Samuel O'Flaherty
Samuel O'Flaherty (died 22 May 1930) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He first stood for election at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin candidate for the Donegal East constituency but was defeated by Edward Kelly of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) to the 2nd Dáil at the 1921 elections for the Donegal constituency.[1] He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted against it. He was re-elected unopposed as an anti-Treaty Sinn Féin TD at the 1922 general election but did not take his seat.[2] He lost his seat at the 1923 general election.[citation needed]
O'Flaherty was the son of James O'Flaherty, a farmer and mill-owner of Castlefin. His brothers were similarly involved with the Sinn Fein: John who was interned at Curragh; James, a priest and professor at Dungannon College; and Manus, a civil servant; his three sisters all belonged to Cumann na mBan.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Samuel O'Flaherty". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
- ^ "Samuel O'Flaherty". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
External links[]
- Donegal Democrat (709). 24 May 1930. p. 1. .
- 1895 births
- 1930 deaths
- Early Sinn Féin TDs
- Members of the 2nd Dáil
- Members of the 3rd Dáil
- Politicians from County Donegal
- People of the Irish Civil War (Anti-Treaty side)
- Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates
- Teachta Dála stubs
- Sinn Féin politician stubs