, ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Lane ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁The ▁Municipal ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁extended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁Par nell ▁Square ▁in ▁central ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁A ▁drama - document ary ▁on ▁him , ▁Cit izen ▁Lane , ▁directed ▁by ▁Th ad de us ▁O ' S ull ivan , ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁over ▁the ▁Lane ▁Be quest ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁Lane ' s ▁will ▁be que athed ▁his ▁collection ▁to ▁London , ▁but ▁an ▁unw it ness ed ▁later ▁cod ic il ▁be que athed ▁it ▁to ▁Dublin . ▁Having ▁possession , ▁London ' s ▁National ▁Gallery ▁did ▁not ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁cod ic il . ▁Alter ing ▁this ▁legal ▁reality ▁became ▁the ▁life ' s ▁work ▁of ▁Professor ▁Thomas ▁Bod kin . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Lane ' s ▁a unt , ▁Lady ▁Gregory , ▁W T ▁Cos gra ve , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Government ▁un success fully ▁approached ▁R ams ay ▁Mac Donald ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁present - day ▁solution ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁side , ▁during ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁deb ates ▁on ▁the ▁E ire ▁( Conf irm ation ▁of ▁Ag re ements ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Lord ▁Stra bol gi ▁put