Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
Deceased Person
1878 – 1916
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Who was Francis Sheehy-Skeffington?
Francis Skeffington from Bailieborough, County Cavan, was an Irish suffragist, pacifist and writer. He was a friend and schoolmate of James Joyce, Oliver St. John Gogarty, Tom Kettle, and Conor Cruise O'Brien's father, Frank O'Brien. He married Hanna Sheehy in 1903, whose own surname he adopted as part of his name, resulting in his being known as Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, and sometimes referred to as "Skeffy".
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1878
Bailieborough - Also known as
- Francis Skeffington
- Skeffy
- Parents
- Spouses
- Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington
(1903/06 - 1916/04/26)
- Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Education
- University College Dublin
- Lived in
- County Cavan
- Died
- Apr 26, 1916
Cathal Brugha Barracks - Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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