Eoin O'Duffy was an Irish revolutionary, general, Garda, politician and fascist activist. O'Duffy was the leader of the Monaghan Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a prominent figure in the Ulster IRA during the Irish War of Independence. In this capacity, he became Chief of Staff of the IRA in 1922. He accepted the Anglo-Irish Treaty and as a general became Chief of Staff of the National Army in the Irish Civil War, on the pro-Treaty side.
- Occupation
- politician, military officer, civil engineer
- Position held
- Leader of Fine Gael, Blueshirts, Teachta Dála, Teachta Dála
- Citizenship
- Ireland, Irish Free State, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
