Timothy Daniel Sullivan

For other people named Timothy Sullivan, see Timothy Sullivan (disambiguation).

Timothy Daniel Sullivan MP


Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office 1886–1888
Preceded by	John O'Connor
Succeeded by	Thomas Sexton
Member of Parliament for Westmeath
In office 1880–1885
Preceded by	Patrick James Smyth Lord Robert Montagu
Succeeded by	Constituency divided
Member of Parliament for Dublin College Green
In office 1885–1892
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Joseph Edward Kenny
Member of Parliament for West Donegal
In office 1892–1900
Preceded by	James Joseph Dalton
Succeeded by	James Boyle
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1827 Bantry, County Cork
Died	March 14, 1914(1914-03-14) (aged 86)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Irish Parliamentary Party Irish National Federation

Timothy Daniel Sullivan (29 May 1827 – 31 March 1914) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, politician and poet who wrote the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland", in 1867. He was born at Bantry, County Cork.^[1]

Politician

Sullivan was a member of the Home Rule League, supporting Charles Stewart Parnell in the 1880 general election, being "convinced that without self-government there could never be peace, prosperity or contentment in Ireland". He joined the Irish Parliamentary Party when it was established in 1882. When the party split in 1891 he became an Anti-Parnellite until the Nationalist factions were reunited in 1900.

Sullivan represented a number of constituencies in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was elected from Westmeath in 1880 and served until 1885. He then became the first MP from Dublin College Green until he was defeated by a Pro-Parnellite in the 1892 general election. Four days later he was returned unopposed for West Donegal which he represented until he retired in 1900.^[1]

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1886 and 1887.^[1]

Publicist

He owned and edited a number of publications (The Nation, Dublin Weekly News and Young Ireland). In December 1887 he published reports of meetings by the National League. As a result, he was convicted and imprisoned for two months under the Crimes Act.^[1]

As well as writing the Irish national hymn "God Save Ireland", he wrote the adopted anthem of the All-for-Ireland League: "All for Ireland ! One for all ! and popular pieces such as "Song from the Backwoods" and "Michael Dwyer".^[2]

Family

A number of his descendants were people of outstanding distinction. His son Timothy was Chief Justice of Ireland from 1936 to 1946. His daughter Frances was an Irish-language activist in Craobh an Chéitinnigh, the Keating branch of the Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaelige) and a lecturer in Irish. His daughter Anne (who had sixteen children) was the mother of politician Kevin O'Higgins, one of the dominant political figures of the 1920s. His great-grandson Tom O'Higgins was Chief Justice from 1974 to 1985.^[3]

The Nationalist historian Alexander Martin Sullivan was his brother.

Notes

1 2 3 4 McCarthy, Justin; Egan, Maurice Francis; Hyde, Douglas; Gregory, Lady; Roche, James Jeffrey; Welsh, Charles (Eds.)(1904). In Irish Literature, Vol. IX. Philadelphia: John D. Morris & Co. p. 3333. Google Book Search. Retrieved on 30 March 2011.
↑ Dunboy, and Other Poems, Dublin, 1861
↑ De Vere White, Terence Kevin O'Higgins Methuen and Co. London 1948

References

Sullivan, T.D. (1905) Recollections of Troubled Times in Irish Politics. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker; M.H. Gills & Son, Ltd. Retrieved on 30 March 2011.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Timothy Daniel Sullivan
Works by Timothy Daniel Sullivan at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Timothy Daniel Sullivan at Internet Archive
Dunboy, and Other Poems by Timothy Daniel O'Sullivan. Fowler, Dublin. 1861
Irish National Poems, Timothy Daniel O'Sullivan (Ed.) Gill & Sons, Dublin, 1911

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Patrick James Smyth Lord Robert Montagu	Member of Parliament for Westmeath 1880 – 1885 With: Henry Gill 1880–1883 Timothy Harrington 1883–1885	Constituency divided
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Dublin College Green 1885 – 1892	Succeeded by Joseph Edward Kenny
Preceded by James Joseph Dalton	Member of Parliament for West Donegal 1892–1900	Succeeded by James Boyle
Civic offices
Preceded by John O'Connor	Lord Mayor of Dublin 1886–1888	Succeeded by Thomas Sexton

Irish rebel songs

Gaelic Ireland	Óró sé do bheatha abhaile Follow Me up to Carlow O'Donnell Abú Mná na hÉireann

United Irishmen	The Wind that Shakes the Barley The Rising of the Moon Kelly from Killanne Boolavogue Highland Paddy The Wearing of the Green The Croppy Boy The Boys of Wexford Come All You Warriors Tone's Grave

Famine & Young Ireland	The Fields of Athenry Skibbereen Back Home in Derry God Save Ireland A Nation Once Again Join the British Army The Peeler and the Goat The Black Velvet Band

1916 & Tan War	Amhrán na bhFiann Come Out, Ye Black and Tans The Foggy Dew Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men) The Boys of the Old Brigade The Valley of Knockanure Tri-Colored Ribbon The Broad Black Brimmer Old Fenian Gun Rifles of the IRA Who Is Ireland's Enemy? Man from the Daily Mail Grand Old Dame Britannia Erin Go Bragh Kevin Barry Johnston's Motor Car Pat of Mullingar Banna Strand Dying Rebel

Civil War & Anti-Treaty	Take It Down from the Mast The Patriot Game Sean South from Garryowen

The Troubles	The Men Behind the Wire The Ballad of Joe McDonnell The People's Own MP Little Armalite Roll of Honour

Writers	Patrick Joseph McCall Timothy Daniel Sullivan Peadar Kearney Patrick Pearse Seán O'Casey Brian O'Higgins Bryan MacMahon Paddy McGuigan Dominic Behan Pete St. John Derek Warfield

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 75910913 LCCN: no96037696 GND: 1025282477 MusicBrainz: d426c6a5-c5b1-4aa3-a1a9-bd52e62da1ed

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