Tom Maguire

Tom Maguire
Teachta Dála
In office
August 1923 – June 1927
ConstituencyMayo South
In office
May 1921 – August 1923
ConstituencyMayo South–Roscommon South
Vice President of Sinn Féin
In office
1935–1937
LeaderCathal Ó Murchadha
Personal details
Born
Thomas Maguire

(1892-03-28)28 March 1892
Cross, County Mayo, Ireland
Died5 June 1993(1993-06-05) (aged 101)
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Resting placeCross, County Mayo, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse
Ann Feeney
(m. 1925)
Children5
Military service
Branch/service
RankCommandant-general
UnitSouth Mayo Brigade
Battles/wars
British Army military intelligence file for Thomas Maguire
British Army military intelligence file for Thomas Maguire

Tom Maguire (28 March 1892 – 5 July 1993) was an Irish republican who held the rank of commandant-general in the Western Command of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led the South Mayo flying column.[1]

  1. ^ Mansergh, Martin (2003). The legacy of history: for making peace in Ireland : lectures and commemorative addresses. Mercier Press. p. 304. ISBN 1-85635-389-3.