Peter Murnoy
Peter Murnoy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for South Down | |
| In office 1945–1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Nationalist |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Ireland |
| Service | Irish Republican Army |
Peter Murnoy was a nationalist politician and political activist in Northern Ireland.
Biography
[edit]Murnoy was a farmer and was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army from 1916 until 1922.[1] In 1926, he was the joint founder of the National Defence Association, which opposed recognition of Stormont. In 1937, Murnoy launched the National Council of Unity, which aimed to apply the new Constitution of Ireland to the whole of the island.[2]
Murnoy was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland as the Nationalist Party MP for South Down at the 1945 general election.[3] He was active in the Irish Anti-Partition League, but controversially refused to condemn T. J. Campbell leaving the Parliament to become a judge. Murnoy was defeated at the South Down Nationalist selection convention before the 1949 Northern Ireland general election, and stood down.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
- ^ a b Brendan Lynn, Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 – 72 (1997), ISBN 1-85521-980-8
- ^ Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 61. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
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