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Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty | |
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| Born | 1889 |
| Died | 1936 (aged 46–47) |
| Nationality | Irish |
Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty (Irish: Tomás Ó Flaithearta, 1889-1936) was an Irish Communist politician in the early 20th century, a supporter of the Trotskyist James P. Cannon, and writer in English and Irish. In 1919, he, along with John Reed, Jim Larkin and others, helped to create the Communist Labor Party, a precursor to the Communist Party USA.[1]
- ^ Ó Flaithearta, Tomás (2019). An Bhrachlainn Mhór. An Spidéal, Conamara: Cló Iar-Chonnacht. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-78444-194-4. Retrieved 23 October 2021.