Phons O'Mara explained

Alphonsus "Phons" M. O'Mara
Birth Date:13 October 1887
Death Date:16 February 1958
Nationality:Irish
Occupation:Businessman
Known For:former chairman of Mayor of Limerick

Alphonsus M. ("Phons") O'Mara (13 October 1887[1] – 16 February 1958) was a businessman and Irish republican Mayor of Limerick 1918-20.[2] O'Mara was a son of Stephen O'Mara, Snr, himself a former Mayor of Limerick and briefly an Irish Parliamentary Party MP.[3] Phons O'Mara was the brother of another Mayor, Stephen M. O'Mara. In 1918 he stripped Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl of the freedom of the City because of Dunraven's support for conscription.[4] In 1919 he helped negotiate the end of the Limerick Soviet.[5] His business activity related to the family bacon business, and he became owner of Donnolly's bacon factory.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phons O'Mara. 2020-06-24. humphrysfamilytree.com.
  2. Web site: Provosts, Mayors, Bailiffs, Sheriffs & Recipients of the Honorary Freedom of Limerick City. 2020-06-24.
  3. Web site: Stephen O'Mara. 2020-06-24. humphrysfamilytree.com.
  4. Web site: Phons O'Mara. 2020-06-24. humphrysfamilytree.com.
  5. Web site: The General Strike 1919. 2020-06-24.
  6. Web site: The Strand History Proof. 2020-06-24.