Claim: James Alexander Hamilton Irwin, born in Feeny, Ireland, was ordained as a Presbyterian minister; but, he later on toured America with his lifelong friend Éamon de Valera wherein they decided to move in the country after 15 years.
Evidence: He toured America with Éamon de Valera in the 1920s, who became a lifelong friend. Irwin was ordained a Presbyterian minister in November 1903 in Killead Church, County Antrim, where he ministered until 1926. In 1928 he moved to St Thomas' Church, Leith, returning to Ireland in 1935.