Michael Noyk

Michael Noyk
Born	12 August 1884 Telšiai, Lithuania
Died	22 October 1966 London, England
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Sinn Féin Official
Religion	Jewish
Spouse	Mabel Stein

Michael Noyk (12 August 1884 - 22 October 1966) ^[1] was a solicitor and Irish Republican politician. Noyk was born in Telšiai, Lithuania, the son of a Jewish couple, Isaac Noyk and Esther Chana Raivid. The family emigrated when Michael was one year old. He was educated at the High School and entered Trinity College Dublin as a sizar in Hebrew before winning a classics scholarship and graduating in 1907. Shortly afterwards he worked as a solicitor. Noyk befriended Arthur Griffith and through him, he became highly sympathetic to the cause of Irish Republicanism. He was Griffith's personal solicitor until his death. He joined Sinn Féin shortly after the Easter Rising and was responsible for defending a number of Irish Republican Army prisoners including Sean MacEoin and Thomas Whelan. In the 1917 Clare East by-election he was a prominent worker for Éamon de Valera, and in the 1918 general election he was the election agent for Constance Markievicz and Seán T. O'Kelly. During the Irish War of Independence Noyk was a high level official and adviser with the Department of Finance which was then headed by Michael Collins. Noyk also participated in Dáil Courts held in Dublin. He was responsible for the procurement of offices at 22 Mary Street in Dublin where the First Dáil's Department of Finance was located during the war.^[2]

He married Mabel Stein with whom he had four children, and lived for many years on Wellington Road, Dublin.^[3] He died in London, England on the 22 October 1966. He was given a full military funeral by the IRA's Dublin Brigade.

References

1. ^ "Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Outline Descendant Tree: Descendants of Itzek? Shimon? Similovitch?". Genealogy.com. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/n/Davida-Noyek-Handler/ODT1-0001.html. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
2. ^ Keogh, Dermot (1998). Jews in twentieth-century Ireland: refugees, anti-semitism and the Holocaust. Cork: Cork University Press. pp. 72. ISBN 1859181503. http://books.google.com/books?id=ae1vo477tVgC&lpg=PA72&vq=noyk&pg=PA72#v=snippet&q=noyk&f=false. 
3. ^ Rouse, Paul (2010-06-05). "Irish lives: Michael Noyk 1884-1966". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0605/1224271889459.html. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 

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Name	Noyk, Michael
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Date of birth	12 August 1884
Place of birth	Telšiai, Lithuania
Date of death	22 October 1966
Place of death	London, England