Brian Myles Brady (29 March 1903 – 10 September 1949) was a revolutionary and Irish Fianna Fáil politician.^[1]

Early life and revolutionary period

Born Bernard Myles Brady to Myles Brady, merchant, and Sarah Murrin of Killybegs.^[2] Brady was active with A Company (Killybegs), 2 Battalion, 3 Donegal Brigade, IRA during the Irish War of Independence (1919 – 1921). He took part in several attacks on barracks, ambushes of British forces and raids. Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-1923), Brady joined 3 Donegal Brigade's IRA 'Flying Column' and was involved in attacks on National forces. He was arrested in February 1923 and interned until November 1923. Brady applied to the Irish government for a service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and was awarded 4 and 23/36 years service in 1937 at Grade C for service with the IRA between 01 April 1919 and 30 September 1923. ^[3]

Politics

He represented Donegal and Donegal West in Dáil Éireann as a member of Fianna Fáil from 1932 until his death in 1949.^[4] Following his death, a by-election was held on 16 November 1949, the seat was won by the Fine Gael candidate Patrick O'Donnell.

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