Frank Drohan Explained

Frank Drohan
Term End:5 January 1922
Birth Date:13 August 1879
Birth Place:County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:County Tipperary, Ireland

Frank Drohan (13 August 1879 – 5 March 1953) was an Irish politician.[1] He was elected unopposed at the 1921 elections for the Waterford–Tipperary East constituency as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) in the 2nd Dáil.[2]

He was personally opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty signed on 6 December 1921, but the local Sinn Féin branch instructed him to vote in favour; he felt the only honourable course was to submit his resignation, which was read out by the Ceann Comhairle Eoin MacNeill on 5 January 1922,[3] two days before the Dáil voted to accept the Treaty.

Frank Drohan Road is the section of the N24 serving as an inner relief road outside Clonmel.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Drohan. Oireachtas Members Database. 30 March 2009.
  2. Web site: Frank Drohan. ElectionsIreland.org. 20 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Treaty Debates. 5 January 1922. Dáil debates. Oireachtas. Vol.T No.12 p.3 cc.268–69. Irish. 24 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Chapter 7: Transport and Accessibility. Clonmel Borough Council. 2008. Clonmel and Environs Development Plan. Clonmel town council. 75–76. 24 April 2011.