Piaras Béaslaí

Piaras Béaslaí
Béaslaí in 1923
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1921 – August 1923
ConstituencyKerry–Limerick West
In office
December 1918 – May 1921
ConstituencyKerry East
Personal details
BornPercy Frederick Beazley
(1881-02-15)15 February 1881
Liverpool, England
Died22 June 1965(1965-06-22) (aged 84)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeGlasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
PartySinn Féin
EducationSt Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • biographer
  • language revivalist
  • politician
  • journalist
  • press censor

Piaras Béaslaí ([ˈpʲiəɾˠ.əsˠ ˈbʲeːsˠ.l̪ˠiː]; 15 February 1881 – 22 June 1965) was an Irish author, playwright, biographer and translator, who was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, fought in the Easter Rising and served as a member of Dáil Éireann.