Eugene Mullen
Irish Fianna Fáil politician, professor and priest
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::summary Irish Fianna Fáil politician, professor and priest ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eugene Mullen |
| office | Teachta Dála |
| term_start | June 1927 |
| term_end | September 1927 |
| constituency | Mayo South |
| nationality | Irish |
| party | Fianna Fáil |
| birth_date | 1898 |
| birth_place | Breaffy, County Mayo, Ireland |
| death_date | |
| relatives | Thomas Mullen (brother) |
| blank1 | Other name |
| data1 | Father Ephraim |
| :: |
| name = Eugene Mullen | image = | office = Teachta Dála | term_start = June 1927 | term_end = September 1927 | constituency = Mayo South | nationality = Irish | party = Fianna Fáil | birth_date = 1898 | birth_place = Breaffy, County Mayo, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | education = | spouse = | children = | relatives = Thomas Mullen (brother) | blank1 = Other name | data1 = Father Ephraim Eugene Mullen (1898–1953) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, professor and priest.
Mullen was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to national school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary Mullen. 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. He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election having only served 3 months as a TD.
Mullen subsequently became a professor. Later, on 16 December 1938, he joined the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, assuming the name Father Ephraim. 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.
References
References
- Healy, John. (2015). "The first Breaffy TD". Mayo News.
- (26 October 2022). "Residents of a house 4 in Roemore (Breaghy, Mayo)". National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901.
- "Eugene Mullen". Oireachtas Members Database.
- "Eugene Mullen". ElectionsIreland.org.
- Obituary Mr Thomas Mullen, ''Irish Independent'', p. 5, 3 January 1966.
- Catholic Herald UK. "Fx-Deputy Becomes Monk". Catholic Herald UK.
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