▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Te ach ta ▁D á la ▁( TD ) ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years , ▁first ▁for ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁F ian na ▁F á il , ▁before ▁becoming ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le ▁( ch air man ) ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 9 ▁years . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁F ah y ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁the ▁town land ▁of ▁Glen at all an , ▁Kil ch re est , ▁County ▁Gal way , ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁ 6 ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁John ▁F ah y ▁and ▁Maria ▁Jones . ▁His ▁father ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁National ▁School . ▁After ▁an ▁early ▁education ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁school ▁in ▁Kil ch re est , ▁he ▁attended ▁M ung ret ▁College ▁in ▁County ▁L imer ick . ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁Gal way . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁a ▁H . D ip . ▁in ▁Education , ▁and ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Science . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁taught ▁Latin , ▁Irish ▁and ▁Science ▁at ▁Castle k no ck ▁College ▁( St ▁Vincent ' s ▁College ), ▁Dublin . ▁F ah y ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁at ▁King ' s ▁In ns , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁the