Owen O'Shea
Author, Historian, Researcher of Irish Politics and Irish History
Member of Irish Association of Professional Historians
Member of Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society
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The Kerry MP denied the right to speak Irish in the House of Commons
Thomas (Tom) O’Donnell, who served as the member of parliament for West Kerry from 1900 to 1918, was born on 30 November 1871. A native of Ballyduff near Castlegregory, he and his family were evicted from their farm during the Land War. O’Donnell became a vocal advocate of land reform and joined the Land League in 1879. He qualified as a teacher and taught in Killorglin national school for eight years. He married Nora Ryan
Blog Articles
Occasional meanderings and insights into Kerry’s past with a focus on electioneering, election results, key political figures, political culture, and the dramatic ups and downs of politics in the county over the past century.
The Kerry MP denied the right to speak Irish in the House of Commons
Thomas (Tom) O’Donnell, who served as the member of parliament for West Kerry from 1900 to 1918, was born on 30 November 1871. A native of Ballyduff near Castlegregory, he
‘We rode on … carrying our revolvers in our hands’
An extract from ‘Ballymacandy: The Story of a Kerry Ambush’ by Owen O’Shea (Merrion Press, 2021) The police completed their business in Tralee by 2.45pm and they set out on
An apology from the BBC – Ross Kinloch, Senator The McGillycuddy of the Reeks
Seanad Éireann – the Irish parliament’s second chamber – has often been home to a diversity of colourful and interesting personalities who, it could be argued, might never have been
