Eugene Mullen (1898–1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, professor and priest.[1]
Mullen was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to national school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary Mullen.[2] A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo South constituency at the June 1927 general election.[3] He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election having only served 3 months as a TD.[4]
Mullen subsequently became a professor. Later, on 16 December 1938, he joined the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, assuming the name Father Ephraim.[5][6] As a Carmelite friar, Mullen wrote the epic poem Ode to St. Patrick as well as other lyrical pieces.
His younger brother Thomas Mullen, was a TD for the Dublin County constituency from 1938 to 1943.[5]
References
- ^ Healy, John (2015). "The first Breaffy TD". Mayo News. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Residents of a house 4 in Roemore (Breaghy, Mayo)". National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901. 26 October 2022..
- ^ "Eugene Mullen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Eugene Mullen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ a b Obituary Mr Thomas Mullen, Irish Independent, p. 5, 3 January 1966.
- ^ Catholic Herald UK. "Fx-Deputy Becomes Monk". Archive of the Catholic Herald Newspaper. Catholic Herald UK. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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