Noyk, Michael, 1884-1966
Dates
- Existence: 1884-08-12 - 1966-10-22
Biographical note
Michael Noyk was a Lithuanian-born Irish republican politician and lawyer. He joined Sinn Féin shortly after the Easter Rising and was responsible for defending a number of IRA prisoners. He was also the election agent for Constance Markievicz and Seán T. O'Kelly in the 1918 general election. During the Irish War of Independence, he was a high-level official and adviser with the Department of Finance. He died in London in 1966 and was given a full military funeral by the IRA's Dublin Brigade.
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.