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Cornelius Joseph Irwin (6 June 1876 – 22 April 1955) was an Irish politician. He was a Cumann na nGaedheal member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1925. He was defeated at the 1925 Seanad election.

Irwin was born in Galway in 1876, and moved to Enniscorthy, County Wexford, in the 1890s. He was one of the founders of the Enniscorthy Echo in 1902 and was managing director until his death. Identified with Conradh na Gaeilge and Sinn Féin he was interned in Stafford Prison and Frongoch internment camp after the Easter Rising.

A farmer and a ship owner he died at his home, Kilcannon House, Enniscorthy, on 22 April 1955, aged 78.

References

1. "Birth of Cornelius Irwin in 1876" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. 2 July 1876. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
2. "Cornelius Irwin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
3. "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – Irwin, Cornelius". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
4. New Ross Standard, 29 April 1955, p.5

• 1876 births
• 1955 deaths
• Cumann na nGaedheal senators
• Members of the 1922 Seanad
• Politicians from County Wexford
• People from County Galway