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Seán Mac Eoin (* 30. September 1893 in Ballinalee, County Longford; † 7. Juli 1973 in Dublin) war ein irischer Generalleutnant der Irischen Streitkräfte, Politiker der Sinn Féin, Cumann na nGaedheal sowie der Fine Gael, Minister und Präsidentschaftskandidat der Fine Gael.
- 30. September 1893
- Mac Eoin, Seán
- Ballinalee, County Longford
Seán Mac Eoin (30 September 1893 – 7 July 1973) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and soldier who served as Minister for Defence briefly in 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, Minister for Justice from 1948 to 1951, and Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces from February 1929 to October 1929.
Mac Eoin's exploits as commander of the IRA's north Longford flying column, which carried out successful attacks on British forces at Ballinalee (November 1920) and Clonfin, near Granard (February 1921), earned him the sobriquet ‘the Blacksmith of Ballinalee’. He also achieved a reputation for chivalry for allowing medical treatment for ...
On 7 March 1921, Seán Mac Eoin (1893-1973) was arrested and sentenced to death for the murder of an RIC District Inspector McGrath in January 1921. During an attempt to escape he was shot and...
9. Juli 2023 · General Seán Mac Eoin was a former Fine Gael politician, government minister and soldier and one of the IRA leaders during the War of Independence. Former President Éamon de Valera was among...
Lieutenant General Seán Mac Eoin, a hero of the Irish war of Independence, was the leader of the North Longford Flying Column and participated in many actions against the British during the war, the most notable of which was the Clonfin ambush.
In November 1920, Seán Mac Eoin had gathered together over twenty of his best soldiers to form a full-time flying column. These men were on-the-run for most of the time, staying in safe houses and developing mines and bombs for use in ambushes.
