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Seán Treacy (other)
Seán Treacy (1895–1920) was an Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence. Seán Treacy may also refer to: * Seán Treacy (politician) (1923–2018), former Irish politician * Seán Treacy (Galway hurler) (born 1965), Irish retired hurler * Seán Treacy (Dublin hurler) (born 1995), Irish hurler See also * Sean Tracey (born 1980), American baseball player * Sean Tracy (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer {{hndis, Treacy, Sean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Treacy
Seán Allis Treacy ( ga, Seán Ó Treasaigh; 14 February 1895 – 14 October 1920) was one of the leaders of the Third Tipperary Brigade of the IRA during the Irish War of Independence. He was one of a small group whose actions initiated that conflict in 1919. He was killed in October 1920, on Talbot Street in Dublin, in a shootout with British troops during an aborted British Secret Service surveillance operation. Although sometimes written as Tracey, as inscribed on the commemorative plaque in Talbot Street, or even as Tracy, his surname is more usually spelt 'Treacy'. Early life and Irish Republicanism Born as John Treacy, Seán Allis Treacy came from a small-farming background in Soloheadbeg in west Tipperary and grew up in Hollyford. He was the son of farmer Denis Treacy and Bridget Allis. He left school aged 14 and worked as a farmer, also developing deep patriotic convictions; locally, he was seen as a promising farmer, calm, direct, ready to experiment with new met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
