Late of 2 Upper Janemount, Sunday's Well, Cork. He died at the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork. The cause of death was lung cancer.
Dáil Biography:
Liam de Róiste became a leading figure in Irish cultural and economic movements in Cork. He joined the Gaelic League in 1899, and soon became its secretary in Cork, before joining its general executive committee. In 1904 he helped found Coláiste na Mumhan, the Irish-language training college in Ballingeary. He joined the Young Ireland Society in Cork but left in 1901 to found the Cork Celtic Literary Society. He also helped found the Cork Dramatic Society in 1904. From August 1906 to July 1907 he published a magazine, The Shield. His love of drama and literature saw him set up Shandon Publishing Company. Deeply conscious of the need for economic as well as cultural revival, he was one of the founders of the Industrial Development Association in 1903 and also helped found the Irish International Trading Corporation in an attempt to give employment in his native area.
He co-founded the Cork branch of Sinn Féin in 1906 and was one of the organisers of the meeting which established the Irish Volunteers in Cork in 1913. In 1914 he smuggled a Mauser rifle to Cork from London, and he was involved in events surrounding the 1916 Rising. His poor eyesight and a non-violent disposition left him unsure of his capabilities as a gunman and he was never a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). A full-time organiser for Sinn Féin in Cork, he was elected to the First Dáil in 1918.
Wikipedia:
Liam de Róiste (born William Roche; 29 June 1882 – 15 May 1959) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, diarist and Gaelic scholar.
He was born in Fountainstown, County Cork, the son of Edward Roche (originally from Tipperary) and Eliza Ahern, who were both primary school teachers.
At the age of 17, he began working in a Cork drapery store. Later, he assumed a teaching post at Skerry's College.
A supporter of the Irish language, which he spoke, he was a founder member in 1899 of the Cork branch of the Gaelic League.
As vice-chairman of Sinn Féin in Cork, he chaired its first meeting in 1906. A prominent early member of the Irish Volunteers movement, he took part in the march to Macroom on Easter Sunday 1916 and later in helping to smuggle arms for the IRA.
He was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for the Cork City constituency at the 1918 general election. In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann, though de Róiste was unable to attend.
De Róiste opposed the Belfast Boycott stating in a 1920 Dáil debate; "it would mean having to purchase English-made goods instead of Belfast-made articles. Economic penetration was the solution of the Ulster question.
In April, 1921 while staying at a neighbours for fear of assassination, the family home was stormed by a party of Black and Tans. A personal friend and Catholic priest, James O'Callaghan, evidently mistaken for his host, was shot and killed while investigating the disturbance downstairs. The intruders left unopposed.
De Róiste was re-elected without contest at the 1921 elections for the Cork Borough constituency. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was again re-elected in the 1922 general election as a member of pro-Treaty Sinn Féin. In the lead up to the Irish Civil War, he tried, as part of a group, to reconcile the pro- and anti-Treaty sides, a move which alienated many of his supporters, which effectively ended his political career. He did not stand at the 1923 general election but stood unsuccessfully as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the June 1927 general election.
De Róiste was active in local politics in Cork, serving on Cork Corporation from 1920 to 1922. In 1929, he was one of three Cumann na Gael members of the reformed Cork Corporation, losing his seat in the early 1930s.
In 1936–1937, he was involved with the Irish Christian Front, which supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
In the following decade, he was one of five councillors for the Cork Civic Party. He retired from politics in 1950.
De Róiste was sympathetic to the fascist and anti-Semitic Ailtirí na hAiséirghe party.
In his private life he was Secretary and Director of the Irish International Trading Corporation, Cork, and an author.
He died on 15 May 1959 and is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Glasheen, Cork.
Marriage:
July 27th 1909 at Douglas, Cork.
Liam de Róiste, teacher, of Marymount Friar's Walk, son of Edward Roche, teacher married Nóra Ní Bhrian, teacher, daughter of John O'Brien (deceased), farmer.
Dáil Biography:
Liam de Róiste became a leading figure in Irish cultural and economic movements in Cork. He joined the Gaelic League in 1899, and soon became its secretary in Cork, before joining its general executive committee. In 1904 he helped found Coláiste na Mumhan, the Irish-language training college in Ballingeary. He joined the Young Ireland Society in Cork but left in 1901 to found the Cork Celtic Literary Society. He also helped found the Cork Dramatic Society in 1904. From August 1906 to July 1907 he published a magazine, The Shield. His love of drama and literature saw him set up Shandon Publishing Company. Deeply conscious of the need for economic as well as cultural revival, he was one of the founders of the Industrial Development Association in 1903 and also helped found the Irish International Trading Corporation in an attempt to give employment in his native area.
He co-founded the Cork branch of Sinn Féin in 1906 and was one of the organisers of the meeting which established the Irish Volunteers in Cork in 1913. In 1914 he smuggled a Mauser rifle to Cork from London, and he was involved in events surrounding the 1916 Rising. His poor eyesight and a non-violent disposition left him unsure of his capabilities as a gunman and he was never a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). A full-time organiser for Sinn Féin in Cork, he was elected to the First Dáil in 1918.
Wikipedia:
Liam de Róiste (born William Roche; 29 June 1882 – 15 May 1959) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, diarist and Gaelic scholar.
He was born in Fountainstown, County Cork, the son of Edward Roche (originally from Tipperary) and Eliza Ahern, who were both primary school teachers.
At the age of 17, he began working in a Cork drapery store. Later, he assumed a teaching post at Skerry's College.
A supporter of the Irish language, which he spoke, he was a founder member in 1899 of the Cork branch of the Gaelic League.
As vice-chairman of Sinn Féin in Cork, he chaired its first meeting in 1906. A prominent early member of the Irish Volunteers movement, he took part in the march to Macroom on Easter Sunday 1916 and later in helping to smuggle arms for the IRA.
He was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for the Cork City constituency at the 1918 general election. In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann, though de Róiste was unable to attend.
De Róiste opposed the Belfast Boycott stating in a 1920 Dáil debate; "it would mean having to purchase English-made goods instead of Belfast-made articles. Economic penetration was the solution of the Ulster question.
In April, 1921 while staying at a neighbours for fear of assassination, the family home was stormed by a party of Black and Tans. A personal friend and Catholic priest, James O'Callaghan, evidently mistaken for his host, was shot and killed while investigating the disturbance downstairs. The intruders left unopposed.
De Róiste was re-elected without contest at the 1921 elections for the Cork Borough constituency. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was again re-elected in the 1922 general election as a member of pro-Treaty Sinn Féin. In the lead up to the Irish Civil War, he tried, as part of a group, to reconcile the pro- and anti-Treaty sides, a move which alienated many of his supporters, which effectively ended his political career. He did not stand at the 1923 general election but stood unsuccessfully as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the June 1927 general election.
De Róiste was active in local politics in Cork, serving on Cork Corporation from 1920 to 1922. In 1929, he was one of three Cumann na Gael members of the reformed Cork Corporation, losing his seat in the early 1930s.
In 1936–1937, he was involved with the Irish Christian Front, which supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
In the following decade, he was one of five councillors for the Cork Civic Party. He retired from politics in 1950.
De Róiste was sympathetic to the fascist and anti-Semitic Ailtirí na hAiséirghe party.
In his private life he was Secretary and Director of the Irish International Trading Corporation, Cork, and an author.
He died on 15 May 1959 and is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Glasheen, Cork.
Marriage:
July 27th 1909 at Douglas, Cork.
Liam de Róiste, teacher, of Marymount Friar's Walk, son of Edward Roche, teacher married Nóra Ní Bhrian, teacher, daughter of John O'Brien (deceased), farmer.
Late of 2 Upper Janemount, Sunday's Well, Cork. He died at the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork. The cause of death was lung cancer.
Dáil Biography:
Liam de Róiste became a leading figure in Irish cultural and economic movements in Cork. He joined the Gaelic League in 1899, and soon became its secretary in Cork, before joining its general executive committee. In 1904 he helped found Coláiste na Mumhan, the Irish-language training college in Ballingeary. He joined the Young Ireland Society in Cork but left in 1901 to found the Cork Celtic Literary Society. He also helped found the Cork Dramatic Society in 1904. From August 1906 to July 1907 he published a magazine, The Shield. His love of drama and literature saw him set up Shandon Publishing Company. Deeply conscious of the need for economic as well as cultural revival, he was one of the founders of the Industrial Development Association in 1903 and also helped found the Irish International Trading Corporation in an attempt to give employment in his native area.
He co-founded the Cork branch of Sinn Féin in 1906 and was one of the organisers of the meeting which established the Irish Volunteers in Cork in 1913. In 1914 he smuggled a Mauser rifle to Cork from London, and he was involved in events surrounding the 1916 Rising. His poor eyesight and a non-violent disposition left him unsure of his capabilities as a gunman and he was never a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). A full-time organiser for Sinn Féin in Cork, he was elected to the First Dáil in 1918.
Wikipedia:
Liam de Róiste (born William Roche; 29 June 1882 – 15 May 1959) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, diarist and Gaelic scholar.
He was born in Fountainstown, County Cork, the son of Edward Roche (originally from Tipperary) and Eliza Ahern, who were both primary school teachers.
At the age of 17, he began working in a Cork drapery store. Later, he assumed a teaching post at Skerry's College.
A supporter of the Irish language, which he spoke, he was a founder member in 1899 of the Cork branch of the Gaelic League.
As vice-chairman of Sinn Féin in Cork, he chaired its first meeting in 1906. A prominent early member of the Irish Volunteers movement, he took part in the march to Macroom on Easter Sunday 1916 and later in helping to smuggle arms for the IRA.
He was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for the Cork City constituency at the 1918 general election. In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann, though de Róiste was unable to attend.
De Róiste opposed the Belfast Boycott stating in a 1920 Dáil debate; "it would mean having to purchase English-made goods instead of Belfast-made articles. Economic penetration was the solution of the Ulster question.
In April, 1921 while staying at a neighbours for fear of assassination, the family home was stormed by a party of Black and Tans. A personal friend and Catholic priest, James O'Callaghan, evidently mistaken for his host, was shot and killed while investigating the disturbance downstairs. The intruders left unopposed.
De Róiste was re-elected without contest at the 1921 elections for the Cork Borough constituency. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was again re-elected in the 1922 general election as a member of pro-Treaty Sinn Féin. In the lead up to the Irish Civil War, he tried, as part of a group, to reconcile the pro- and anti-Treaty sides, a move which alienated many of his supporters, which effectively ended his political career. He did not stand at the 1923 general election but stood unsuccessfully as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the June 1927 general election.
De Róiste was active in local politics in Cork, serving on Cork Corporation from 1920 to 1922. In 1929, he was one of three Cumann na Gael members of the reformed Cork Corporation, losing his seat in the early 1930s.
In 1936–1937, he was involved with the Irish Christian Front, which supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
In the following decade, he was one of five councillors for the Cork Civic Party. He retired from politics in 1950.
De Róiste was sympathetic to the fascist and anti-Semitic Ailtirí na hAiséirghe party.
In his private life he was Secretary and Director of the Irish International Trading Corporation, Cork, and an author.
He died on 15 May 1959 and is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Glasheen, Cork.
Marriage:
July 27th 1909 at Douglas, Cork.
Liam de Róiste, teacher, of Marymount Friar's Walk, son of Edward Roche, teacher married Nóra Ní Bhrian, teacher, daughter of John O'Brien (deceased), farmer.
Dáil Biography:
Liam de Róiste became a leading figure in Irish cultural and economic movements in Cork. He joined the Gaelic League in 1899, and soon became its secretary in Cork, before joining its general executive committee. In 1904 he helped found Coláiste na Mumhan, the Irish-language training college in Ballingeary. He joined the Young Ireland Society in Cork but left in 1901 to found the Cork Celtic Literary Society. He also helped found the Cork Dramatic Society in 1904. From August 1906 to July 1907 he published a magazine, The Shield. His love of drama and literature saw him set up Shandon Publishing Company. Deeply conscious of the need for economic as well as cultural revival, he was one of the founders of the Industrial Development Association in 1903 and also helped found the Irish International Trading Corporation in an attempt to give employment in his native area.
He co-founded the Cork branch of Sinn Féin in 1906 and was one of the organisers of the meeting which established the Irish Volunteers in Cork in 1913. In 1914 he smuggled a Mauser rifle to Cork from London, and he was involved in events surrounding the 1916 Rising. His poor eyesight and a non-violent disposition left him unsure of his capabilities as a gunman and he was never a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). A full-time organiser for Sinn Féin in Cork, he was elected to the First Dáil in 1918.
Wikipedia:
Liam de Róiste (born William Roche; 29 June 1882 – 15 May 1959) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, diarist and Gaelic scholar.
He was born in Fountainstown, County Cork, the son of Edward Roche (originally from Tipperary) and Eliza Ahern, who were both primary school teachers.
At the age of 17, he began working in a Cork drapery store. Later, he assumed a teaching post at Skerry's College.
A supporter of the Irish language, which he spoke, he was a founder member in 1899 of the Cork branch of the Gaelic League.
As vice-chairman of Sinn Féin in Cork, he chaired its first meeting in 1906. A prominent early member of the Irish Volunteers movement, he took part in the march to Macroom on Easter Sunday 1916 and later in helping to smuggle arms for the IRA.
He was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for the Cork City constituency at the 1918 general election. In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled at the Mansion House in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann, though de Róiste was unable to attend.
De Róiste opposed the Belfast Boycott stating in a 1920 Dáil debate; "it would mean having to purchase English-made goods instead of Belfast-made articles. Economic penetration was the solution of the Ulster question.
In April, 1921 while staying at a neighbours for fear of assassination, the family home was stormed by a party of Black and Tans. A personal friend and Catholic priest, James O'Callaghan, evidently mistaken for his host, was shot and killed while investigating the disturbance downstairs. The intruders left unopposed.
De Róiste was re-elected without contest at the 1921 elections for the Cork Borough constituency. He supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted in favour of it. He was again re-elected in the 1922 general election as a member of pro-Treaty Sinn Féin. In the lead up to the Irish Civil War, he tried, as part of a group, to reconcile the pro- and anti-Treaty sides, a move which alienated many of his supporters, which effectively ended his political career. He did not stand at the 1923 general election but stood unsuccessfully as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the June 1927 general election.
De Róiste was active in local politics in Cork, serving on Cork Corporation from 1920 to 1922. In 1929, he was one of three Cumann na Gael members of the reformed Cork Corporation, losing his seat in the early 1930s.
In 1936–1937, he was involved with the Irish Christian Front, which supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
In the following decade, he was one of five councillors for the Cork Civic Party. He retired from politics in 1950.
De Róiste was sympathetic to the fascist and anti-Semitic Ailtirí na hAiséirghe party.
In his private life he was Secretary and Director of the Irish International Trading Corporation, Cork, and an author.
He died on 15 May 1959 and is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Glasheen, Cork.
Marriage:
July 27th 1909 at Douglas, Cork.
Liam de Róiste, teacher, of Marymount Friar's Walk, son of Edward Roche, teacher married Nóra Ní Bhrian, teacher, daughter of John O'Brien (deceased), farmer.
Inscription
I ndíl cuimhne ar
Liam de Róiste
JANEMOUNT SUNDAY'S WELL
Thóg Dia cuige féin é
15 Bealtaine 1959
agus a bhean chéile
Nóra de Róiste
a fuair bás ar
3 Meán Fómhair 1978
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