Death:
Died at his residence, Tudor Lodge, 12 Park Drive, Ranelagh. He was a Teachta Dála. He was aged 74 and married. The cause of death was cardiac failure (2 days) with emphysema (8 months). The informant of the death was his wife Anna Fahy.
Wedding:
8th January 1907 at St. John's Church, Tralee.
Francis Patrick Fahy, school teacher, of Dublin, son of John Fahy (deceased), teacher, married Hanna Maria Barton of Tralee, daughter of Daniel Barton, farmer.
Wikipedia:
Francis Patrick "Frank" Fahy (23 May 1879 – 12 July 1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1932 to 1951. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1919 to his death in 1953.
Fahy was born on 23 May 1879 in the townland of Glenatallan, Kilchreest, County Galway, the eldest of 6 children born to John Fahy and Maria Jones. His father taught at the local National School. After an early education at his father's school in Kilchreest, he attended Mungret College in County Limerick. He later studied at University College Galway. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a H.Dip. in Education, and a Diploma in Science. From 1906 to 1921 he taught Latin, Irish and Science at Castleknock College (St Vincent's College), Dublin. Fahy qualified as a barrister in 1927 at King's Inns, Dublin and also taught at the Christian Brothers school in Tralee. He was at one time General Secretary of the Conradh na Gaeilge. He married Anna Barton of Tralee, a metal artist and member of the Cumann na mBan in 1908. They had no children.
Fahy was first elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament (MP) for South Galway, but as the party was pledged to abstentionism he did not take his seat in the British House of Commons and joined the revolutionary First Dáil. He was re-elected as TD for Galway in 1921 general election and having sided with the anti-treaty forces following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he did not take his seat in either the 3rd Dáil or the 4th Dáil. He joined Fianna Fáil when the party was founded in 1926, and along with the 42 other Fianna Fáil TDs he took his seat in the 5th Dáil on 12 August 1927, three days before the Dáil tied 71 votes to 71 on a motion of no confidence which persuaded W. T. Cosgrave's Cumann na nGaedheal government to call a general election in search of a majority.
After the September 1927 election, Cosgrave was able to form a minority government with the support of the Farmers' Party and some independent TDs. However, in the 1932 general election, Fianna Fáil won just under half of the seats and formed a government with the support of the Labour Party. The first business was of the 7th Dáil was the election of the Ceann Comhairle, and on 9 March 1932 Fahy was nominated for the position by Seán T. O'Kelly, winning the vote by a margin of 74 to 71.
He held the post until Fianna Fáil lost the 1951 election, and at the start of the 14th Dáil he did not offer himself for re-election as Ceann Comhairle. He was replaced by the Labour TD Patrick Hogan. His 19 years in the chair remains the longest of any Ceann Comhairle, and the only other person to exceed 10 years as Ceann Comhairle was his successor, Patrick Hogan
He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 35 years, first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle (chairman) for over 19 years.
The 1932 election was the last which Fahy contested; as Ceann Comhairle, he was automatically re-elected at the next seven elections. When his Galway constituency was divided for the 1937 general election, he was returned unopposed for the new Galway East, and similarly in 1948 for the new Galway South constituency.
Fahy died on 12 July 1953, and is buried at Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin. The Galway South by-election held after his death was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Robert Lahiffe.
Dáil Biography:
Born in Loughrea, Co. Galway, Frank Fahy graduated from University College Galway. He began teaching at the Christian Brothers' school in Tralee, and afterwards taught Latin, Irish, and science at St Vincent's College, Castleknock, Dublin from 1906–21. Closely associated with Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Arthur Griffith, Fahy became a Gaelic League activist and treasurer of the Kerry county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). He assisted Liam Mellows in organising units of the Irish Volunteers, of which he was a founding member, in his native area of east Galway.
As captain of C Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, under Edward Daly, he commanded the contingent that occupied the Four Courts during the 1916 Rising. Sentenced to ten years in prison, he spent terms in several British jails. Released in the general amnesty of June 1917, he was active in the reorganisation of the Volunteer movement. Again arrested during the "German plot" round-up of May 1918, he was deported without trial to Reading jail. He was elected in Galway South, and as a member of the First Dáil Éireann, he toured the Aran islands and Connemara on behalf of a committee examining options for the revitalisation of the Irish fishing industry. He was appointed assistant Minister for the national language under J. J. O'Kelly.
Died at his residence, Tudor Lodge, 12 Park Drive, Ranelagh. He was a Teachta Dála. He was aged 74 and married. The cause of death was cardiac failure (2 days) with emphysema (8 months). The informant of the death was his wife Anna Fahy.
Wedding:
8th January 1907 at St. John's Church, Tralee.
Francis Patrick Fahy, school teacher, of Dublin, son of John Fahy (deceased), teacher, married Hanna Maria Barton of Tralee, daughter of Daniel Barton, farmer.
Wikipedia:
Francis Patrick "Frank" Fahy (23 May 1879 – 12 July 1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1932 to 1951. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1919 to his death in 1953.
Fahy was born on 23 May 1879 in the townland of Glenatallan, Kilchreest, County Galway, the eldest of 6 children born to John Fahy and Maria Jones. His father taught at the local National School. After an early education at his father's school in Kilchreest, he attended Mungret College in County Limerick. He later studied at University College Galway. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a H.Dip. in Education, and a Diploma in Science. From 1906 to 1921 he taught Latin, Irish and Science at Castleknock College (St Vincent's College), Dublin. Fahy qualified as a barrister in 1927 at King's Inns, Dublin and also taught at the Christian Brothers school in Tralee. He was at one time General Secretary of the Conradh na Gaeilge. He married Anna Barton of Tralee, a metal artist and member of the Cumann na mBan in 1908. They had no children.
Fahy was first elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament (MP) for South Galway, but as the party was pledged to abstentionism he did not take his seat in the British House of Commons and joined the revolutionary First Dáil. He was re-elected as TD for Galway in 1921 general election and having sided with the anti-treaty forces following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he did not take his seat in either the 3rd Dáil or the 4th Dáil. He joined Fianna Fáil when the party was founded in 1926, and along with the 42 other Fianna Fáil TDs he took his seat in the 5th Dáil on 12 August 1927, three days before the Dáil tied 71 votes to 71 on a motion of no confidence which persuaded W. T. Cosgrave's Cumann na nGaedheal government to call a general election in search of a majority.
After the September 1927 election, Cosgrave was able to form a minority government with the support of the Farmers' Party and some independent TDs. However, in the 1932 general election, Fianna Fáil won just under half of the seats and formed a government with the support of the Labour Party. The first business was of the 7th Dáil was the election of the Ceann Comhairle, and on 9 March 1932 Fahy was nominated for the position by Seán T. O'Kelly, winning the vote by a margin of 74 to 71.
He held the post until Fianna Fáil lost the 1951 election, and at the start of the 14th Dáil he did not offer himself for re-election as Ceann Comhairle. He was replaced by the Labour TD Patrick Hogan. His 19 years in the chair remains the longest of any Ceann Comhairle, and the only other person to exceed 10 years as Ceann Comhairle was his successor, Patrick Hogan
He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 35 years, first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle (chairman) for over 19 years.
The 1932 election was the last which Fahy contested; as Ceann Comhairle, he was automatically re-elected at the next seven elections. When his Galway constituency was divided for the 1937 general election, he was returned unopposed for the new Galway East, and similarly in 1948 for the new Galway South constituency.
Fahy died on 12 July 1953, and is buried at Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin. The Galway South by-election held after his death was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Robert Lahiffe.
Dáil Biography:
Born in Loughrea, Co. Galway, Frank Fahy graduated from University College Galway. He began teaching at the Christian Brothers' school in Tralee, and afterwards taught Latin, Irish, and science at St Vincent's College, Castleknock, Dublin from 1906–21. Closely associated with Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Arthur Griffith, Fahy became a Gaelic League activist and treasurer of the Kerry county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). He assisted Liam Mellows in organising units of the Irish Volunteers, of which he was a founding member, in his native area of east Galway.
As captain of C Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, under Edward Daly, he commanded the contingent that occupied the Four Courts during the 1916 Rising. Sentenced to ten years in prison, he spent terms in several British jails. Released in the general amnesty of June 1917, he was active in the reorganisation of the Volunteer movement. Again arrested during the "German plot" round-up of May 1918, he was deported without trial to Reading jail. He was elected in Galway South, and as a member of the First Dáil Éireann, he toured the Aran islands and Connemara on behalf of a committee examining options for the revitalisation of the Irish fishing industry. He was appointed assistant Minister for the national language under J. J. O'Kelly.
Death:
Died at his residence, Tudor Lodge, 12 Park Drive, Ranelagh. He was a Teachta Dála. He was aged 74 and married. The cause of death was cardiac failure (2 days) with emphysema (8 months). The informant of the death was his wife Anna Fahy.
Wedding:
8th January 1907 at St. John's Church, Tralee.
Francis Patrick Fahy, school teacher, of Dublin, son of John Fahy (deceased), teacher, married Hanna Maria Barton of Tralee, daughter of Daniel Barton, farmer.
Wikipedia:
Francis Patrick "Frank" Fahy (23 May 1879 – 12 July 1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1932 to 1951. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1919 to his death in 1953.
Fahy was born on 23 May 1879 in the townland of Glenatallan, Kilchreest, County Galway, the eldest of 6 children born to John Fahy and Maria Jones. His father taught at the local National School. After an early education at his father's school in Kilchreest, he attended Mungret College in County Limerick. He later studied at University College Galway. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a H.Dip. in Education, and a Diploma in Science. From 1906 to 1921 he taught Latin, Irish and Science at Castleknock College (St Vincent's College), Dublin. Fahy qualified as a barrister in 1927 at King's Inns, Dublin and also taught at the Christian Brothers school in Tralee. He was at one time General Secretary of the Conradh na Gaeilge. He married Anna Barton of Tralee, a metal artist and member of the Cumann na mBan in 1908. They had no children.
Fahy was first elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament (MP) for South Galway, but as the party was pledged to abstentionism he did not take his seat in the British House of Commons and joined the revolutionary First Dáil. He was re-elected as TD for Galway in 1921 general election and having sided with the anti-treaty forces following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he did not take his seat in either the 3rd Dáil or the 4th Dáil. He joined Fianna Fáil when the party was founded in 1926, and along with the 42 other Fianna Fáil TDs he took his seat in the 5th Dáil on 12 August 1927, three days before the Dáil tied 71 votes to 71 on a motion of no confidence which persuaded W. T. Cosgrave's Cumann na nGaedheal government to call a general election in search of a majority.
After the September 1927 election, Cosgrave was able to form a minority government with the support of the Farmers' Party and some independent TDs. However, in the 1932 general election, Fianna Fáil won just under half of the seats and formed a government with the support of the Labour Party. The first business was of the 7th Dáil was the election of the Ceann Comhairle, and on 9 March 1932 Fahy was nominated for the position by Seán T. O'Kelly, winning the vote by a margin of 74 to 71.
He held the post until Fianna Fáil lost the 1951 election, and at the start of the 14th Dáil he did not offer himself for re-election as Ceann Comhairle. He was replaced by the Labour TD Patrick Hogan. His 19 years in the chair remains the longest of any Ceann Comhairle, and the only other person to exceed 10 years as Ceann Comhairle was his successor, Patrick Hogan
He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 35 years, first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle (chairman) for over 19 years.
The 1932 election was the last which Fahy contested; as Ceann Comhairle, he was automatically re-elected at the next seven elections. When his Galway constituency was divided for the 1937 general election, he was returned unopposed for the new Galway East, and similarly in 1948 for the new Galway South constituency.
Fahy died on 12 July 1953, and is buried at Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin. The Galway South by-election held after his death was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Robert Lahiffe.
Dáil Biography:
Born in Loughrea, Co. Galway, Frank Fahy graduated from University College Galway. He began teaching at the Christian Brothers' school in Tralee, and afterwards taught Latin, Irish, and science at St Vincent's College, Castleknock, Dublin from 1906–21. Closely associated with Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Arthur Griffith, Fahy became a Gaelic League activist and treasurer of the Kerry county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). He assisted Liam Mellows in organising units of the Irish Volunteers, of which he was a founding member, in his native area of east Galway.
As captain of C Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, under Edward Daly, he commanded the contingent that occupied the Four Courts during the 1916 Rising. Sentenced to ten years in prison, he spent terms in several British jails. Released in the general amnesty of June 1917, he was active in the reorganisation of the Volunteer movement. Again arrested during the "German plot" round-up of May 1918, he was deported without trial to Reading jail. He was elected in Galway South, and as a member of the First Dáil Éireann, he toured the Aran islands and Connemara on behalf of a committee examining options for the revitalisation of the Irish fishing industry. He was appointed assistant Minister for the national language under J. J. O'Kelly.
Died at his residence, Tudor Lodge, 12 Park Drive, Ranelagh. He was a Teachta Dála. He was aged 74 and married. The cause of death was cardiac failure (2 days) with emphysema (8 months). The informant of the death was his wife Anna Fahy.
Wedding:
8th January 1907 at St. John's Church, Tralee.
Francis Patrick Fahy, school teacher, of Dublin, son of John Fahy (deceased), teacher, married Hanna Maria Barton of Tralee, daughter of Daniel Barton, farmer.
Wikipedia:
Francis Patrick "Frank" Fahy (23 May 1879 – 12 July 1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1932 to 1951. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1919 to his death in 1953.
Fahy was born on 23 May 1879 in the townland of Glenatallan, Kilchreest, County Galway, the eldest of 6 children born to John Fahy and Maria Jones. His father taught at the local National School. After an early education at his father's school in Kilchreest, he attended Mungret College in County Limerick. He later studied at University College Galway. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and a H.Dip. in Education, and a Diploma in Science. From 1906 to 1921 he taught Latin, Irish and Science at Castleknock College (St Vincent's College), Dublin. Fahy qualified as a barrister in 1927 at King's Inns, Dublin and also taught at the Christian Brothers school in Tralee. He was at one time General Secretary of the Conradh na Gaeilge. He married Anna Barton of Tralee, a metal artist and member of the Cumann na mBan in 1908. They had no children.
Fahy was first elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin Member of Parliament (MP) for South Galway, but as the party was pledged to abstentionism he did not take his seat in the British House of Commons and joined the revolutionary First Dáil. He was re-elected as TD for Galway in 1921 general election and having sided with the anti-treaty forces following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he did not take his seat in either the 3rd Dáil or the 4th Dáil. He joined Fianna Fáil when the party was founded in 1926, and along with the 42 other Fianna Fáil TDs he took his seat in the 5th Dáil on 12 August 1927, three days before the Dáil tied 71 votes to 71 on a motion of no confidence which persuaded W. T. Cosgrave's Cumann na nGaedheal government to call a general election in search of a majority.
After the September 1927 election, Cosgrave was able to form a minority government with the support of the Farmers' Party and some independent TDs. However, in the 1932 general election, Fianna Fáil won just under half of the seats and formed a government with the support of the Labour Party. The first business was of the 7th Dáil was the election of the Ceann Comhairle, and on 9 March 1932 Fahy was nominated for the position by Seán T. O'Kelly, winning the vote by a margin of 74 to 71.
He held the post until Fianna Fáil lost the 1951 election, and at the start of the 14th Dáil he did not offer himself for re-election as Ceann Comhairle. He was replaced by the Labour TD Patrick Hogan. His 19 years in the chair remains the longest of any Ceann Comhairle, and the only other person to exceed 10 years as Ceann Comhairle was his successor, Patrick Hogan
He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for 35 years, first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle (chairman) for over 19 years.
The 1932 election was the last which Fahy contested; as Ceann Comhairle, he was automatically re-elected at the next seven elections. When his Galway constituency was divided for the 1937 general election, he was returned unopposed for the new Galway East, and similarly in 1948 for the new Galway South constituency.
Fahy died on 12 July 1953, and is buried at Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin. The Galway South by-election held after his death was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Robert Lahiffe.
Dáil Biography:
Born in Loughrea, Co. Galway, Frank Fahy graduated from University College Galway. He began teaching at the Christian Brothers' school in Tralee, and afterwards taught Latin, Irish, and science at St Vincent's College, Castleknock, Dublin from 1906–21. Closely associated with Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Arthur Griffith, Fahy became a Gaelic League activist and treasurer of the Kerry county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). He assisted Liam Mellows in organising units of the Irish Volunteers, of which he was a founding member, in his native area of east Galway.
As captain of C Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade, under Edward Daly, he commanded the contingent that occupied the Four Courts during the 1916 Rising. Sentenced to ten years in prison, he spent terms in several British jails. Released in the general amnesty of June 1917, he was active in the reorganisation of the Volunteer movement. Again arrested during the "German plot" round-up of May 1918, he was deported without trial to Reading jail. He was elected in Galway South, and as a member of the First Dáil Éireann, he toured the Aran islands and Connemara on behalf of a committee examining options for the revitalisation of the Irish fishing industry. He was appointed assistant Minister for the national language under J. J. O'Kelly.
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