Eoin MacNeill | |
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| Minister for Education | |
| In office 30 August 1922 – 24 November 1925 | |
| President | W. T. Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Fionán Lynch |
| Succeeded by | John M. O'Sullivan |
| Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
| In office 16 August 1921 – 9 September 1922 | |
| Deputy | John J. O'Kelly Brian O'Higgins |
| Preceded by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hayes |
| Minister for Industries | |
| In office 1 April 1919 – 26 August 1921 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 22 January 1919 – 1 April 1919 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Michael Collins |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
| Constituency | Clare |
| In office December 1918 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | National University |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office December 1918 – November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | James Dougherty |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Londonderry City |
| In office December 1918 – November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | National University |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament | |
| In office 24 May 1921 – 3 April 1925 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Basil McGuckin |
| Constituency | Londonderry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John McNeill 15 May 1867 Glenarm, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Died | 15 October 1945 (aged 78) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal (1923–1933) |
| Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (1900–1923) |
| Spouse |
Agnes Moore (m. 1898) |
| Children | 8 |
| Education | St Malachy's College |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Eoin MacNeill (Irish: Eoin Mac Néill; born John McNeill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist and politician who served as Minister for Education from 1922 to 1925, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Industries 1919 to 1921 and Minister for Finance January 1919 to April 1919. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Londonderry City from 1918 to 1922 and a Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament (MP) for Londonderry from 1921 to 1925.[1]
A key figure of the Gaelic revival, MacNeill was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, to preserve Irish language and culture. He has been described as "the father of the modern study of early Irish medieval history".[2]
He established the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and served as Chief-of-Staff of the minority faction after its split in 1914 at the start of the World War. He held that position at the outbreak of the Easter Rising in 1916, but had no role in the Rising or its planning, which was carried out by his nominal subordinates, including Patrick Pearse, who were members of the secret society, the Irish Republican Brotherhood. On learning of the plans to launch an uprising on Easter Sunday, and after confronting Pearse about it, MacNeill issued a countermanding order, placing a last-minute newspaper advertisement instructing Volunteers not to take part.
In 1918 he was elected to the First Dáil as a member of Sinn Féin.
- ^ "Eoin MacNeill". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Eoin MacNeill". Internet Archive: Princess Grace Irish Library. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2010.