Arthur Quinlan

Arthur Quinlan (15 January 1921 – 22 December 2012) was an Irish

Early life Quinlan came from Dublin but was raised in Quin, County Clare. Guevara talked of his Irish connections through the name Lynch. He told Quinlan of his grandmother's Irish roots in Galway. Later, Che, and some of his Cuban comrades, went to Limerick and adjourned to Hanratty's Hotel on Glentworth Street. According to Quinlan, they returned that evening all wearing sprigs of shamrock, for Shannon and Limerick were preparing for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

In his 80s, he retired, declaring he had 'handed in his gun to The Irish Times'. and "Uncle Arthur". In 1982, he successfully proposed that women be allowed to join Shannon Rowing Club, from which they had been banned. The club's main slipway is also named "Arthur" in his honour. A son and two daughters survived him. His wife, Vera, died shortly before him. Among those regarding him with fondness were Fergal Keane of the BBC.