Owen O'Shea's Blog
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.
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Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa – the Fenian leader’s connections with Milltown
The Fenian and Irish Republican Brotherhood leader, Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa (1831-1915) holds a prominent position in the pantheon of Irish republican and nationalist leaders. Most known for his efforts on
‘Why are all the people talking about Dick Spring, Mommy?’
‘Why are all the people talking about Dick Spring, Mommy?’ a youngster asked her mother as they enjoyed lunch at a busy restaurant in the centre of Tralee. The chatter all
Paddy Cahill, revolutionary, newspaper editor and Kerry TD from 1921 to 1927
Patrick J (Paddy) Cahill from Tralee was a born at Caherina, Tralee in 1883. He attended Tralee CBS and was a contemporary of Éamon de Valera as a student at
The Fine Gael candidate deselected for being “so unpopular” – the dramatic Kerry South by-election of 10 November 1944
The first ever by-election held in Kerry was brought about by a judicial vacancy. Fionán Lynch, a former senior government minister and a prominent member of Cumann na nGaedheal (and
