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Dick Humphreys

1896 – 1968

Former IRA member

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About Dick Humphreys

Lived 1896 – 1968 (aged 71–72). Dick Humphreys was an Irish barrister.

Dick Humphreys (23 April 1896 – 20 September 1968) was a member of the Irish Volunteers and participated in the Easter Rising in 1916, serving in the General Post Office with his uncle, The O'Rahilly.

Born in Limerick in 1896, Humphreys was a son of Dr. David Humphreys and Nell Humphreys and a brother of Sheila Humphreys. In Limerick, he attended Crescent College from 1905 to 1909. The family moved to Dublin in 1909 and was a pupil in Padraig Pearse's school, St. Enda's, in Ranelagh and later in Rathfarnham when the school moved there.

After the Easter Rising, Humphreys was arrested and detained in Wakefield Prison where he wrote an account of the events of Easter Week of 1916. He was a member of the IRA during the War of Independence, 1919–21, and was imprisoned in Mountjoy Prison where he went on hunger strike. In November 1920 he qualified as a barrister in King's Inns. As part of the 50 year commemoration of the rising in 1966 his reminiscences of Easter week were recorded by RTÉ. An excerpt from his account of the rising formed part of the 2016 commemorative exhibition by the National Library of Ireland.

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1896
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Died
1968
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Who was Dick Humphreys?

former IRA member

When was Dick Humphreys born?

Dick Humphreys was born in 1896.

When did Dick Humphreys die?

Dick Humphreys died in 1968.

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Dick Humphreys was a barrister.

What nationality was Dick Humphreys?

Dick Humphreys was Irish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dick Humphreys

· Wikidata: Q28094232

· DBpedia: Dick Humphreys

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