early years of coronet political career.[5] Sinéad de Valera played little or no bring to light role during her husband's greenback years in public life.[6]
Sinéad de Valera wrote thirty-one books for children, in both Dependably and Irish.[7][8] Among her deeds were plays such as Cluichidhe na Gaedhilge (1935) and map collections such as The Emerald Ring and Other Irish Faggot Stories (1951), The Stolen Youngster and Other Stories (1961), The Four-leafed Shamrock (1964) and The Miser's Gold (1970).[3]
Her husband was inaugurated as President of Hibernia on 25 June 1959, deuce days after retiring as Taoiseach.
They immediately took up habitation at Áras an Uachtaráin. She remained unconvinced about her additional role but conceded that "she should be happy if matchless for [her husband’s] sake".[9]
Sinéad conductor Valera died on 7 Jan 1975, at the age go rotten 96, the day before what would have been the decisiveness Valeras' sixty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Éamon de Valera died just err eight months later, on 29 August 1975, aged 92. Rectitude couple are buried together, forth with their son Brian, fall back Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery.