Jack Lohan, UCG Engineering student, 1919 and IRA Volunteer
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Jack Lohan, UCG Engineering student, 1919 and IRA Volunteer
Identifier
VHG0036
Depiction
A person in uniform
Description
John Joseph (Jack) Lohan was born on 19 March 1902 at Raven Terrace, Galway. In 1919 he was awarded a Galway County Council Scholarship to University College Galway, where he studied Engineering and Science. However he failed his examinations in 1920 and in the Summer of 1921 - he was absent for the Autumn Examinations. He was attached to the Galway City Company IRA and was shot dead by members of the Free State Army on 24 September 1922 (Coláiste na Ollsgoile Gaillimh - Tortha na Sgrúdú, 1918-23). His picture was taken in C J Leaper's photographic studio in Nun’s Island Galway. C.J. Leaper wrote a book entitled ‘Experimental Photography’, published in 1890.
Jack Lohan was the second child and eldest son, born on 19 March 1902 in Raven Terrace, Galway to parents Michael Lohan and Annie Gannon, both National School teachers. The family later lived in Woodquay, Galway. Following his primary education at Bohermore National school, where his father taught, he attended St. Mary’s College Galway. He obtained a Galway County Council Scholarship to University College Galway in 1919, where he studied Engineering. The Examination results for 1920 show that Jack failed in both 1st Engineering and in 1st Science. He also failed 1st Engineering in the summeer of 1921 and was absent for Autumn examinations.
Jack Lohan was attached to the Galway City Company IRA during the War of Independence (1919–21). He took the anti-treaty side in the ensuing Civil War. He was shot dead at McHugh’s public house on the Tuam road on 24 September 1922 (Connacht Tribune, issue of 30 Sep. 1922), (B. McGowan, Galway City Museum),
(https://galwaycitymuseum.ie_seaghan-o-lochain-1902-22). He was buried in the New Cemetery, Bohermore, Galway. His name ‘An Caiptín Seán Ó Lócáin’ is inscribed on the Republican monument off the Tuam road, Castlegar, Galway.
Jack Lohan was the second child and eldest son, born on 19 March 1902 in Raven Terrace, Galway to parents Michael Lohan and Annie Gannon, both National School teachers. The family later lived in Woodquay, Galway. Following his primary education at Bohermore National school, where his father taught, he attended St. Mary’s College Galway. He obtained a Galway County Council Scholarship to University College Galway in 1919, where he studied Engineering. The Examination results for 1920 show that Jack failed in both 1st Engineering and in 1st Science. He also failed 1st Engineering in the summeer of 1921 and was absent for Autumn examinations.
Jack Lohan was attached to the Galway City Company IRA during the War of Independence (1919–21). He took the anti-treaty side in the ensuing Civil War. He was shot dead at McHugh’s public house on the Tuam road on 24 September 1922 (Connacht Tribune, issue of 30 Sep. 1922), (B. McGowan, Galway City Museum),
(https://galwaycitymuseum.ie_seaghan-o-lochain-1902-22). He was buried in the New Cemetery, Bohermore, Galway. His name ‘An Caiptín Seán Ó Lócáin’ is inscribed on the Republican monument off the Tuam road, Castlegar, Galway.
People
Jack Lohan
References
Coláiste na Ollsgoile Gaillimh - Tortha na Sgrúdú, 1918 - 1923 - Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library.
University College Calendar, Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library.
The Shooting of John ‘Jack’ Lohan (Seaghán Ó Lócháin, 1902–1922), 24 September 1922 by Brendan McGowan, Galway City Museum.
https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/blog/the-shooting-of-john-jack-lohan-seaghan-o-lochain-1902-1922-24-september-1922/?locale=en.
Connacht Tribune, 30 Sept. 1922
University College Calendar, Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library.
The Shooting of John ‘Jack’ Lohan (Seaghán Ó Lócháin, 1902–1922), 24 September 1922 by Brendan McGowan, Galway City Museum.
https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/blog/the-shooting-of-john-jack-lohan-seaghan-o-lochain-1902-1922-24-september-1922/?locale=en.
Connacht Tribune, 30 Sept. 1922
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
P. Larkin, S.G. Jennings, ‘Jack Lohan, UCG Engineering student, 1919 and IRA Volunteer’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14200, Archival Record Id VHRS
Text in image
C J Leaper
Nuns Island Galway
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1920s
Category
colour
portrait
off-campus
indoors
Keywords
IRA volunteer
Language
English
Irish
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/