Roger Joseph McHugh (24 July 1908 – 2 January 1987) was an

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academic, author, playwright, politician and

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. He was educated Our Lady's Bower,

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;

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and

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(UCD). McHugh was a supporter of a minor Irish Republican political party

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and a friend of

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leader

Seamus O'Donovan James O'Donovan ( ga, Séamus Ó Donnabháin; 3 November 1896 in County Roscommon – 4 June 1979 in Dublin), also known as Seamus or Jim O'Donovan, was a leading volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Agent in Ireland for the Abwehr. ...

. In 1939 McHugh was interned by the

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at the Curragh Internment Camp.MacEoin, Uinseann (1997), ''The IRA in the twilight years 1923-1948'', Argenta Publications, Dublin, pgs 873-74 ISBN 0951117246 He was elected to

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as an

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member in 1954 by the

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constituency. He lost his seat at the 1957 election. In 1965 he became Professor of English at UCD and in 1966 he was appointed the first Professor of Anglo–Irish Literature and Drama.

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Roger McHugh – Ricorso
1908 births 1987 deaths Independent members of Seanad Éireann Members of the 8th Seanad Academics of University College Dublin Alumni of University College Dublin Members of Seanad Éireann for the National University of Ireland {{Ireland-senator-stub