MR DE VALERA SEES EIREAN MINES LAID.—Mr de Valera on board a minelayer in Dublin Bay saw how Eire will protect her waters if she is dragged into the conflict. The mines were of the “controlled” type, tired electrically from the shore. Later, Mr de Valera pressed a switch from a coastal control tower and observed a mine explode. The demonstration was watched by crowds of holiday-makers who thronged the shore. Here Irish marines adjust a mine before laying.
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Evening Star, Issue 23687, 21 September 1940, Page 6
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79MR DE VALERA SEES EIREAN MINES LAID.—Mr de Valera on board a minelayer in Dublin Bay saw how Eire will protect her waters if she is dragged into the conflict. The mines were of the “controlled” type, tired electrically from the shore. Later, Mr de Valera pressed a switch from a coastal control tower and observed a mine explode. The demonstration was watched by crowds of holiday-makers who thronged the shore. Here Irish marines adjust a mine before laying. Evening Star, Issue 23687, 21 September 1940, Page 6
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