Permanent year factsheet

Ireland in 1937

Historical records for Ireland in 1937, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records
4Events
1Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

July

1 July 1937Constitutional ReferendumEamon de Valera

Ireland · Government / Government of Ireland

Secures voter approval for Bunreacht na hEireann in a national referendum.

December

29 December 1937New Constitution Enters into ForceEamon de Valera

Dublin · Government / Government of Ireland

Becomes Taoiseach when the 1937 Constitution enters into operation and replaces the Executive Council system.

29 December 1937Office of Taoiseach CreatedEamon de Valera

Dublin · Government / Government of Ireland

Assumes the new constitutional title Taoiseach as the Government of Ireland replaces the former Executive Council.

Other Events

1937Prime Minister of IrelandEamon de Valera

Government / Government of Ireland

Appointed Prime Minister of Ireland, 1st term

Names involved

Eamon de Valera

Places involved

DublinIreland

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.