Michael O'Flanagan

Michael O'Flanagan

Fr. Michael O'Flanagan (1876 – 7 August 1942) was an Irish Republican and Roman Catholic priest.

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Early life

Born near Castlerea, County Roscommon, O'Flanagan's parents were native Irish speakers. He received his primary education at Cloonboniffe N.S. before traveling to Sligo where he attended secondary school at Summerhill College. He graduated in 1894, and continued his education at St Patrick's College, Maynooth where he was ordained for the Diocese of Elphin in 1900. After joining the priesthood he returned to Summerhill College where he was employed as a teacher until 1904.[1]

Political career

Vice-President of Sinn Féin, O'Flanagan was chosen to recite the invocation at the first meeting of the newly proclaimed Dáil Éireann in January 1919.

In late January 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, O'Flanagan met informally in London with Sir Edward Carson and Judge James O'Connor to discuss a peaceful solution to the conflict, but without success.[2] Nearly a year later the Anglo-Irish Treaty was ratified by both sides.

In 1927 he was suspended from clerical duties because of his nationalist activities.

He was president of Sinn Féin from 1933 to 1935, when he was expelled from the party for participating in a Radio Éireann programme.

He was one of the few Catholic priests to defend the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ [1] O'Flanagan at Sligo Heritage. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
  2. ^ No. 129 UCDA P150/1902 http://www.difp.ie/docs/volume/1/1921/129.htm

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Party political offices
Preceded by
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Vice-President of Sinn Féin
1917–1923
with Arthur Griffith
Succeeded by
P. J. Ruttledge



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