
Collection of books from Eamon De Valeras personal library signed and bookmarked
"It is a collection of books given to me by my dad who was Chief Translator in Leinster House. The books were given to him by Maire Ni Cheallaigh who was Dev's private secretary for many years .She worked with my dad who was an acclaimed Irish scholar after De Valera's death Amongst the books is a signed copy of the constitution, a book donated by BP and Shell to his excellency the president and a small schoolbook which I have always thought was likely to have been from his childhood when he was about 4 years of age when he lived in Bruree I also have one of his books which is not signed or bookmarked which I was told came from the Shah of Persia Dad always said these books were a precious treasure I have many of them !"