Frank Carney (politician)
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Frank Carney was an Irish politician and soldier. He fought in the Irish War of Independence before being elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála.
Carney in 1927
Eoin O'Duffy
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Eoin O'Duffy was an Irish revolutionary, general, Garda, politician and fascist activist. O'Duffy was the leader of the Monaghan Brigade of the Irish Republican Army and a prominent figure in the Ulst
Frank Carney (politician)
…the Civil War began in Ireland, Carney was based in Portobello Barracks. He was commanded to hand over armaments by his commanding officer, General Eoin O'Duffy, so that these could be used to fire-bomb the entrenched anti-Treaty forces in the Four Courts building in Dublin. Carney was a senior officer in the…
O'Duffy in Blueshirt attire, c. 1934
O'Duffy in his uniform as Garda Commissioner, c. 1922–33
O'Duffy, circa 1930
O'Duffy speaking at a rally in September 1934