With thanks to Irish Newspaper Archives©
50 of the 69 members of the First Dail were photographed on one or both of the above occasions; 9th April 1919 (top) and 21st January. Venue: The Mansion House in Dublin
1. Pierse McCAN [Tipperary E] Aged 36
2. Terence MacSWINEY [Cork Mid] Aged 40
3. Frank LAWLESS [Co. Dublin N] Aged 50
4. Joseph McGUINNESS [Longford Co.] Aged 48
5. Cathal BRUGHA [Waterford Co.] Aged 47
6. Harry BOLAND [Roscommon S] Aged 35
7. Arthur GRIFFITH [Cavan E, Tyrone NW] Aged 50
8. Michael COLLINS [Cork S] Aged 31
9. Liam MELLOWS [Galway E, Meath N] Aged 30
10. Joseph McDONAGH [Tipperary N] Aged 39
11. Laurence GINNELL [(Westmeath] Aged 69
12. Sean ETCHINGHAM [Wicklow E] Aged 55
13. Kevin O’HIGGINS [Laoighis] Aged 35
14. Constance MARKIEVICZ [St. Patrick’s, Dublin] Aged 59
15. Sean HAYES [Cork W] Aged 43
16. William SEARS [Mayo S] Aged 60
17. Austin STACK [Kerry W] Aged 50
18. David KENT [Cork E] Aged 63
19. Phil SHANAHAN [Harbour. Dublin] Aged 54
20. Thomas HUNTER [Cork NE] Aged 48
21. John J. CLANCY [Sligo N] Aged 42
22. John CROWLEY [Mayo N] Aged 64
23. Sean O’MAHONY [Fermanagh S] Aged 70
24. Eamon DUGGAN [Meath S] Aged 62
25. Con COLLINS [Limerick W] Aged 55
26. Joseph MacBRIDE [Mayo W] Aged 77
27. Tom KELLY [Stephen’s Green, Dublin] Aged 73
28. Eoin MacNEILL [Derry City] Aged 78
29. Padraig O MAILLE [Connemara] Aged 68
30. James CROWLEY [Kerry N] Aged 66
31. Desmond FITZGERALD [Pembroke, Dublin] Aged 58
32. Patrick J. MOLONEY [Tipperary S] Aged 79
33. James J. WALSH [Cork City] Aged 67
34. George N. PLUNKETT [Roscommon N] Aged 96
35. James O’MARA [Kilkenny S] Aged 75
36. Art O’CONNOR [Kildare S] Aged 62
37. Diarmuid LYNCH [Cork SE] Aged 72
38. George GAVAN DUFFY [Co. Dublin S] Aged 69
39. Frank FAHY [Galway S] Aged 74
40. Roger SWEETMAN [Wexford N] Aged 79
41. Michael P. COLIVET [Limerick City] Aged 70
42. James DOLAN [Leitrim] Aged 71
43. Michael STAINES [St. Michan’s, Dublin] Aged 70
44. J. J. O’KELLY [Co. Louth] Aged 85
45. Richard HAYES [Limerick E] Aged 80
46. Seamus LENNON [Carlow Co.] Aged 79
47. Liam de ROISTE [Cork City] Aged 77
48. Brian O’HIGGINS [Clare W] Aged 80
49. Patrick McCARTAN [Offaly] Aged 84
50. Domhnall ua BUACHALLA [Kildare N] Aged 97
51. Piarais BEASLAI [Kerry E] Aged 84
52. W. T. COSGRAVE [Kilkenny N] Aged 85
53. Joseph McGRATH [St. James’s, Dublin] Aged 71
54. Fionan LYNCH [Kerry S] Aged 77
55. Sean T. O’KELLY [College Green, Dublin] Aged 84
56. P. P. GALLIGAN [Cavan W] Aged 77
57. Seamus BOURKE [Tipperary Mid] Aged 74
58. Peter WARD [Donegal S] Aged 78
59. James RYAN [Wexford S] Aged 78
60. Richard MULCAHY [Clontarf, Dublin] Aged 85
61. Alasdair McCABE [Sligo S] Aged 86
62. Brian CUSACK [Galway N] Aged 91
63. Padraig O CAOIMH [Cork N] Aged 92
64. Ernest BLYTHE [Monaghan N] Aged 86
65. Robert BARTON [Wicklow W] Aged 94
66. Eamon de VALERA [Clare E, Mayo E] Aged 92
67. Joseph O’DOHERTY [Donegal N] Aged 88
68. Joseph SWEENEY [Donegal W] Aged 83
69. Sean MacENTEE [Monaghan S] Aged 94
26 of the above were buried in Glasnevin – 41 in Dublin (59%)
6 in Cork and Tipperary; 3 in Wicklow, 2 in Kildare, Wexford, Mayo and Donegal; and 1 each in Westmeath, Carlow, Kerry, Limerick and Tyrone.
36 cemeteries in total.
Oldest: Plunkett 67; Youngest: Sweeney 21
Longest-Lived: Ua Buachalla 97, Plunkett 96, MacEntee 94, Barton 94
Shortest-Lived: Mellows 30, Collins 31, O’Higgins 35, Boland 35
Median final age: 71
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