The opening of Dail Eireann, or Chamber of Deputies, of the Irish Free State Parliament in Dublin, Ireland, 9 September 1922, (1935). 'Mr William Thomas Cosgrave was elected President. The building, Leinster House, was closely guarded, owing to the general disturbances, and, as in a fortress, the Government continued to operate under these conditions for nearly a year'. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]