Negotiations Fail to Break the Stalemate on the Ownership of the Stud from 1933 to 1938
摘要
The author examines the intricate legal details surrounding the ownership of the National Stud and its bloodstock. By utilising evidence from a conference held in London in the 1930s between representatives of the British and Irish governments, the reader is offered a detailed analysis of both sides’ legal arguments, focusing on Ireland’s status as a dominion of the British Empire and the rights stemming from this status. The chapter also explores the role of Nobel Bullen Johnson, the second manager of the National Stud, and how the policies developed at the Stud were influenced by the strategies implemented by an Irish government led by Eamon de Valera’s Fianna Fáil party, along with the problematic influence of private sector breeders on the Stud.