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Peadar Cowan (1903-62): Westmeath Gaa Administrator and Political MaverickPaperback, 1 October 2021

Peadar Cowan (1903-62): Westmeath Gaa Administrator and Political Maverick
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Part of Series
Maynooth Studies in Local History
Print Length
64 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Date Published
1 Oct 2021
ISBN-10
1846829704
ISBN-13
9781846829703

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Imprisoned during the War of Independence, Peadar Cowan accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served as an officer in the Irish army until 1931. While based in Athlone, he became involved in the Westmeath Gaelic Athletic Association. After retiring from the army, he became involved in fringe politics before joining the Labour Party and was an unsuccessful candidate for election to Dáil Éireann in the Meath-Westmeath constituency. He resigned from the Labour Party in 1944 and founded the short-lived radical socialist Vanguard organization. He was also involved in the Republican Prisoners' Release Association and was a founder member of Clann na Poblachta in July 1946. He retained his seat as an independent in 1951 and supported Fianna Fáil in the vote to form a new government. Cowan was unconditional in his support of Noel Browne and his doomed Mother and Child Scheme. In his second term in the Dáil, he was a lone voice when he raised the issue of institutional abuse. Cowan's personal and professional life unravelled in the late 1950s, he served a prison sentence and on his release wrote Dungeons deep, an analysis of the Irish prison system.

Product Details

Author:
Tom Hunt
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 October 2021
Dimensions:
21.08 x 13.21 x 1.02 cm
ISBN-10:
1846829704
ISBN-13:
9781846829703
Language:
English
Pages:
64
Weight:
158.76 gm

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