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10-K - FORM 10-K - EAGLE MATERIALS INCd10k.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex21.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex312.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex311.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex321.htm
EX-99.1 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex991.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex322.htm
EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - EAGLE MATERIALS INCFinancial_Report.xls
EX-12.1 - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - EAGLE MATERIALS INCdex121.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 33-82820, 33-82928, 33-84394, 333-54102, 333-163061 and Form S-3 No. 333-159113) of Eagle Materials Inc. of our reports dated May 26, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Eagle Materials Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Eagle Materials Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 2011.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Form S-8 Nos. 33-82820, 33-82928, 33-84394, 333-54102, 333-163061 and Form S-3 No. 333-159113) of Eagle Materials Inc. of our report dated May 26, 2011, with respect to the financial statements of Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Eagle Materials Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2011.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Dallas, Texas

May 26, 2011