WOODLAWN Residents’ Association, in conjunction with Dublin City Council, unveiled a plaque honouring Oscar Traynor at the entrance to their estate as part of the 1916 commemorations.
Oscar Traynor, who was a member of the Irish Volunteers, took part in the Easter Rising in 1916, the Irish War of Independence and was on the Republican side of the Irish Civil War.
He served as a Minister in several Governments and was the longest serving Minister for Defence. As a young man he was a noted footballer and toured Europe as a goalkeeper with Belfast Celtic. He played for the club from 1910 to 1912.
The plaque was unveiled by Oscar Traynor’s grandnephew Robbie Gilligan.
Dublin Bay North TDs Seán Haughey (FF) and Denise Mitchell (SF), along with Cllr Edel Moran (SF), Cllr Alison Gilliland (Lab), Cllr Larry O’Toole (SF) and Cllr Sean Paul Mahon (FF) attended the unveiling ceremony in Santry.
Deputy Haughey said Oscar Traynor was a patriot who made a significant contribution to the development of the State over several decades.
“I am delighted that Woodlawn Residents’ Association has chosen to commemorate this most famous Northsider in the centenary year of the 1916 Rising,” he said.