Patrick Ryan (16 November 1898 – 21 January 1944), also known as Paddy Ryan Lacken, was an Irish nationalist and politician. He was born in

Newport, County Tipperary Newport (, formerly ) is a town in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Owney and Arra. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, Newport's population was 2,183. Location Newport is locat ...

. Ryan became active in the

Irish War of Independence The Irish War of Independence (), also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and Unite ...

in Limerick and Tipperary, serving as Captain in the C Company of the 6th Battalion, Tipperary No. 1 Brigade, 3rd South Division of the IRA. He took the

Anti-Treaty The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty (), commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain an ...

side in the

Irish Civil War The Irish Civil War (; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923) was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Emp ...

, and was arrested by Pro-Treaty forces in 1923. In his Civil War memoir ''The Gates Flew Open'', Peadar O'Donnell describes an incident where Ryan, under sentence of execution, was mistakenly transferred to Harepark Camp in the Curragh. When the order came to hand him over, he was kept hidden by his fellow prisoners. He was elected to

Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...

as a

Sinn Féin Sinn Féin ( ; ; ) is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The History of Sinn Féin, original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffit ...

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...

(TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1923 general election. He did not take his seat in the Dáil due to Sinn Féin's

abstentionist Abstentionism is the political practice of standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business. Abstentionism differs from an election boycott in that abst ...

policy. He did not contest the June 1927 general election. He emigrated to the US, where he became a businessman, still supporting

Irish nationalist Irish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which, in its broadest sense, asserts that the people of Ireland should govern Ireland as a sovereign state. Since the mid-19th century, Irish nationalism has largely taken the form of cult ...

campaigns, he died in America on 21 January 1944. His family were involved in Irish nationalism and the

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; his father was a local GAA official. His uncle was the priest and GAA figure Canon

Michael Kennedy Ryan Canon Michael Kennedy Ryan (4 October 1867 – 3 April 1925) was an Irish Catholic priest, teacher and supporter of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Biography Michael Kennedy Ryan was born at Knockfune, Newport, County Tipperary, on 4 October ...

, and his brother Martin Ryan served as a

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

TD for Tipperary from 1933 to 1943.

Newport GAA Newport GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Newport. Lacken Park Named afte ...

's Lacken Park is named after him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Patrick 1898 births 1944 deaths Early Sinn Féin TDs Members of the 4th Dáil Politicians from County Tipperary People of the Irish Civil War (Anti-Treaty side) People from Newport, County Tipperary