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Tomás Ó Deirg was born on 26 November 1897 in County Mayo. He was educated locally and at University College, Galway. During his time in college he organised a corps of the Irish Volunteers. After the 1916 Easter Rising he was arrested and imprisoned. After his release he graduated from college and became headmaster in a technical college in Mayo. During the War of Independence Ó Deirg was interned at the Curragh. While there he was elected Sinn Féin MP for Mayo. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... The National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) (Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh) can trace its existence to 1845 as Queens College, Galway and was known until recently as University College, Galway (UCG) and is located in Galway, Ireland. ... The Irish Volunteers (Óglaigh na hÉireann) were a paramilitary organization established by Irish Nationalists in 1913 to secure and maintain the rights and liberties common to the whole people of Ireland, and to enforce the imminent Home Rule Act. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Casca) was a militarily unsuccessful rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday in April 1916. ... County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... The name Sinn Féin pronounced Shin-Feyn (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original party... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ...

Ó Deirg took the republican side after the Irish Civil War. He was later captured by the Irish Free State army. In 1927 he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD. In Eamon de Valera's first government in 1932 Ó Deirg was appointed Minister for Education. Between 1939 and 1943 he served as Minister for Lands. He was re-appointed to Education in 1943 until 1948. Between 1951 and 1954 he became Minister for Lands again. The Civil War (June 1922–April 1923) was a conflict between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 6, 1921, which established the Irish Free State, precursor of todays Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish... Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party ( IPA in English and in Irish; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... Eamon de Valera1 (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara) (October 14, 1882 - August 29, 1975), was a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and of the Republican opposition in the ensuing Irish Civil War, and was subsequently... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... The Minister for Education & Science is the chief person at the Department of Education & Science is engaged in a wide range of activities covering pllicy planning, quality assurance and providing a broad range of services for education in the Republic of Ireland. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Tomás Ó Deirg died on November 19, 1956 in Dublin. November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Dublins Hapenny Bridge. ...

Political Career

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