Michael O'Flanagan
Irish priest and activist (1876-1942) · Religious Figures · Died at 65
Michael O'Flanagan was a Roman Catholic priest, Irish language scholar, inventor and historian. He was a popular, socialist Irish republican; "a vice-president of the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, he was a proponent of land redistribution."
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Young Michael O'Flanagan, photo possibly taken at his ordination in 1900.
Letter from bishop Clancy to Michael O'Flanagan, 1910, congratulating him on his selection as an envoy for the Gaelic League in the United States.
An old postcard of Cliffoney Village.
O'Flanagan and Padraig Pearse at the O'Donovan Rossa funeral, 1 August 1915.
A letter from Bishop Coyne dated 14 January 1916, forbidding Michael O'Flanagan to speak at public meetings on pain of suspension.
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South Longford by-election, May 1917.About this person
He was Gaelic League envoy to the United States from 1910 to 1912, and he supported the striking dockers in Sligo in 1913.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1942 · aged 65
