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Eamon Donnelly: Republican Politician and Lifelong Anti-Partitionist

Newry and Mourne Museum, Bagenal's Castle, Castle Street, Newry, County Down, BT34 2BY
Eamon Donnelly

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On 21 April at 2pm, Dr Éamon Phoenix will give a talk on Eamon Donnelly, prominent Nationalist politician in Ireland during the 1920s and 1930s.

Born Edward John Donnelly on July 19, 1877 at Middletown, County Armagh, Eamon Donnelly was a Sinn Fein activist, Republican politician, founding member of Fianna Fáil, life-long anti-Partitionist, and contemporary of Collins and de Valera. Dr Phoenix will examine Donnelly's career and legacy during this online lecture.

The talk complements our current exhibition, "The Legacy: Newry 1920 – 1930" which is currently on display at Newry and Mourne Museum.

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