Arrest of de Valera
De Valera arrested in Blackrock,
Co. Dublin but Andy Cope organises his release.
Brennan’s Question
Interesting question asked by
Brennan in the wake of de Valera’s arrest. Brennan mentions that after de
Valera’s arrest, he was asked to go see Stack. (Brennan was
Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Dáil government at the time.)
When he did see Stack, all that Stack wanted was to ensure that all departments
carried on as usual. At the time of Griffith’s arrest (after Bloody
Sunday), Collins had become Acting President which he relinquished when de
Valera returned from the States. Brennan asked “Was it the case that De
Valera had appointed Stack as Acting-President and not Collins?”