Brennan, Robert, 1881-1964
Dates
- Existence: 1881-07-22 - 1964-11-13
Biographical note
Robert Brennan was an Irish writer, diplomat, and a founder of The Irish Press newspaper. He was prominent in the Easter Rising in 1916 in Wexford, and was imprisoned afterward. He was elected Sinn Féin Director of Elections in 1918, and Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Dáil Éireann, in 1921. With Frank Gallagher, Brennan produced the Irish Bulletin during the Anglo-Irish War, and did not support the Treaty. Brennan was a founding member of Fianna Fáil in 1926, and in 1931 he founded The Irish Press and became General Manager. He was appointed the Irish Free State's first minister to the United States, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1934. Returning to Ireland in 1947, Brennan became Director of Broadcasting at Radio Eireann. He died in Dublin in 1964.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Boston College collection of Constance de Markievicz
The collection primarily consists of correspondence of Irish politician, revolutionary, nationalist, and suffragist Constance de Markiewicz. Also includes posthumous materials documenting the 150th anniversary of Markievicz's birth and more, including biographies, newspaper clippings, exhibit ephemera, a real estate catalog, and photographs.
Collection is open for research.