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Liam Cosgrave

Liam Cosgrave. From here and here.

Liam Cosgrave,
prime minister of Ireland (Taoiseach) 1973-77,
see biography and biography and election record,
born 1920,
mar Vera Osborne,
leader of Fine Gael 1965-77, leader of the opposition 1965-73,
prime minister of Ireland (Taoiseach) in Fine Gael/Labour coalition, 1973-77,
negotiated the Sunningdale power-sharing agreement, Dec 1973, the only serious attempt to solve the Northern Ireland problem before the Good Friday power-sharing agreement of 1998,
Sunningdale was brought down in 1974 by the loyalist strike, and bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, and nothing as ambitious was tried again for 20 years,
had issue:

1. Mary Cosgrave.

2. Liam T. Cosgrave,
   Fine Gael TD and Senator,
   see biography and election record,
   Cathaoirleach of the Senate 1996-97,
   mar Joan Bourke and had issue:
   1. Barry Cosgrave.

3. Ciaran Cosgrave, mar Catherine McDonnell.

1973 election.