Eamon Bulfin was the son of writer William Bulfin of Birr, in County Offaly.
11 Facts About Eamon Bulfin
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Eamon Bulfin was a pupil at Patrick Pearse's school, Sgoil Eanna, and studied at University College Dublin, where he became captain of the Irish Volunteer Company.
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Eamon Bulfin was recruited to the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1913, and along with some fellow St Enda's students created home-made bombs in the school's basement in preparation for the Easter Rising.
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Catalina Eamon Bulfin married the Nobel Prize winner Sean MacBride, a founding member of Amnesty International, the son of Major John MacBride and Maud Gonne.
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Eamon Bulfin married Nora Brick in 1927, with whom he had four children, including the sculptor Michael Eamon Bulfin.
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Eamon Bulfin was one of several representatives abroad appointed for that purpose during the War of Independence, and recognition of the importance of their work led to the establishment in February 1921 of a Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Eamon Bulfin was elected and though he was in Argentina, immediately appointed chairman of the council.
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In 1924, Eamon Bulfin joined the staff of The Southern Cross, becoming its London editor in 1933.
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Eamon Bulfin's columns focused on the causes of Irish independence and autonomy and even offered advice to other countries seeking self-determination.
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Eamon Bulfin remained at The Southern Cross until 1940 when he returned to Ireland due to ill health.
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Eamon Bulfin died on Christmas Eve 1968, and is buried in Eglish churchyard near Birr, Co Offaly.