Roger McHugh

Irish academic and politician (1908–1987)

Roger McHugh

Senator
In office 22 July 1954 – 22 May 1957
Constituency	National University

Personal details
Born	(1908-07-24)24 July 1908 County Dublin, Ireland
Died	1 January 1987(1987-01-01) (aged 78) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Patricia Kelly (m. 1942)
Children	5
Education	Our Lady's Bower, Athlone Synge Street CBS
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Roger Joseph McHugh (24 July 1908 – 1 January 1987) was an Irish academic, author, playwright, politician and Irish republican.^[1]

He was educated Our Lady's Bower, Athlone; Synge Street CBS, Dublin and University College Dublin (UCD).^[2]

McHugh was a supporter of a minor Irish Republican political party Córas na Poblachta and a friend of Irish Republican Army leader Seamus O'Donovan. In 1939 McHugh was interned by the Irish Free State at the Curragh internment camp.^[3]

He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent member in 1954 by the National University constituency.^[4] He lost his seat at the 1957 election.^[4]

In 1965 he became Professor of English at UCD and in 1966 he was appointed the first Professor of Anglo–Irish Literature and Drama.^[2]

He wrote two plays, each produced at the Abbey Theatre: Trial at Green Street courthouse (1941), and Rossa (1945).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b White, Lawrence William. "McHugh, Roger Joseph". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Roger McHugh". University College Dublin Archives. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
^ MacEoin, Uinseann (1997), The IRA in the twilight years 1923-1948, Argenta Publications, Dublin, pgs 873-74 ISBN 0951117246
^ ^a ^b "Roger McHugh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 6 February 2012.