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114. 12 October 1927, McDunphy to Costello, NAI, S 5485.
115. 7 November 1927, McDunphy to each Minister, NAI, S 5485.
116. 15 July 1927, Cabinet Decision, NAI, S 5486.
117. By the Constitution (Amendment No. 10) Act, 1928.
118. 17 July 1927, Cabinet decision, NAI S 5486.
119. 20 July 1927, Cabinet decision, NAI S 5486.
120. August 1931, D/J report on present position, NAI, S 5964 B.
121. DÉD, Vol 21, 10 November 1927.
122. DÉD, Vol 23, 24 May 1928.
123. Ó Longaigh, p. 85.
124. 8 December 1969, Costello speech at retirement event, JACP, P190/350.
125. Note dated August 1928 [clearly a mistake by Blythe], in UCDA, P24/1690.
126. DÉD, Vol. 20, 16 August 1927.
127. The Leader, Christmas number, 1958, article on PR by Earnan de Blaghd.
128. Puirséil, Niamh, The Labour Party, 1922–73, p. 24.
129. DÉD, Vol 21, 11 October 1927.
130. DÉD, 28 March 1930, Vol. 34, Cols. 276/7; also NAI, S 9331.
131. O’Higgins, T.F., A Double Life, p. 137.
132. Ó Longaigh, p. 90.
133. 23 April 1929, statement of Robert Briscoe T.D., NAI, S 5862. It is interesting to note that this statement, by an Opposition TD, was circulated to all members of the Executive Council.
134. 17 May 1929, Garda memorandum, NAI, S 5864 A.
135. O’Halpin, Eunan, Defending Ireland, p. 78.
136. Ibid., p. 78.
137. McGarry, p. 183.
138. 15 July 1931, O’Hegarty to private secretary, Minister for Justice, NAI, S 5864 B.
139. August 1931, D/J report on the present position, NAI, S 5864 B.
140. 27 July 1931, O’Duffy to Secretary, D/J, NAI, S 5864 B.
141. 17 August 1936, note by Stephen Roche, NAI, S 9249.
142. 13 August 1931, Cosgrave to McRory, NAI, S 5864 B.
143. 10 September 1931, Cosgrave to McRory, NAI, S 5864 B.
144. 18 September 1931, McGilligan to Walshe, UCDA, P35/d/113.
145. Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act, 1931, No. 37/1931.
146. 17 October 1931, statement by the President, NAI, S 2449.
147. Ó Longaigh, p. 122.
148. 19 October 1931, “Note for the information of the Minister for Justice”, NAI, S 2449.
149. See note on procedure, 15 June 1936, NAI, S 8974.
150. 20 October 1931, O’Duffy to Minister for Justice, NAI, S 2449.
151. 22 October 1931, note of special meeting of Ministers, NAI, S 2449.
152. O’Halpin, p. 79.
153. DÉD, 19 April 1939, Vol 75, Col. 730.
154. Brady, Conor, Guardians of the Peace, p. 163.
155. McGarry, p. 188, and footnote 83.
156. Ibid., p. 189.
157. MacMahon, Deirdre, Republicans and Imperialists, p. 38.
158. 16 December 1926, Costello to Secretary, D/J, JACP, P190/52.
159. J.P. Casey describes this as the “most outstanding” example of an Attorney’s advice being published. Casey, p. 88.
160. White Paper, JACP, P190/59.
161. Forward by Oscar Traynor to Fianna Fáil legal opinion, JACP, P190/59.
162. McMahon, p. 40.
163. 11 July 1925, O’Hegarty to Secretary, Boundary Commission, in UCDA, P24/160.
164. Patterson, Henry, Ireland since 1939 : the persistence of conflict, p. 16.
165. 29 July 1926, Cabinet conclusions, PRONI CAB/4/173.
166. 29 July 1926, Cabinet conclusions, PRONI, CAB/4/173.
167. 29 June 1926, Cabinet conclusions, PRONI CAB/4/172.
168. 29 July 1926, Cabinet conclusions, PRONI CAB/4/173.
169. See Babington to Costello, 30 July 1926, JACP, P190/61 and 31 July 1926, JACP, P190/62.
170. 8 March 1927, Craigavon to Cosgrave, in UCDA, P24/160.
171. 14 March 1927, McDunphy to Costello, NAI, S 3302 A.
172. 15 March 1927, Cosgrave to Costello, NAI, S 3302 A.
173. 18 March 1927, Cosgrave to Craigavon, UCDA, P24/160.
174. 21 March 1927, Cosgrave to Baldwin, UCDA, P24/160.
175. 23 March 1927, Craigavon to Cosgrave, NAI, S 3302 A.
176. 25 March 1927, Cosgrave to Craigavon, UCDA, P24/160.
177. 7 April 1927, Craigavon to Cosgrave, and reply 8 April 1927, NAI, S 3302 A.
178. 29 June 1926, Cabinet conclusions, PRONI CAB/4/172.
179. 13 April 1927, Cabinet meeting, PRONI CAB/4/191.
180. 19 April 1927, Babington to Costello, JACP, P190/63.
181. 13 May 1927, Babington to Costello, JACP, P190/66.
182. 20 June 1927, Costello memorandum, NAI, S 3302 B.
183. See Babington to Costello, 21 July 1927, 15 December 1927, and 4 January 1928, JACP, P190/68 to 70.
184. Babington to Costello, 7 February 1928, JACP, P190/71. Score from www.irishrugby.ie.
185. 13 February 1928, Babington to Costello, JACP, P190/72.
186. 16 February 1928, McDunphy to relevant Ministers, NAI, S 3302 B.
187. 21 February 1928, minutes of Cabinet sub-committee, NAI, S 3302 B.
188. 14 March 1928, McDunphy to McGilligan, NAI, S 3302 B.
189. 16 March 1928, minutes of Cabinet sub-committee, NAI, S 3302 B.
190. 29 March 1928, Baldwin to Cosgrave, in UCDA, P24/160.
191. 19 April 1928, Babington to Costello, JACP, P190/75.
192. 22 May 1928, Costello memo of meeting, in UCDA, P24/160.
193. 8 June 1928, Batterbee (Home Office) to O’Hegarty, UCDA, P24/160.
194. 13 July 1928, meeting with Irish Society, NAI, S 3302 C.
195. 31 July 1928, Babington to Costello, JACP, P190/78.
196. 28 June 1929, Whiskard, Dominions Office, to Murphy, D/EA, UCDA, P24/160.
197. 1 August 1929, Cosgrave to MacDonald, JACP, P190/60.
198. 8 August 1929, Craigavon to Cosgrave, JACP, P190/60.
199. 29 November 1929, memorandum on meeting in Dominions Office, UCDA, P24/160.
200. 2 July 1930, D/Justice memorandum, UCDA, P24/160.
201. 10 July 1924, Craig to Ramsay MacDonald, PRONI CAB/9R/47/5.
202. 17 July 1924, Ronald Waterhouse (Downing Street) to Craig, PRON CAB/9R/47/5.
203. Smith, Murray, “No Honours Please, We’re Republicans”, Irish Student Law Review, 1999.
204. 31 March 1927, McDunphy to Costello, NAI, S 5708 A.
205. 18 May 1928, Costello memorandum, NAI, S 5708 A.
206. 18 May 1928, Costello memorandum, NAI, S 5708 A.
207. 21 May 1928, Cabinet decision, NAI, S 5708 A.
208. NAI, S 5708 A.
209. Smith, loc. cit.
210. 26 May 1948, Nolan note, NAI, S 5708 B.
211. 26 June 1948, Lynch note, NAI, S 5708 B.
212. 20 November 1948, note of conversation between Attlee and Brooke in Chequers, PRONI CAB/9R/47/5
213. Sexton, pp 127/8.
Chapter 4 A long game
1. 24 December 1932, draft article by Costello, JACP, P190/56.
2. SÉD, 2 June 1932, Vol 15, Col. 938.
3. 6 December 1946, II, article by Costello on developments since the Treaty.
4. Harkness, David, The Restless Dominion, p. 12.
5. RTÉ Thomas Davis lecture, 1967, in Mansergh, Diana (ed.), Nationalism and Independence: Selected Irish papers by Nicholas Mansergh, pp 109.
6. 8 December 1969, Garret FitzGerald speech to Presentation Evening for John A. Costello, cassette recording, JACP, P190/350.
7. 7 June 1926, Executive Council decision, NAI, S 4754/1. They were at the time President of the Executive Council, Vice-President and Minister for Justice, Minister for External Affairs and Minister for Industry and Commerce.
8. 12 October 1926, O’Hegarty to James MacNeill, NAI, S 4754/2 for travelling arrangements for Irish delegation.
9. 5 October 1926, O’Hegarty to James MacNeill, NAI, S 4754/2.
11. Undated, but probably October 1926, O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/95.
12. 21 April 1926, Joe Walsh preliminary memorandum, NAI, S 4754/1.
13. Attorney General memorandum, JACP, P190/100.
14. 5 July 1926, Joe Walshe to Secretaries of Departments, NAI, S 4754/1.
15. 6 July 1926, MacNeill to Walshe, NAI, S 4754/1.
16. Notes on Governor General, JACP, P190/112.
17. 9 November 1926, minutes of Committee on Inter-Imperial Relations, NAI, S 4754/6.
18. 27 October 1926, O’Hegarty to Boland, NAI, S 4754/3.
19. Undated (but October 1926) letter from O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/95.
20. Undated, O’Higgins to his wife, in UCDA, P197/96.
21. 27 October 1926, O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/98.
22. McCoole, Sinéad, Hazel: a life of Lady Lavery, pp 125–8.
23. 6 January 1927, O’Hegarty to Cosgrave, NAI, S 4754/3.
24. D/External Affairs preliminary memorandum, JACP, P190/100.
25. Mackenzie King diaries, 18 October 1926, p. 3.
26. Undated from O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/99.
27. Undated from FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1410 (2).
28. Undated from O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/99.
29. Nicholas Mansergh, in Diana Mansergh (ed.), p. 111.
30. 24 July 1956, Costello to Bodkin, JACP, P190/813.
31. 25 October 1926, Kiernan, Secretary of Irish delegation, to Howarth, Conference Secretariat, NAI, S 4754/1.
32. 28 October 1926, minutes of first meeting of Treaty Procedure sub-committee, JACP, P190/106.
33. Notes of first meeting, JACP, P190/107.
34. 17 November 1926, notes of fifth meeting, JACP, P 190/107.
35. Quoted in Harkness, pp 121/2.
36. Undated letter from O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/96.
37. November 1926, O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/99.
38. 17 November 1926, O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/100.
39. DÉD, 19 November 1936, Vol 64, Col. 768.
40. Summary of Proceedings of Imperial Confernece, JACP, P190/108.
41. Amery quoted in de Vere White, p. 249.
42. Extract from Summary of Proceedings of 1926 Conference, NAI, S 5092.
43. Summary of Proceedings, JACP, P190/108.
44. Harkness, p. 99.
45. Undated text of Costello speech, JACP, P190/55.
46. 24 December 1932, draft article by Costello, JACP, P190/56.
47. 28 March 1927, T.M. Healy to Leo Amery, NAI, AG, 54/27.
48. 5 April 1927, Amery to Healy, NAI, AG, 54/27.
49. 17 May 1927, Walshe to O’Hegarty, NAI, AG, 54/27.
50. 19 May 1927, FitzGerald to Amery, NAI, AG, 54/27.
51. 24 December 1932, draft article by Costello, JACP, P190/56.
52. 30 June 1927, Walshe to O’Hegarty, JACP, P190/97.
53. 30 June 1927, O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/101.
54. 30 June 1927, Walshe to O’Hegarty, JACP, P190/97.
55. 24 December 1932, draft article by Costello, JACP, P190/56.
56. 30 June 1927, O’Higgins to his wife, UCDA, P197/101.
57. 24 December 1932, draft article by Costello, JACP, P190/56.
58. 9 July 1927, Walshe to O’Higgins, JACP, P190/97.
59. Official record of proceedings, NAI, AG, 54/27.
60. 9 July 1927, Walshe to O’Higgins, JACP, P190/97.
61. McCoole, p. 130.
62. 8 September 1927, McDunphy to Walshe, NAI, S 5166.
63. 19 September 1926, FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1407 (4).
64. 6 August 1927, Walshe to O’Hegarty, NAI, S 5166.
65. 8 September 1927, MacDunphy to Walshe, NAI, S 5166.
66. League of Nations official journal, 1927, JACP, P190/157.
67. Report of delegation, JACP, P190/237.
68. Minutes of First Committee, 1928, League of Nations Official Journal, JACP, P190/159.
69. Report of delegation, JACP, P190/237.
70. Undated letters from FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1408 (6) and (7).
71. Undated letter from FitzGerald to his wife, 1926, UCDA, P80/1407.
72. 14 April 1929, MacWhite memorandum, JACP, P190/239.
73. See website of the International Court of Justice, http://www.icj-cij.org/pcij/index.php?p1=9
74. 6 September 1924, Dominions Office to Governor General, NAI, S 4363 A.
75. Extract from summary of proceedings of Imperial Conference, 1926, NAI, S 4363 A.
76. 22 June 1929, MacDonald to Dominion Prime Ministers, NAI, S 4363 A.
77. 1 August 1929, MacDonald to Dominion Prime Ministers, NAI, S 4363 A.
78. 28 June 1929, McGilligan to Passfield, NAI, S 4363 A.
79. D/EA memo, JACP, P190/155.
80. 7 September 1930, Costello memorandum, JACP, P190/155.
81. 16 March 1929, minutes of League of Nations Committee of Jurists, JACP, P190/155.
82. 7 September 1929, Costello memorandum, JACP P190/155.
83. 14 September 1929, Costello memorandum, JACP, P190/155.
84. 14 September 1929, Costello memorandum, JACP, P190/155.
85. Summary of Proceedings, JACP, P 190/108.
86. 6 September 1929, Walshe to Dominions Secretary, NAI, S 5340/1
87. Hearne preliminary memorandum, JACP, P190/122.
88. 20 September 1929, memo by E.J. Smyth, D/I&C, NAI, S 5340/10.
89. 7 October 1929, Costello to O’Sullivan, UCDA, P24/546.
90. 17 October 1929, McGilligan report of meeting, NAI, S 5340/13.
91. 18 October 1929, O’Hegarty to McDunphy, NAI, S 5340/13.
92. 31 October 1929, minutes of first meeting, JACP, P190/115.
93. 4 November 1929, Gwyer draft, JACP, P190/115.
94. 12 November 1929, O’Hegarty report, NAI, S 5340/13.
95. 12 November 1929, note of discussion at Gwyer Committee, JACP, P190/115.
96. 14 November 1929, notes of Gwyer Committee meeting, UCDA, P35/134.
97. Discussion at Gwyer Committtee, JACP, P190/116.
98. 18 November 1929, Gwyer Committee minutes, JACP, P190/116.
99. 18 November 1929, Gwyer Committee minutes, JACP, P190/116.
100. 18 November 1929, Gwyer Committee minutes, JACP, P190/116.
101. 18 November 1929, Gwyer Committee minutes, JACP, P190/116.
102. 20 November 1929, discussion at Gwyer Committee, NAI, S 5340/19.
103. 21 November 1929, draft Statute, JACP, P190/115.
104. 29 November 1929, final draft report, JACP, P190/115.
105. 4 December 1929, draft minutes of final meeting of Conference, JACP, P190/115.
106. Harkness, p. 172.
107. 21 March 1930, Walshe to O’Hegarty, NAI, S 6009/1.
108. 24 March 1930, Walshe to O’Hegarty, NAI, S 6009/1.
109. 15 April 1930, McDunphy to Walshe, NAI, S 6009/1.
110. 15 April 1930, McDunphy to Walshe, NAI, S 6009/1.
111. 11 October 1930, Cosgrave to McGilligan, and reply, NAI, S 6009/4.
112. 12 September 1930, McGilligan to Thomas, NAI, S 6009/1.
113. D/EA preliminary note, JACP, P190/141.
114. 7 October 1930, Irish memorandum on treaties, JACP, P190/138.
115. Walshe memorandum, UCDA, P35/134.
116. 1 October 1930, minutes of first meeting of Conference, JACP, P190/140.
117. Text of address to Imperial Conference, JACP, P190/96.
118. Undated Irish memorandum on Privy Council, JACP, P190/96.
119. 29 October 1929, Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General).
120. 24 October 1929, Kennedy to Costello, JACP, P190/115.
121. 6 October 1930, afternoon meeting of Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegation, JACP, P190/141. Costello and McGilligan would encounter Jowitt again in 1948 whe
n he was Lord Chancellor. Another observer at the meeting was the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Clement Attlee.
122. 2 October 1930, meeting of Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegations, JACP, P190/141.
123. FitzGerald to his wife, received 8 October 1930, UCDA, P80/1411 (7).
124. 2 October 1930, meeting of Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegations, JACP, P190/141.
125. 17 October 1930, 6th meeting of Sankey Committee, JACP, P190/142.
126. 21 October 1930, 8th meeting of Sankey Committee, JACP, P190/142.
127. FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (3).
128. FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (4).
129. McMahon, p. 31.
130. 5 October 1930, FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (5).
131. Boland Memoir, p. 20.
132. FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (4).
133. 5 October 1930, FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (5).
134. 27 October 1930, FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (22).
135. 28 October 1930, FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (23).
136. 30 October 1930, summary of draft report, NAI, S 6009/5.
137. DÉD, 15 November 1934, Vol. 54, Col. 354.
138. 31 October 1930, heads of delegation meeting, JACP P190/141.
139. 7 November 1930, O’Hegarty to McDunphy, JACP, P190/96.
140. 4 November 1930, minutes of meeting, JACP, P190/141.
141. 4 November 1930, McGilligan to MacDonald, JACP, P190/96.
142. Undated memorandum, NAI, AG 2005/77/286.
143. 5 November 1930, heads of delegation meeting, NAI, S 4295 B.
144. 6 November 1930, FitzGerald to his wife, UCDA, P80/1411 (26).
145. 7 November 1930, McDunphy to O’Hegarty, JACP, P190/96.
146. 7 November 1930, McDunphy memorandum, NAI, S 4285 B.
147. 6 November 1930, note by J.V. Fahy, JACP, P190/96.
148. 7 November 1930, O’Hegarty to McDunphy, NAI, S 4285 B.
149. 7 November 1930, McDunphy to O’Hegarty, JACP, P190/96.
150. 8 November 1930, Cosgrave to Granard, JACP, P190/96.
151. 24 December 1932, draft article by Costello, JACP, P190/56.
152. 6 December 1946, II, Costello article on developments since the Treaty.
153. 13 November 1930, heads of delegation meeting, JACP, P190/141.
154. 14 November 1930, 3rd meeting of Conference, JACP, P190/140.
155. 3 November 1930, heads of delegation meeting, JACP, P190/141.
156. 20 November 1931, Hansard, Vol 259, No 12, col. 1196.
157. 21 November 1931, Cosgrave to MacDonald, UCDA, P35/146.