Owen O'Shea
Author, Historian, Researcher of Irish Politics and Irish History
Member of Irish Association of Professional Historians
Member of Political Studies Association of Ireland
PRO of Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society
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The Kerry MP who was Ireland’s first Olympic winner
As the Paris Olympics get underway, it is worth remembering that Ireland’s first Olympic winner had a close Kerry connection. John Pius Mary Boland was the Member of Parliament for South Kerry between 1900 and 1918 but he is best remembered as the winner of the singles and doubles tennis competitions at the very first Olympics held in Athens in 1896. John Pius Boland was a member of the famous baking and flour-milling family which
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 who was Ireland’s first Olympic winner
As the Paris Olympics get underway, it is worth remembering that Ireland’s first Olympic winner had a close Kerry connection. John Pius Mary Boland was the Member of Parliament for
Fron-goch: the corner of Wales which will be forever Ireland
If you were a passerby on the A-4212 regional road and were unaware of the significance of the site, the only thing that might draw your eye and rouse your
“Castleisland swam in porter … and drunkenness prevailed”
The extraordinary tale of bribery and booze during the County Council election of 1908 When proceedings began at the courthouse in Castleisland at one o’clock on a warm summer afternoon
