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Joseph N. McGarrity, 66. inter-tr;
nationally known 7'4"]-ilnlcricani
mpatfiot. died late yesterday at his;
home, 4909 Wynnefield Arc-.. fol-
lowing an illness of five months.
Ml‘. M<:CEIrrl't)'. an OUtS[ZIll(ill'I3‘
champion of Irish freedom in the ‘
V, United States. had disposed of a ’
fortune, amassed in the wholesale
Jitluor business here, in his espou-
sal of the Irish cause. ' ‘
- Since his arrival in this country -
‘at the age oi16. he had devoted his
time and efforts to the one end, :
the ‘liberation of Ireland. He es- 4
tablishcd a net-.-spapgp, the Irish :
. .. ress. which until 1921, was 1'
.publishcd for many years at 923:
Walnut St. He organized the 5
Clan Na Gael. one of the most '
militant Irish-American societies ’
Led Bond Drive 2
Later he managed a bond drive, V
which. it ‘:1. reported. raised];
S3.500,000 for the Irish Republican -
Gm-crnmen
His zeal for Irish independence’
' on several occasions placed him in '
‘ Ran Dmry St. Care I I
the international limelight. In 1921.-
he was accused by the Irish Pro-
vincial Government of dealin: with.
a rebel t'.i7‘.i>jai‘V in an attempt to
supply the rebel Irish Republican
obtain sabotcurs to assist Germany‘
in her fight against England (luring
the World “far. ,
Mr. BIcGarrity is credited v.'it.hif
brir.;'ing rt aour the end of the Irisiili
civil war in 1022. t was durin;.;';
this rebellion in Ireland that ‘
Eamon (le Valera, Premier of Ire-
land. then an exile, sought haven int;
Mr. McGarrity's home here. Dur-,
ing his stay. De Valera became thcl.
godfather of )lcGarrity's only son,l
who was called Eamon. I
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With the advent of prohibition, -f
Mr. )‘lcGarrity entered the stock
brokerage business in New ‘or . ,
After prohibition, he and a partner ‘
operated a cafe at 1.303 Drury . t,,'
which became a rendczvotts 9
t...iri<h-American natrints.
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his former friends and repressina an
freedom of thought and action’ In
Ireland.
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sented his extensive lib t I '
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societies. 1
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Fortune Made in
Liquor Business
Spent to 'Aid Eire
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He made that fortune in the liruor 1
head of the distilling firm ‘boa,-mg
his name.
He also was found d 2;:
of the Irish Press, wieiicilinceapsgd er
d this coun-
‘t;y.] Mcoamty broke with him
IIe accused de Valera ol selling out '
Early this year Mr. Mccuarrity pre.
' 1' 9- 43-Year Pcliod. I
e was a member of numerous Irish ‘
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Gave Much of Fortune to
Fight for Freedom;
Ill 5 Months. 5
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- Joseph Mccarrity, who gave!“
his heart and most of his personal ‘n
fortune to the cause of Irish in- L
dependence, died yesterday at hisjt;
home, 4909 Wynnet’1eld.avc. liele
was 69 and was ill about five
months. v
His passion to see his native
land united and free tool-: him
many times into the thick of thexlk
tight in Ireland and made IIIIHI,
the unquestioned lr-ader oi thelf
movement in the United States. at‘
position typified by his organiz-
ing and heading Clan Na G:tel,i
the American association of Irishl
patriots. ‘
- Enlcrtainetl I.e:xders.
He wasthc intimate of the prin-
cipal Irish Rcpubliczxns of his day
and entertained in his Philadel-
phia home men like Sir Roger
Casement, later executed by the
British during the “'orld War;
Terence MacSweeney, hunger-
striking Lord Mayor of Cu1‘l< ‘ll‘.(l
Eamon dc Valera, new I’rein1L-rt
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’I‘l1ou,r:l1 he split with de Valera
later over what he called the Irish,
President's “selling out" of lllsjt‘
former friends, Mr. 3IcGari-ity'st;g
only son is named Eamon. Her];
was born during dc Valera’s staylti
at the Mccarrity home. =
Born in Tyrone. 31
Mr. McGarrity was born inli’
County Tyrone March 4, 187-1, to ‘
John and Catherine )ieGarrity
and came alone to this country at .
the age of 16. I.z.:ter, he l)l‘0U;'ilti.
his parents, both now dead, to
live here.
From his arrival here dated his
adherence to the cause of Irish
independence. lie founded and for
a while directed the Irish Press. '
Later he maitagnd :1 bond drive
lot‘ the Irish I-iepuhlican Govern-
ment, which brought in $3,500,-
000
In 191?, he SllC(‘.t"t’.‘d!‘rl in having
the Irish Race Convention held
in this city. Four years later he
went to Ireland and brought to--
gether the two Republican inc-
tions headed by de Valera. and
the famous Michael Collins.
liulietl U. S. Citizenslilp.
For all his love of 1133 native.’
country, Mr. Mccarrity calledf.
American citirensliip "one of the,-
most valuable of all gifts" in a ;
letter to Scc1‘et:tt‘y of State Lans- -
ing, of President Wilson's Cabi-
net. It was one ot his dreams to
see a similar democracy setup in
Ireland and, indeed, in all Eu-
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