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Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 22 July 1954 – 22 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| In office 14 August 1951 – 22 July 1954 | |
| In office 8 September 1943 – 18 August 1944 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
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| Born | (1894-04-04)4 April 1894 County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 4 November 1976(1976-11-04) (aged 82) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Deirdre O'Donnell |
| Children | 2 |
Frank J. Hugh O'Donnell (4 April 1894 – 4 November 1976) was anIrishcritic,playwright and politician.
O'Donnell was born at Shop Street,Tuam, County Galway to John O'Donnell and his wife Delia (née Carr) but spent his childhood inMilltown,County Galway. O'Donnell was enrolled in Milltown National School in November 1902 aged eight and left in June 1909 aged fifteen. He and his brother Patrick O'Donnell worked in the family business in Tuam before moving toDublin to work in the clothing industry. He was a published critic of music, literature and theatrical performances, and wrote a weekly letter in theGael, a weekly paper. He was also a playwright, having some of his works staged at theAbbey Theatre.
His first playThe Dawn Mist (1919) follows a Galway family, the Egans, who lose two brothers and an uncle in the1916 Easter Rising. The play became very popular, however; it was banned by the British authorise earning the title of "Ireland's most proclaimed [banned] play".
In 1943 he became a member ofSeanad Éireann on theIndustrial and Commercial Panel where he promoted Irish arts and culture.[1] He lost his seat at the 1944 Seanad election, but was re-elected at the 1951 election. He wasnominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in 1954.
O'Donnell had two children, with his second wife, Deirdre.
A collection of O'Donnell's papers and manuscripts dating from 1911 to 1974 kept at theUniversity of Delaware Library, is open for research.
He bore almost the same name as a contemporary politician,Frank Hugh O'Donnell, also from County Galway.
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