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   Kevin Christopher O'Higgins (Irish: Caoimhghín Críostóir Ó hUigín; 7 June 1892 – 10 July 1927) was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice from 1922 to 1927, Minister for External Affairs from June 1927 to July 1927 and Minister for Economic Affairs from January 1922 to September ...

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   Kevin O’Higgins was one of the most divisive figures in the early years of the Irish State. Reviled by anti-Treaty republicans, he was an advocate of the Free State government’s execution ...

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   Kevin Christopher O’Higgins was an Irish statesman who attempted severe repression of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the aftermath of the Irish civil war (1922–23). A man of intellectual power, he was described (by William Butler Yeats) as “a great man in his pride confronting murderous men.”

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6. www.historyireland.com › kevin-ohiggins-builder-ofKevin O’Higgins: builder of the Irish state - History Ireland

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   Kevin O’Higgins: builder of the Irish state. It is a sad fact that the spot where Ireland’s first minister for justice lay after he was fatally wounded by three IRA men in 1927 is marked by a ridiculously small cross made by a spade in setting concrete.

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   May 10, 2022 · Kevin O’Higgins in February 1922: came to be centrally identified with the controversial executions policy and remains the only Irish minister ever assassinated in the history of the State.

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8. news.fordham.edu › inside-fordham › forgottenForgotten Founder of Irish Free State Profiled in New Book

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   Jan 19, 2007 · The story of Kevin O’Higgins, a founding father of the Irish Free State, had fallen into obscurity, overshadowed by the tales of fellow revolutionaries Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera.

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   Did Kevin O'Higgins execute Rory O'Connor?

   • Just over a year later, in December 1922, Kevin O'Higgins signed the execution order that condemned his best man to death. Rory O'Connor was executed by firing squad. The execution of anti-Treaty IRA fighters by the new Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War remains one of the most infamous aspects of the 11-month conflict.

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   Who is Kevin O'Higgins?

   • Kevin O'Higgins was born in Stradbally, County Laois, one of sixteen children of Dr. Thomas Higgins and Anne Sullivan, daughter of the Nationalist politician Timothy Daniel Sullivan. His aunt was married to the Nationalist Member of Parliament (MP) Tim Healy. He was educated at the Jesuit -run Clongowes Wood College, where he was expelled.

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   Where was Kevin O'Higgins buried?

   • Kevin O'Higgins was given a state funeral, held at St Andrew's Church, Westland Row. He was buried at Glasnevin Cemetery (Picture courtesy of National Library of Ireland) © Provided by The Irish News (US) More realistically, the authorities suspected that the culprits were amongst O’Higgins’ sworn enemies from the Civil War.

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   How did O'Higgins restore law and order?

   • When the Irish Civil War broke out in June 1922, O'Higgins tried to restore law and order by introducing tough measures. Between then and mid-1923, he confirmed the sentences of execution of seventy-seven republican prisoners of war, including Rory O'Connor who had been best man at his wedding to Brigid Cole the previous year.

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10. www.bbc.com › news › uk-northern-ireland-637293741922: The lasting legacy of Irish Civil War executions - BBC

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    Nov 26, 2022 · Just over a year later, in December 1922, Kevin O'Higgins signed the execution order that condemned his best man to death. Rory O'Connor was executed by firing squad. The execution of...