Eugene Mullen (1898–1953) was an Irish

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politician, professor and priest. Mullen was born in Roemore,

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, to national school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary Mullen. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to

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as a Fianna Fáil

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(TD) for the Mayo South constituency at the June 1927 general election. He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election having only served 3 months as a TD. Mullen subsequently became a professor. Later, on 16 December 1938, he joined the Order of the

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, assuming the name Father Ephraim.Obituary Mr Thomas Mullen, ''Irish Independent'', p. 5, 3 January 1966. As a Carmelite friar, Mullen wrote the epic poem ''Ode to St. Patrick'' as well as other lyrical pieces. His younger brother Thomas Mullen, was a TD for the

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constituency from 1938 to 1943.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullen, Eugene Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 5th Dáil Politicians from County Mayo Irish schoolteachers 1898 births 1953 deaths 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Christian clergy from County Mayo People from Castlebar