Philip Shanahan was an Irish Sinn Fein politician, who was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons in 1918 and served as a Teachta Dala in Dail Eireann from 1919 to 1922.
11 Facts About Philip Shanahan
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Philip Shanahan lived in Dublin, where he was a licensed vintner, maintaining an Irish pub in the notorious Monto red light district.
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Philip Shanahan was involved in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.
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Philip Shanahan was elected for Dublin Harbour at the 1918 general election, defeating Alfie Byrne.
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Philip Shanahan represented Dublin Harbour in the First Dail 1919 to 1921.
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Philip Shanahan was arrested and detained in custody by the British government in April 1920 but was released in time to attend the next meeting of the Dail on 29 June 1920.
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Now Phil Philip Shanahan, he owned a pub over there on the corner, he was a great man and he used to hide them after they'd been out on a job.
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Philip Shanahan had cellars and all the IRA men used to go there and hide their stuff.
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Philip Shanahan was elected unopposed for the four member Dublin Mid constituency.
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Philip Shanahan was defeated at the 1922 general election to the Third Dail, as a member of the Anti-Treaty faction of Sinn Fein.
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Philip Shanahan left Dublin in 1928 and returned to his home village of Hollyford, County Tipperary.