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| term_end1 = [[1937 Irish general election|July 1937]]
| term_end1 = [[1937 Irish general election|July 1937]]
| constituency1 = [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Leix–Offaly]]
| constituency1 = [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Leix–Offaly]]
| office2 = [[House of Commons of Northern Ireland|Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament]]<br />for [[Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Armagh]]
| office2 = [[House of Commons of Northern Ireland|Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament]]<br />for [[Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Armagh]] (refused to take seat)
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| term_start2 = April 1925
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'''Eamon Donnelly''' (19 July 1877 – 29 December 1944) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] politician.<ref name=journal>{{cite web|url=http://www.newryjournal.co.uk/2008/01/25/eamon-donnelly-remembered/|title=Eamon Donnelly Remembered|work=Newry Journal|date=25 January 2008|access-date=21 March 2009}}</ref>
'''Eamon Donnelly''' (19 July 1877 – 29 December 1944) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] politician.<ref name=journal>{{cite web|url=http://www.newryjournal.co.uk/2008/01/25/eamon-donnelly-remembered/|title=Eamon Donnelly Remembered|work=Newry Journal|date=25 January 2008|access-date=21 March 2009}}</ref>


He was born in [[Middletown, County Armagh|Middletown]], [[County Armagh]], the son of Francis Donnelly, a mason, and Catherine Donnelly (née Haggin).<ref name=dib>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/donnelly-eamon-a2702|title=Donnelly, Eamon|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|last=Dempsey|first=Pauric J.|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Irish Volunteers]].<ref name=journal/> In 1921 he joined [[Éamon de Valera]]'s anti-treaty forces and remained a critic of [[Partition of Ireland|partition]] until his death. He was interned and on his release was appointed Chief Organiser of [[Sinn Féin]].<ref name=journal/>
He was born in [[Middletown, County Armagh|Middletown]], [[County Armagh]], the son of Francis Donnelly, a mason, and Catherine Donnelly (née Haggin).<ref name=dib>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/donnelly-eamon-a2702|title=Donnelly, Eamon|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|last=Dempsey|first=Pauric J.|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Irish Volunteers]].<ref name=journal/> Donnelly was among the group of Volunteers that assembled for the [[Easter Rising]] of 1916 in Coalisland, County Tyrone.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thorne |first=Kathleen |author-link= |date=2019 |title=Echoes of Their Footsteps |url= |location=Oregon |publisher=Generation Organization |page=537 |isbn=978-0-692-04283-0}}</ref> In 1921 he joined [[Éamon de Valera]]'s anti-treaty forces and remained a critic of [[Partition of Ireland|partition]] until his death. In February 1923 Donnelly was [[Internment|interned]] by the [[Irish Free State]] military and released in August. Rearrested and again interned he joined the [[1923 Irish hunger strikes]], undergoing a forty-one day hunger strike.<ref>Thorne, Pg. 538</ref> Upon his release Donnelly was appointed Chief Organiser of [[Sinn Féin]].<ref name=journal/> During the 1920s Donnelly worked with the [[Partitionism|Anti Partitionist]] [[Cahir Healy]] to establish a unified approach against partition.<ref>Thorne, Pg. 538</ref>


While living in [[Newry]], Donnelly was elected as an [[Abstentionism#In Northern Ireland|abstentionist]] [[Independent Republican (Ireland)|Independent Republican]] member of the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] for the [[Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Armagh]] constituency at the [[1925 Northern Ireland general election|1925 general election]]. Shortly after his election, he was served with an order excluding him from Northern Ireland. No official reason was given for the granting of this order.<ref name=home>"Arrested for going "home"", ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'', 29 July 1938, p.3</ref>
While living in [[Newry]], Donnelly was elected as an [[Abstentionism#In Northern Ireland|abstentionist]] [[Independent Republican (Ireland)|Independent Republican]] member of the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] for the [[Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Armagh]] constituency at the [[1925 Northern Ireland general election|1925 general election]]. Shortly after his election, he was served with an order excluding him from Northern Ireland. No official reason was given for the granting of this order.<ref name=home>"Arrested for going "home"", ''[[Manchester Guardian]]'', 29 July 1938, p.3</ref>
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In 1926, he became a founder member of [[Fianna Fáil]].<ref name=journal/> Donnelly was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as a Fianna Fáil [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Leix–Offaly]] constituency at the [[1933 Irish general election|1933 general election]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Eamonn-Donnelly.D.1933-02-08/|title=Eamon Donnelly|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> He did not contest the [[1937 Irish general election|1937 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1729|title=Eamon Donnelly|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> He also served as Director of Elections for Fianna Fáil.<ref name=home/>
In 1926, he became a founder member of [[Fianna Fáil]].<ref name=journal/> Donnelly was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as a Fianna Fáil [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency)|Leix–Offaly]] constituency at the [[1933 Irish general election|1933 general election]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Eamonn-Donnelly.D.1933-02-08/|title=Eamon Donnelly|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> He did not contest the [[1937 Irish general election|1937 general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1729|title=Eamon Donnelly|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> He also served as Director of Elections for Fianna Fáil.<ref name=home/>


In 1938, Donnelly visited his wife's house near Newry, and was imprisoned in Belfast Prison, before being given a choice between paying a fine of £25 or returning to prison. Again, no reason for his imprisonment and exclusion was revealed. That year, he stood for election to the 2nd Seanad, but was not successful.<ref name=home/>
In 1938, Donnelly visited his wife's house near Newry, and was imprisoned in Belfast Prison, before being given a choice between paying a fine of £25 or returning to prison. Again, no reason for his imprisonment and exclusion was revealed. Donnelly refused to pay the fine and spent a month and a half in prison.<ref>Thorne, Pg. 538</ref> That year, he stood for election to the 2nd Seanad, but was not successful.<ref name=home/>


In 1942, Donnelly was again elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, this time in a by-election for [[Belfast Falls (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Belfast Falls]]. He did not take his seat. He died on 29 December 1944.<ref name=dib/>
In 1942, Donnelly was again elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, this time in a by-election for [[Belfast Falls (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Belfast Falls]]. Again, he refused to take his seat. He died on 29 December 1944.<ref name=dib/> In 2012 Donnelly's family donated more than 400 documents relating to the life and work of Eamon Donnelly to the Newry and Mourne Museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitmournemountains.co.uk/museums/newry-and-mourne-museum/research-resources/eamon-donnelly-collection |title=The Éamon Donnelly Collection |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2012 |website= |publisher= Newry and Mourne Museum |access-date=7 May 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 7 May 2024

Eamon Donnelly
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
for Belfast Falls
In office
April 1942 – December 1944
Teachta Dála
In office
January 1933 – July 1937
ConstituencyLeix–Offaly
Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
for Armagh (refused to take seat)
In office
April 1925 – May 1929
Personal details
Born(1877-07-19)19 July 1877
Middletown, County Armagh, Ireland
Died29 December 1944(1944-12-29) (aged 67)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party
Children4

Eamon Donnelly (19 July 1877 – 29 December 1944) was an Irish politician.[1]

He was born in Middletown, County Armagh, the son of Francis Donnelly, a mason, and Catherine Donnelly (née Haggin).[2] He was a member of the Irish Volunteers.[1] Donnelly was among the group of Volunteers that assembled for the Easter Rising of 1916 in Coalisland, County Tyrone.[3] In 1921 he joined Éamon de Valera's anti-treaty forces and remained a critic of partition until his death. In February 1923 Donnelly was interned by the Irish Free State military and released in August. Rearrested and again interned he joined the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, undergoing a forty-one day hunger strike.[4] Upon his release Donnelly was appointed Chief Organiser of Sinn Féin.[1] During the 1920s Donnelly worked with the Anti Partitionist Cahir Healy to establish a unified approach against partition.[5]

While living in Newry, Donnelly was elected as an abstentionist Independent Republican member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland for the Armagh constituency at the 1925 general election. Shortly after his election, he was served with an order excluding him from Northern Ireland. No official reason was given for the granting of this order.[6]

In 1926, he became a founder member of Fianna Fáil.[1] Donnelly was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Leix–Offaly constituency at the 1933 general election.[7] He did not contest the 1937 general election.[8] He also served as Director of Elections for Fianna Fáil.[6]

In 1938, Donnelly visited his wife's house near Newry, and was imprisoned in Belfast Prison, before being given a choice between paying a fine of £25 or returning to prison. Again, no reason for his imprisonment and exclusion was revealed. Donnelly refused to pay the fine and spent a month and a half in prison.[9] That year, he stood for election to the 2nd Seanad, but was not successful.[6]

In 1942, Donnelly was again elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland, this time in a by-election for Belfast Falls. Again, he refused to take his seat. He died on 29 December 1944.[2] In 2012 Donnelly's family donated more than 400 documents relating to the life and work of Eamon Donnelly to the Newry and Mourne Museum.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Eamon Donnelly Remembered". Newry Journal. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b Dempsey, Pauric J. "Donnelly, Eamon". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ Thorne, Kathleen (2019). Echoes of Their Footsteps. Oregon: Generation Organization. p. 537. ISBN 978-0-692-04283-0.
  4. ^ Thorne, Pg. 538
  5. ^ Thorne, Pg. 538
  6. ^ a b c "Arrested for going "home"", Manchester Guardian, 29 July 1938, p.3
  7. ^ "Eamon Donnelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  8. ^ "Eamon Donnelly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  9. ^ Thorne, Pg. 538
  10. ^ "The Éamon Donnelly Collection". Newry and Mourne Museum. 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Armagh
1925–1929 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Belfast Falls
1942–1944 		Succeeded by
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