360:
366:
with some of his divisional staff and officers of the brigades, including the 1st
Southern Division, who attended as delegates to the Anti-Treaty Army Convention at the Mansion House, Dublin, on 9 April 1922. Tom McEllistrim is 2nd from right at the very
423:
McEllistrim was elected to the Dáil as a TD for Kerry in August 1923, only months after the end of the civil war, as a republican candidate. He came third in the county with 7,277 votes. He remained a TD for the
379:
but he never wrote a book about his exploits, nor was he prepared to talk about them publicly... Even though McEllistrim sat in the Dáil for over forty years, he apparently never mentioned the period in
399:
of 1922 to 1923. He was one of the senior IRA figures in Kerry during this conflict, under the command of
Humphrey Murphy. In the war's early months, he commanded a Kerry column in the fighting in
356:
in the spring of 1921. At the latter action, in which the IRA ambushed a train carrying
British troops, Dan Allman, the leader of the flying column was killed, leaving McEllistrim in command.
989:
555:
1533:
1538:
1523:
348:(in June 1920) and then a larger "flying column", or full-time guerrilla unit in the IRA's Second Kerry Brigade in early 1921. His column fought in both the
1489:
982:
1528:
975:
548:
1638:
541:
1623:
1633:
753:
744:
392:
359:
337:
234:
229:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1628:
1254:
1212:
1186:
1135:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
926:
1018:
1002:
834:
830:
429:
69:
1237:
371:
According to historian T. Ryle Dwyer, "McEllistrim arguably played as important a role in the War of
Independence as
469:
20:
1413:
1312:
1303:
1028:
433:
201:
333:
barracks in which two
Volunteers were killed. It was one of the first acts of guerrilla warfare in the period.
1024:
1195:
813:
787:
363:
594:
372:
219:
584:
568:
425:
96:
1464:
437:
189:
86:
82:
59:
55:
1543:
590:
967:
691:
449:
432:
from 1926 to 1969. After 1926, he followed much the republican leadership into Fianna Fáil. His son,
412:
341:
258:
407:, before retreating back into Kerry and pursuing guerrilla warfare. In January 1923, he, along with
330:
322:
533:
1092:
709:
1518:
1513:
682:
404:
8:
345:
512:
388:
1014:
899:
770:
580:
289:(TD) from 1923 to 1969. He was a military activist in the period from 1916 to 1923.
349:
302:
298:
224:
908:
408:
396:
353:
263:
998:
700:
564:
286:
42:
1396:
1263:
1074:
673:
381:
306:
282:
156:
1507:
1455:
1221:
1101:
890:
796:
310:
493:
T. Ryle Dwyer, Tans Terror and
Troubles, Kerry's Real Fighting Story, p10–11
329:
for his role in the events. In April 1918, he led an arms raid on
Gortatlea
917:
735:
664:
318:
314:
128:
1430:
1363:
1354:
952:
997:
1177:
1152:
1126:
1337:
376:
400:
344:
of 1919 to 1921. He was instrumental in the setting up of first an
124:
563:
943:
145:
326:
321:. After the rebellion he was interned by the British at
1277:
305:in 1914 and was involved in an abortive attempt by
411:, led an attack on the National Army barracks at
281:(14 October 1894 – 4 December 1973) was an Irish
1534:People of the Irish Civil War (Anti-Treaty side)
1505:
440:also represented the Kerry North constituency.
983:
549:
462:
19:For other people named Tom McEllistrim, see
990:
976:
556:
542:
1539:Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) members
1524:Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) members
505:
358:
1529:People of the Irish War of Independence
502:Tom Doyle, The Civil War in Kerry, p131
1506:
971:
537:
292:
418:
13:
1639:People from Listowel, County Kerry
14:
1650:
21:Tom McEllistrim (disambiguation)
1019:Kerry North (Dáil constituency)
175:
496:
487:
415:, using an improvised mortar.
1:
1634:Politicians from County Kerry
455:
1488:Constituency abolished. See
829:Constituency abolished. See
220:Irish Republican Brotherhood
16:Irish politician (1894–1973)
7:
1624:Early Sinn Féin politicians
474:Oireachtas Members Database
443:
428:constituency, and later of
285:politician who served as a
10:
1655:
1629:20th-century Irish farmers
1082:
1080:
1012:
827:
578:
450:Families in the Oireachtas
336:McEllistrim served in the
18:
1490:Kerry North–West Limerick
1486:
1463:
1461:
1454:
1452:
1429:
1427:
1395:
1393:
1362:
1360:
1353:
1351:
1311:
1309:
1302:
1300:
1253:
1251:
1211:
1209:
1203:
1176:
1174:
1151:
1149:
1134:
1132:
1100:
1098:
1091:
1089:
1073:
1071:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1010:
925:
923:
907:
905:
898:
896:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
795:
793:
786:
784:
769:
767:
752:
750:
743:
741:
725:
723:
708:
706:
699:
697:
690:
688:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
585:Kerry (Dáil constituency)
576:
436:, and his grandson, also
342:Irish War of Independence
272:
259:Irish War of Independence
251:
243:
212:
207:
196:
185:
162:
152:
135:
111:
106:
102:
92:
75:
65:
48:
41:
37:
30:
1619:Members of the 18th Dáil
1614:Members of the 17th Dáil
1609:Members of the 16th Dáil
1604:Members of the 15th Dáil
1599:Members of the 14th Dáil
1594:Members of the 13th Dáil
1589:Members of the 12th Dáil
1584:Members of the 11th Dáil
1579:Members of the 10th Dáil
340:in Kerry throughout the
331:Royal Irish Constabulary
323:Frongoch internment camp
1574:Members of the 9th Dáil
1569:Members of the 8th Dáil
1564:Members of the 7th Dáil
1559:Members of the 6th Dáil
1554:Members of the 5th Dáil
1549:Members of the 4th Dáil
148:, County Kerry, Ireland
368:
362:
338:Irish Republican Army
309:to land arms for the
244:Years of service
230:Irish Republican Army
1414:Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
1313:Tom McEllistrim, Jnr
1084:Tom McEllistrim, Snr
517:ElectionsIreland.org
405:Battle of Kilmallock
346:Active service unit
391:and fought in the
389:Anglo-Irish Treaty
369:
279:Thomas McEllistrim
1501:
1500:
1496:
1495:
1238:Kathleen O'Connor
965:
964:
960:
959:
900:Michael Healy-Rae
841:
840:
771:Frederick Crowley
683:Thomas O'Donoghue
513:"Tom McEllistrim"
470:"Tom McEllistrim"
293:Guerrilla fighter
276:
275:
1646:
1255:Patrick Finucane
1231:1956 by-election
1213:Patrick Finucane
1187:Patrick Finucane
1136:Patrick Finucane
1035:
1034:
1032:
992:
985:
978:
969:
968:
846:
845:
601:
600:
598:
558:
551:
544:
535:
534:
528:
527:
525:
523:
509:
503:
500:
494:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
466:
419:Political career
387:He rejected the
350:Clonbanin Ambush
303:Irish Volunteers
299:Ballymacelligott
225:Irish Volunteers
208:Military service
179:
177:
142:
121:
119:
107:Personal details
80:
53:
28:
27:
1654:
1653:
1649:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1644:
1643:
1544:Fianna Fáil TDs
1504:
1503:
1502:
1497:
1467:
1465:Tom McEllistrim
1458:
1433:
1416:
1399:
1366:
1357:
1340:
1315:
1306:
1280:
1266:
1257:
1240:
1224:
1215:
1198:
1189:
1180:
1155:
1138:
1129:
1104:
1095:
1093:John O'Sullivan
1086:
1077:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1033:
1022:
1006:
996:
966:
961:
955:
946:
929:
927:Brendan Griffin
920:
911:
909:Danny Healy-Rae
902:
893:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
843:
816:
799:
790:
773:
756:
754:Thomas O'Reilly
747:
745:William O'Leary
738:
729:
727:Tom McEllistrim
712:
710:John O'Sullivan
703:
694:
685:
676:
667:
658:
656:Tom McEllistrim
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
599:
588:
572:
562:
532:
531:
521:
519:
511:
510:
506:
501:
497:
492:
488:
478:
476:
468:
467:
463:
458:
446:
438:Tom McEllistrim
434:Tom McEllistrim
421:
409:John Joe Sheehy
397:Irish Civil War
393:Anti-Treaty IRA
354:Headford Ambush
301:company of the
295:
268:
264:Irish Civil War
239:
235:Anti-Treaty IRA
190:Tom McEllistrim
181:
178: 1919)
173:
169:
153:Political party
144:
140:
139:4 December 1973
123:
122:14 October 1894
117:
115:
81:
76:
54:
49:
33:
32:Tom McEllistrim
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1652:
1642:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1499:
1498:
1494:
1493:
1485:
1482:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1470:
1469:
1462:
1460:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1440:
1436:
1435:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1419:
1418:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1401:
1397:Jimmy Deenihan
1394:
1392:
1389:
1385:
1384:
1381:
1377:
1376:
1373:
1369:
1368:
1361:
1359:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1326:
1325:
1322:
1318:
1317:
1310:
1308:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1292:
1291:
1288:
1284:
1283:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1264:Daniel Moloney
1261:
1259:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1242:
1235:
1233:
1227:
1226:
1219:
1217:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1201:
1200:
1193:
1191:
1184:
1182:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1140:
1133:
1131:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1099:
1097:
1090:
1088:
1081:
1079:
1075:Stephen Fuller
1072:
1070:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1039:
1013:This table is
1011:
1008:
1007:
1001:(TDs) for the
995:
994:
987:
980:
972:
963:
962:
958:
957:
950:
948:
941:
939:
936:
932:
931:
924:
922:
915:
913:
906:
904:
897:
895:
888:
886:
883:
879:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
850:
839:
838:
826:
823:
819:
818:
811:
809:
806:
802:
801:
794:
792:
785:
783:
780:
776:
775:
768:
766:
763:
759:
758:
751:
749:
742:
740:
733:
731:
724:
722:
719:
715:
714:
707:
705:
698:
696:
689:
687:
680:
678:
674:Patrick Cahill
671:
669:
662:
660:
653:
651:
648:
644:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
605:
579:This table is
577:
574:
573:
567:(TDs) for the
561:
560:
553:
546:
538:
530:
529:
504:
495:
486:
460:
459:
457:
454:
453:
452:
445:
442:
420:
417:
382:Leinster House
307:Roger Casement
297:He joined the
294:
291:
274:
273:
270:
269:
267:
266:
261:
255:
253:
249:
248:
245:
241:
240:
238:
237:
232:
227:
222:
216:
214:
210:
209:
205:
204:
198:
194:
193:
187:
183:
182:
171:
167:
166:
164:
160:
159:
154:
150:
149:
143:(aged 79)
137:
133:
132:
113:
109:
108:
104:
103:
100:
99:
94:
90:
89:
73:
72:
67:
63:
62:
46:
45:
39:
38:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1651:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1511:
1509:
1492:
1491:
1483:
1480:
1479:
1475:
1472:
1471:
1466:
1457:
1456:Martin Ferris
1449:
1446:
1445:
1441:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1424:
1421:
1420:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1398:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1374:
1371:
1370:
1365:
1356:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1305:
1297:
1294:
1293:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1282:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1222:Johnny Connor
1220:
1218:
1214:
1206:
1202:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1179:
1171:
1168:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1154:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1137:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1102:Eamon Kissane
1094:
1085:
1076:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1030:
1026:
1020:
1016:
1009:
1004:
1000:
999:Teachtaí Dála
993:
988:
986:
981:
979:
974:
973:
970:
954:
951:
949:
945:
942:
940:
937:
934:
933:
928:
919:
916:
914:
910:
901:
892:
891:Martin Ferris
889:
887:
884:
881:
880:
851:
848:
847:
844:
837:
836:
832:
824:
821:
820:
815:
812:
810:
807:
804:
803:
798:
797:Eamon Kissane
789:
781:
778:
777:
772:
764:
761:
760:
755:
746:
737:
734:
732:
728:
720:
717:
716:
711:
702:
693:
692:James Crowley
684:
681:
679:
675:
672:
670:
666:
663:
661:
657:
654:
652:
649:
646:
645:
606:
603:
602:
596:
592:
586:
582:
575:
570:
566:
565:Teachtaí Dála
559:
554:
552:
547:
545:
540:
539:
536:
518:
514:
508:
499:
490:
475:
471:
465:
461:
451:
448:
447:
441:
439:
435:
431:
427:
416:
414:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
385:
383:
378:
374:
365:
361:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
311:Easter Rising
308:
304:
300:
290:
288:
284:
280:
271:
265:
262:
260:
257:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
236:
233:
231:
228:
226:
223:
221:
218:
217:
215:
211:
206:
203:
200:3, including
199:
195:
191:
188:
184:
165:
161:
158:
155:
151:
147:
138:
134:
130:
126:
114:
110:
105:
101:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
79:
74:
71:
68:
64:
61:
57:
52:
47:
44:
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1487:
1304:Gerard Lynch
1278:
1230:
1083:
1005:constituency
918:John Brassil
842:
828:
736:Austin Stack
726:
701:Fionán Lynch
665:Austin Stack
655:
571:constituency
520:. Retrieved
516:
507:
498:
489:
477:. Retrieved
473:
464:
422:
386:
370:
335:
319:County Kerry
315:Banna Strand
296:
287:Teachta Dála
278:
277:
252:Battles/wars
168:Sheila Leary
141:(1973-12-04)
129:County Kerry
93:Constituency
85: –
77:
66:Constituency
58: –
50:
43:Teachta Dála
25:
1519:1973 deaths
1514:1894 births
1431:Denis Foley
1383:1982 (Nov)
1375:1982 (Feb)
1364:Denis Foley
1355:Dick Spring
1015:transcluded
1003:Kerry North
953:Norma Foley
835:Kerry South
831:Kerry North
765:1927 (Sep)
721:1927 (Jun)
581:transcluded
430:Kerry North
413:Castlemaine
403:and at the
395:during the
283:Fianna Fáil
157:Fianna Fáil
83:August 1923
70:Kerry North
1508:Categories
1196:John Lynch
1178:Dan Spring
1153:Dan Spring
1127:Dan Spring
814:Denis Daly
788:John Flynn
522:6 February
479:6 February
456:References
364:Liam Lynch
213:Allegiance
192:(grandson)
118:1894-10-14
1338:Kit Ahern
1281:from 1961
377:Dan Breen
373:Tom Barry
247:1916–1923
186:Relations
131:, Ireland
87:July 1937
78:In office
60:June 1969
56:July 1937
51:In office
1061:(Party)
1041:Election
877:(Party)
852:Election
642:(Party)
607:Election
444:See also
401:Limerick
352:and the
197:Children
125:Listowel
1279:3 seats
1241:(CnaP)
1225:(CnaP)
1216:(CnaT)
1139:(CnaT)
1056:(Party)
1051:(Party)
1046:(Party)
1029:history
1027:|
944:Pa Daly
872:(Party)
867:(Party)
862:(Party)
857:(Party)
713:(CnaG)
704:(CnaG)
695:(CnaG)
637:(Party)
632:(Party)
627:(Party)
622:(Party)
617:(Party)
612:(Party)
595:history
593:|
180:
172:
1358:(Lab)
1258:(Ind)
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