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This is a list of members of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland)[1] who served a prison sentence or were interned during the Irish revolutionary period (1916–23) in any jurisdiction before, during or after their time as a Teachta Dála (TD) or Senator.

Many were imprisoned as a result of their actions against the British Government in the lead-up to the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922. The list is ordered by first term of imprisonment.

Name Party Term of office Prison time Prison(s) Reason Notes
Liam Mellows rowspan=3 style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin 1918 1922 –1916 Reading Arrested under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914
1917–18 The Tombs Attempting to aid the German side in World War I
Jun–Dec 1922 Mountjoy Actions during the Irish Civil War Executed in December 1922
Gerald Boland style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin,
Fianna Fáil 		1923 1969 1916–17 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
Con Collins style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin 1918 1923 1916–17 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
Michael Collins style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin 1918 Aug 1922 1916–17 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
Éamon de Valera rowspan=4 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin,
Fianna Fáil 		Jul 1917 Jun 1959 1916–17 Dartmoor,
Maidstone,
Lewes 		Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising Sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment because of his U.S. citizenship
May 1918–Feb 1919 Lincoln Sedition Escaped in February 1919
1923–24 Arbour Hill Actions during the Irish Civil War
1924 Crumlin Road Illegally entering Northern Ireland Held for 1 month in Solitary confinement
Arthur Griffith style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin Jun 1918 Aug 1922 1916–17 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
Diarmuid Lynch style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1918 1921 1916–17 Pentonville Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising Sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment because of his U.S. citizenship
Pierce McCan rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1918 Mar 1919 1916–17 Reading Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
May 1918–Mar 1919 Gloucester Suspected involvement in the German Plot Died in prison from influenza
Patrick O'Keeffe style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin 1918 1922 ca. 1918 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad".[2]
Bryan Cusack style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin,
Fianna Fáil 		1918 1923 ca. 1918
Seán McGarry rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Cumann na nGaedheal/meta/color" | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin,
Cumann na nGaedheal 		1921 Oct 1924 1916–17 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
May 1918–Feb 1919 Lincoln Conspiring with the German enemy Escaped in February 1919
Constance Markievicz rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Sinn Féin,
Fianna Fáil 		1918 Jul 1927 1916–17 Kilmainham Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising Sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment on account of her gender
May 1918–Mar 1919 Holloway Suspected involvement in the German Plot
Richard Mulcahy style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin,
Cumann na nGaedheal,
Fine Gael 		1918 1961 Apr–Dec 1916 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
Cathal Ó Murchadha rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1921 Jun 1927 1916–17 Frongoch Interned for participating in 1916 Easter Rising
1922–23 Curragh Camp Actions during the Irish Civil War
Alexander McCabe style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1925 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Art O'Connor style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1923 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Austin Stack style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1927 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Brian O'Higgins style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Desmond FitzGerald style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Ernest Blythe style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Fionán Lynch style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Frank Fahy style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Frank Lawless style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
J. J. Clancy style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
James Crowley style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
James Dolan style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
James Lennon style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Joseph MacBride style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Joseph MacDonagh style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Joseph McGrath style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Joseph McGuinness style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Laurence Ginnell style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Michael Colivet style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Paul Galligan style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Richard Hayes style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Seán Etchingham style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Seán MacEntee style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Seán O'Mahony style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Thomas Hunter style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
William Sears style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color"| Sinn Féin 1918 1919 Anti-British activity Listed on the roll of the First Dáil as "imprisoned abroad"[2]
Robert Barton style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1918 1923 Feb–Mar 1919,
Jan 1920–Jul 1921 		Mountjoy Sedition Escaped in March 1919
Ada English style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1921 1922 1920 Galway Gaol Actions during the Irish War of Independence Six months, released early
Frank Carty style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin
Fianna Fáil 		1921 1942 1920,
1921 		Sligo Gaol,
Derry Gaol 		Actions during the Irish War of Independence Escaped from both prisons
Terence MacSwiney style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1918 Oct 1920 1919;[2]
Aug–Oct 1920 		Brixton Possession of seditious articles and documents Died on hunger strike in October 1920
Linda Kearns MacWhinney style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color" | Fianna Fáil Apr 1938 Jul 1938 Nov 1920–Apr 1921 Walton,
Mountjoy 		Possession of guns Escaped in April 1921
Seán Mac Eoin style="background-color: Template:Fine Gael/meta/color" | Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin,
Cumann na nGaedheal,
Fine Gael 		1921 1965 Mar–Aug 1921 Mountjoy Actions during the Irish War of Independence Sentenced to death but later commuted
Seán MacBride style="background-color: Template:Clann na Poblachta/meta/color" | Clann na Poblachta Oct 1947 1957 1922–23 ? Actions during the Irish Civil War
Peadar O'Donnell style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color" | Sinn Féin 1923 Jun 1927 1922–24 Mountjoy Actions during the Irish Civil War

See also

References

  1. ^ The two Houses of the Oireachtas are: Dáil Éireann (lower) and Seanad Éireann (upper).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "An Rolla". First Dáil proceedings (in Irish). 21 January 1919. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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