Brian Myles Brady (29 March 1903 – 10 September 1949) was a revolutionary and Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
Brian Brady | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office July 1937 – 10 September 1949 | |
| Constituency | Donegal West |
| In office February 1932 – July 1937 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernard Myles Brady 29 March 1903 Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | 10 September 1949 (aged 46) Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Rose Conwell |
Early life and revolutionary period
editBorn Bernard Myles Brady to Myles Brady, merchant, and Sarah Murrin of Killybegs.[2] Brady was active with A Company (Killybegs), 2 Battalion, 3 Donegal Brigade, Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence He took part in several attacks on barracks, ambushes of British forces and raids.
Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War, Brady joined 3 Donegal Brigade's IRA 'Flying Column' and was involved in attacks on National forces. He was arrested in February 1923 and interned until November 1923. Brady was later awarded a pension by the Irish government under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 for his service with the IRA between 1919 and 1923.[3]
Politics
editHe represented Donegal and Donegal West in Dáil Éireann as a member of Fianna Fáil from 1932 until his death in 1949.[4][5] Following his death, a by-election was held on 16 November 1949, the seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick O'Donnell.
References
edit- ↑ "Brian Brady". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916–1923) Pension Collection, Brian Brady, MSP34REF10540. Available online at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced.
- ↑ "Death of a Deputy". Dáil Debates. 118 (1). Houses of the Oireachtas. 26 October 1949. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Brian Brady". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.