George Gilmore

For the Australian politician, see George Crosby Gilmore. For the Canadian university president, see George Gilmour. For others of a similar name, see George Gilmer (disambiguation).

George Gilmore
Personal details
Born(1898-05-05)5 May 1898
County Dublin, Ireland
Died29 June 1985(1985-06-29) (aged 87)
Political partyRepublican Congress
Military service
AllegianceIrish Republic
Branch/service
UnitSouth County Dublin Battalion of the IRA
Battles/warsIrish War of Independence
Irish Civil War  (POW)

George Frederick Gilmore (5 May 1898[1] – 1985) was a Protestant Irish republican and communist who became an Irish Republican Army leader during the 1920s and 1930s. During his period of influence, Gilmore attempted to shift the IRA to the political left, but alongside Peadar O'Donnell and Frank Ryan he was expelled for his efforts. After leaving the IRA, Gilmore attempted to unite Irish republicanism under the banner of the Republican Congress, but ideological debates split the group apart.[2] Afterwards, Gilmore removed himself from public life.[3]

  1. ^ "Church records for George Gilmore" (PDF). irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Ferriter, Diarmaid (February 2011). "Gilmore, George Frederick". DICTIONARY OF IRISH BIOGRAPHY. Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference DIB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).