Gerald Boland was the son of senior Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) member James Boland, who died when Gerald was nine years old. He was enrolled into the IRB in 1904 when he was 19 and joined the Irish Volunteers upon its founding in 1913.
He fought in Jacob's Mills under Thomas MacDonagh in 1916. After the Rising, he was arrested and detained in Richmond Barracks until May, in Knutsford Jail in Cheshire until August and in Frongoch Detention Centre in Wales until his release in December.
His son Enda was born while he was in detention. He was active in the reorganisation of the Irish Volunteers from April 1917. His son Kevin was born in October the same year.
Gerald was arrested for drilling volunteers in May 1918, faced court martial and held until December. His first two daughters, Eileen (1920) and Máire (1922), were born while he was active with the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.
He was captured at the start of the Irish Civil War as he fought with Republican forces and detained until 1924. He was elected to the the 4th Dáil as a representative of the Republican Party while in prison, replacing his brother Harry as TD for Roscommon. His third son, Harry, was born in 1925.
He became a founding member of Fianna Fáil in 1926, re-elected in 1927 and the family's life became more settled. Two more children were born, Ciarán in 1928 and Nuala in 1930, before he became a member of the government in 1932 and Government Chief Whip in March 1932.
He held the government posts of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (8 February 1933 – 11 November 1936), Minister for Lands and Fisheries (11 November 1936 to 8 September 1939) and Minister for Justice (8 September 1939 to 18 February 1948 and 13 June 1951 to 2 June 1954).
He was defeated in the 1961 general election and joined the Seanad where he held a seat until 1969. His wife Annie died in April 1970 and, later that same week, he resigned as a vice-president and as a trustee of Fianna Fáil in solidarity with his son Kevin's resignation from government during the Arms Crisis.
He died in 1973, survived by his seven children and numerous grandchildren.
He fought in Jacob's Mills under Thomas MacDonagh in 1916. After the Rising, he was arrested and detained in Richmond Barracks until May, in Knutsford Jail in Cheshire until August and in Frongoch Detention Centre in Wales until his release in December.
His son Enda was born while he was in detention. He was active in the reorganisation of the Irish Volunteers from April 1917. His son Kevin was born in October the same year.
Gerald was arrested for drilling volunteers in May 1918, faced court martial and held until December. His first two daughters, Eileen (1920) and Máire (1922), were born while he was active with the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.
He was captured at the start of the Irish Civil War as he fought with Republican forces and detained until 1924. He was elected to the the 4th Dáil as a representative of the Republican Party while in prison, replacing his brother Harry as TD for Roscommon. His third son, Harry, was born in 1925.
He became a founding member of Fianna Fáil in 1926, re-elected in 1927 and the family's life became more settled. Two more children were born, Ciarán in 1928 and Nuala in 1930, before he became a member of the government in 1932 and Government Chief Whip in March 1932.
He held the government posts of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (8 February 1933 – 11 November 1936), Minister for Lands and Fisheries (11 November 1936 to 8 September 1939) and Minister for Justice (8 September 1939 to 18 February 1948 and 13 June 1951 to 2 June 1954).
He was defeated in the 1961 general election and joined the Seanad where he held a seat until 1969. His wife Annie died in April 1970 and, later that same week, he resigned as a vice-president and as a trustee of Fianna Fáil in solidarity with his son Kevin's resignation from government during the Arms Crisis.
He died in 1973, survived by his seven children and numerous grandchildren.
Gerald Boland was the son of senior Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) member James Boland, who died when Gerald was nine years old. He was enrolled into the IRB in 1904 when he was 19 and joined the Irish Volunteers upon its founding in 1913.
He fought in Jacob's Mills under Thomas MacDonagh in 1916. After the Rising, he was arrested and detained in Richmond Barracks until May, in Knutsford Jail in Cheshire until August and in Frongoch Detention Centre in Wales until his release in December.
His son Enda was born while he was in detention. He was active in the reorganisation of the Irish Volunteers from April 1917. His son Kevin was born in October the same year.
Gerald was arrested for drilling volunteers in May 1918, faced court martial and held until December. His first two daughters, Eileen (1920) and Máire (1922), were born while he was active with the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.
He was captured at the start of the Irish Civil War as he fought with Republican forces and detained until 1924. He was elected to the the 4th Dáil as a representative of the Republican Party while in prison, replacing his brother Harry as TD for Roscommon. His third son, Harry, was born in 1925.
He became a founding member of Fianna Fáil in 1926, re-elected in 1927 and the family's life became more settled. Two more children were born, Ciarán in 1928 and Nuala in 1930, before he became a member of the government in 1932 and Government Chief Whip in March 1932.
He held the government posts of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (8 February 1933 – 11 November 1936), Minister for Lands and Fisheries (11 November 1936 to 8 September 1939) and Minister for Justice (8 September 1939 to 18 February 1948 and 13 June 1951 to 2 June 1954).
He was defeated in the 1961 general election and joined the Seanad where he held a seat until 1969. His wife Annie died in April 1970 and, later that same week, he resigned as a vice-president and as a trustee of Fianna Fáil in solidarity with his son Kevin's resignation from government during the Arms Crisis.
He died in 1973, survived by his seven children and numerous grandchildren.
He fought in Jacob's Mills under Thomas MacDonagh in 1916. After the Rising, he was arrested and detained in Richmond Barracks until May, in Knutsford Jail in Cheshire until August and in Frongoch Detention Centre in Wales until his release in December.
His son Enda was born while he was in detention. He was active in the reorganisation of the Irish Volunteers from April 1917. His son Kevin was born in October the same year.
Gerald was arrested for drilling volunteers in May 1918, faced court martial and held until December. His first two daughters, Eileen (1920) and Máire (1922), were born while he was active with the IRA during the Irish War of Independence.
He was captured at the start of the Irish Civil War as he fought with Republican forces and detained until 1924. He was elected to the the 4th Dáil as a representative of the Republican Party while in prison, replacing his brother Harry as TD for Roscommon. His third son, Harry, was born in 1925.
He became a founding member of Fianna Fáil in 1926, re-elected in 1927 and the family's life became more settled. Two more children were born, Ciarán in 1928 and Nuala in 1930, before he became a member of the government in 1932 and Government Chief Whip in March 1932.
He held the government posts of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (8 February 1933 – 11 November 1936), Minister for Lands and Fisheries (11 November 1936 to 8 September 1939) and Minister for Justice (8 September 1939 to 18 February 1948 and 13 June 1951 to 2 June 1954).
He was defeated in the 1961 general election and joined the Seanad where he held a seat until 1969. His wife Annie died in April 1970 and, later that same week, he resigned as a vice-president and as a trustee of Fianna Fáil in solidarity with his son Kevin's resignation from government during the Arms Crisis.
He died in 1973, survived by his seven children and numerous grandchildren.
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