ceremonial handover. 28 August – the birth of Teresa Ann Browne. 7 September – in Ottawa Taoiseach John A. Costello announces the government intends to repeal the 1936 External Relations Act, thus severing the last constitutional link with Britain. 13 September – 500 people attend a commemoration of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on the hills overlooking Belfast. 17 September – the body of W. B. Yeats is re-buried at Drumcliffe, County Sligo, "Under bare Ben Bulben's head". 22 September – Taoiseach John A. Costello is presented with an honorary doctorate of law from the Jesuit Fordham University, New York. 17 October – at the request of the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, the Minister for Finance (Ireland), Seán MacBride, and the Minister for External Affairs, Patrick McGilligan, meet representatives from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to discuss the repeal of the External Relations Act. 26 October – final ruling in the Sinn Féin Funds case decides that the Sinn Féin party as reconstituted in 1923 is "not in any legal sense a continuation" of the party that had "melted away" in 1922 and is thus unable to claim funds deposited in its name in the High Court. 17 November – the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, which involves the repeal of the External Relations Act, is introduced in Dáil Éireann. 25 November – the Republic of Ireland Bill is passed in Dáil Éireann. 21 December – President Seán T. O'Kelly signs the Republic of Ireland Bill at a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin. Taoiseach John A. Costello and members of his government are also present. Full date unknown An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, is founded in June, with naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger as its first President. The "Blue Hussars", the ceremonial Mounted Escort of the Irish Army, are disbanded. Irish Farmers Journal launched. Arts and literature May – the Music Association of Ireland is set up by a group of composers (including Brian Boydell, Aloys Fleischmann and Frederick May) and music-lovers to promote classical music in Ireland. Brian Boydell's first major success, In Memoriam Mahatma Gandhi, Op. 30, is premiered by the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra under the composer's baton at the Phoenix Hall, Dublin. Robert Farren publishes his critical work The Course of Irish Verse in English. Patrick Kavanagh publishes his novel Tarry Flynn. Sport Football League of Ireland Winners:Drumcondra FAI Cup Winners: