About Phons O'Mara
Lived 1887 – 1958 (aged 70). Phons O'Mara was a businessperson, known for Mayor of Limerick.
Alphonsus M. O'Mara (13 October 1887 – 16 February 1958) was a businessman and Irish republican Mayor of Limerick from 1918 to 1920.
O'Mara was a son of Stephen O'Mara, Snr, himself a former Mayor of Limerick and briefly an Irish Parliamentary Party MP. Phons O'Mara was the brother of another mayor of Limerick, Stephen M. O'Mara.
In 1918 he stripped Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl of the freedom of the City because of Dunraven's support for conscription. In 1919 he helped negotiate the end of the Limerick Soviet. His business activity related to the family bacon business, and he became owner of Donnolly's bacon factory.
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Who was Phons O'Mara?
mayor of Limerick, Ireland 1918-1920
When was Phons O'Mara born?
Phons O'Mara was born on 13 October 1887.
When did Phons O'Mara die?
Phons O'Mara died on 16 February 1958.
What was Phons O'Mara's occupation?
Phons O'Mara was a businessperson.
What was Phons O'Mara known for?
Phons O'Mara was known for Mayor of Limerick.
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