Frank Flood

Francis Xavier Flood (1 December 1901 – 14 March 1921) was a 1st Lieutenant in the Dublin Active Service Brigade during the Irish War of Independence. He was executed by the British authorities in Mountjoy Prison and was one of the men commonly referred to as the Forgotten Ten.

Background Flood was born at 6 Emmet Street, Dublin on 1 December 1901. He was the son of policeman John Flood and Sarah Murphy. The 1911 census lists the family living at 15 Emmet Street. He was one of eight brothers and he had one sister, most of whom were heavily involved in the Independence movement. He attended secondary school in O'Connell Schools, Dublin and won a scholarship to study engineering at University College Dublin where he was an active member of UCD's famous debating forum, the Literary and Historical Society. He passed his first and second year engineering exams with distinction. All of the men were found in possession of arms and a grenade was discovered in Flood's pocket.

Students of University College Dublin established the Frank Flood Shield, an annual debating competition, in his memory.

The bridge over the River Tolka in Drumcondra at Millmount Avenue/Botanic Avenue was named Droichead Frank Flood on 14 March 2018. A memorial to Flood was erected by his parents in Kilbarrack Cemetery.

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