Individual Details

Richard Francis HAYES

(16 Jul 1878 - 16 Jun 1958)

Richard was a medical doctor, politician, historian and Francophile. He fought with Thomas Ashe in the 1916 Rising and subsequently spent time in prison in England. In 1918 he was elected M.P. for East Limerick but retired from politics in 1924 and returned to medicine. He later became a director of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and was appointed Irish Film Censor in 1941, a position he held until 1954.

Events

Birth16 Jul 1878Bruree, Co. Limerick
Marriage20 Feb 1939Dublin - Hilda MOLONEY
Death16 Jun 1958Woodlands, Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
BurialDeans Grange Cemetery, Dublin

Families

SpouseHilda MOLONEY ( - 1958)
FatherRichard HAYES (1838 - 1911)
MotherMargaret RUDDLE ( - )
SiblingGarrett HAYES (1867 - 1929)
SiblingJames HAYES ( - 1934)
SiblingMichael HAYES (1869 - 1934)
SiblingJohn HAYES ( - 1931)
SiblingJoseph (Joe) HAYES (1873 - 1934)
SiblingE. HAYES ( - 1934)
SiblingPatrick (Pat) HAYES ( - 1939)
SiblingMary HAYES ( - 1958)