Frank Kerlin
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (died 1934)
Frank Kerlin | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office September 1927 – February 1932 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South |
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| Born | c. 1902 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 13 November 1934(1934-11-13) (aged 31–32) Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Education | Synge Street CBS |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Frank Kerlin (c. 1902 – 19 November 1934) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and revolutionary.
Early years
Frank Kerlin grew up at 15 Wexford Street, Dublin and attended secondary school at Synge Street CBS, Dublin. He later studied in the National University of Ireland (University College Dublin). He joined the Fianna Éireann in 1915.
Revolutionary period
During the Irish War of Independence, he transferred to C Company, 3 Battalion, Dublin Brigade, IRA in summer 1920. Frank Kerlin was captured on 21 June 1921 after an ambush of British forces on Dartmouth Road. He was held in Kilmainham Jail until release in early 1922 in the Truce period. Re-joining his unit, Kerlin took the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War and in Autumn 1922 joined the General Headquarters (GHQ) staff.[1]=
According to Dublin Made Me, Todd Andrews' memoir, Kerlin was deputy Director of Intelligence during the Irish Civil War to Michael Carolan. "His signature 'K' became famous. The Free State forces never caught up with him," wrote Andrews, who added: "Had he lived, I think he would have been a major force in Irish politics".
Kerlin was captured in January 1923 by National forces but escaped shortly afterwards. Going on the run, he claims that he was allowed to return home in April 1924 owing to the death of his mother. He replaced Michael Carolan as IRA Director of Intelligence and served in that capacity from July 1925 to March 1927.
Politics
Kerlin was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency at the September 1927 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1932 general election.[3]
Death
Kerlin died from TB aged 32 on 13 November 1934 at his residence "Ardnashee" in Dundrum, County Dublin.[4] He was single and had no children.
References
- ^ See Kerlin's application for a disability pension under the Army Pensions Act, 1932. Available online at Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection. Reference number DP7712
- ^ "Frank Kerlin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Frank Kerlin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ Death Certificate, available at civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
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| Preceded by | Irish Republican Army Director of Intelligence 1925–1927 | Succeeded by "Staff Captain Wilson" |
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin South (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||||
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| 2nd | 1921 | Thomas Kelly (SF) | Daniel McCarthy (SF) | Constance Markievicz (SF) | Cathal Ó Murchadha (SF) | 4 seats 1921–1923 | |||||||||
| 3rd | 1922 | Thomas Kelly (PT-SF) | Daniel McCarthy (PT-SF) | William O'Brien (Lab) | Myles Keogh (Ind) | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1923 | Philip Cosgrave (CnaG) | Daniel McCarthy (CnaG) | Constance Markievicz (Rep) | Cathal Ó Murchadha (Rep) | Michael Hayes (CnaG) | Peadar Doyle (CnaG) | ||||||||
| 1923 by-election | Hugh Kennedy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
| March 1924 by-election | James O'Mara (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
| November 1924 by-election | Seán Lemass (SF) | ||||||||||||||
| 1925 by-election | Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | James Beckett (CnaG) | Vincent Rice (NL) | Constance Markievicz (FF) | Thomas Lawlor (Lab) | Seán Lemass (FF) | |||||||||
| 1927 by-election | Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | Robert Briscoe (FF) | Myles Keogh (CnaG) | Frank Kerlin (FF) | |||||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | James Lynch (FF) | |||||||||||||
| 8th | 1933 | James McGuire (CnaG) | Thomas Kelly (FF) | ||||||||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Myles Keogh (FG) | Thomas Lawlor (Lab) | Joseph Hannigan (Ind) | Peadar Doyle (FG) | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1938 | James Beckett (FG) | James Lynch (FF) | ||||||||||||
| 1939 by-election | John McCann (FF) | ||||||||||||||
| 11th | 1943 | Maurice Dockrell (FG) | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | John McCann (FF) | |||||||||||
| 12th | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| 13th | 1948 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East and Dublin South-West. | |||||||||||||
Note that the boundaries of Dublin South from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1921–1948 boundaries. See §History and boundaries
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 22nd | 1981 | Niall Andrews (FF) | Séamus Brennan (FF) | Nuala Fennell (FG) | John Kelly (FG) | Alan Shatter (FG) | |||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Tom Kitt (FF) | Anne Colley (PDs) | ||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Nuala Fennell (FG) | Roger Garland (GP) | ||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Liz O'Donnell (PDs) | Eithne FitzGerald (Lab) | ||||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Olivia Mitchell (FG) | |||||||||
| 29th | 2002 | Eamon Ryan (GP) | |||||||||
| 30th | 2007 | Alan Shatter (FG) | |||||||||
| 2009 by-election | George Lee (FG) | ||||||||||
| 31st | 2011 | Shane Ross (Ind) | Peter Mathews (FG) | Alex White (Lab) | |||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Rathdown, Dublin South-West and Dún Laoghaire. | |||||||||
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