Frank Fahy
| Frank Fahy | |
|---|---|
| Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
|
In office 9 March 1932 – 13 June 1951 |
|
| President | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Deputy |
Patrick Hogan Fionán Lynch Eamonn O'Neill Daniel McMenamin Patrick Hogan |
| Preceded by | Michael Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Hogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 May 1879 Kilchreest, Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 14 July 1953 (aged 74) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Barton |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Francis Patrick "Frank" Fahy (23 May 1879 – 14 July 1953) was an Irish teacher, barrister, and politician. He served for nearly 35 years as a Teachta Dála (TD), first for Sinn Féin and later as a member of Fianna Fáil, before becoming Ceann Comhairle (chairman) for over 19 years.
Fahy was born 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 and 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.
...
Wikipedia