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Seán Cunningham, Irish cooperative activist and Republican, 1918-1997. Cunningham was born in Grousehill House, Killeenadeem, Loughrea, the eldest of six children born to Mary-Anne Hynes and Paddy Cunningham. He was a carpenter working in the Loughrea area before moving to Dublin, where he got involved in the Irish Cooperative Movement. He aided the creation of the Borrisokane Co-Op in the 1950s, was associated with Nenagh Co-Op and helped establish its permanent branch in Killimor. He also aided the creation of stations at Ballyshrule, Gort and New Inn. In Loughrea he helped establish the Cooperative Livestock Mart, serving as chairman and a committee member till his death. Cunningham's other passion was politics. His daughter, Veronica, writes that:
Cunningham died on 24 May 1997. His coffin was carried to St. Dympna's Church, Kileenadeema, by members of Republican Sinn Féin, led by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh. ==References== * ''Killeenadeema Aille: History and Heritage/Stair agus Oidhreacht'', ed. Pat O'Looney, Killeenadeema Historical and Heritage Society, 2009. ISBN 978 0 9561736 0 7 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seán Cunningham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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