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7 de nov. de 2020 · Eoin O’Duffy had an unremarkable childhood. Born Owen Duffy, he was the son of an impoverished farmer. His self-serving unpublished autobiography paints a picture of a relatively happy childhood ...
Eoin O'Duffy was born in Laragh, Ireland in 1892. As a young man he worked as an engineer, architect and auctioneer in Wexford and Monaghan. O'Duffy joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and by the end of the First World War was commander of the Monaghan Brigade. On 14th February, 1920, O'Duffy's unit successfully captured the R.U.C. barracks ...
Eoin O'Duffy was born in Ulster, near Castleblaney in County Monaghan. Trained initially as an engineer he later became an auctioneer. He became interested in Irish politics and joined Sinn Féin, later becoming a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).. During the War of Independence, O’ Duffy commanded the Monaghan Brigade and in February 1920 he successfully captured the RIC barracks ...
Eoin O'Duffy was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. A guerrilla leader and protégé of Michael Collins, he rose rapidly through the ranks of the republican movement. By 1922 he was chief of staff of the IRA, a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood's Supreme Council, and a Sinn Féin deputy in Dáil Éireann. As chief of police, O'Duffy was the strongest ...
O’Duffy's treatyite background, and the IRA's hatred of his movement, has obscured the importance of nationalism in his leadership of the Blueshirts. 2 Close His dissatisfaction with Cumann na nGaedheal had stemmed from the party's drift from its republican roots following the death of Collins, and its resolute commitment to a defence of the treaty settlement within the Commonwealth.
This chapter examines Eoin O'Duffy's leadership in the Irish War of Independence and the war to the death in Monaghan County. It discusses his successful destruction of the Ballytrain barracks in February 1920, his arrest and participation in the hunger strike of the prisoners' military council, and his reorganization of the Irish Volunteers.
Many of the evasions, contradictions, and hypocrisies evident in O’Duffy's life were those of his society writ large. O’Duffy was willing to enforce gaeliciza-tion despite being unable to speak the language, but so too was Professor Timothy Corcoran, the ideologue responsible for compulsory Irish in the schools system. 5 Close Nor did the fact that few people could speak Irish prevent de ...
