1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁C umann ▁na ▁n G a ed he al ▁politician ▁and ▁National ▁Army ▁officer ▁from ▁County ▁Ti pper ary . ▁ ▁Active ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁McC urt in ▁participated ▁in ▁many ▁amb ush es ▁including ▁the ▁one ▁at ▁Mod reen y , ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Tru ce ▁he ▁went ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁assist ▁against ▁the ▁B - Spe ci als . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ten ▁years ' ▁imprison ment ▁at ▁En n isk ill en ▁ass izes ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁for ▁possession ▁of ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁Aber de en ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁His ▁brother ▁Austin ▁was ▁a ▁command ant ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Army , ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁County ▁La ois . ▁ ▁McC urt in ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁while ▁in ▁prison , ▁as ▁a ▁C umann ▁na ▁n G a ed he al ▁Te ach ta ▁D á la ▁( TD ) ▁for ▁the ▁Ti pper ary ▁constitu ency ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁general ▁election . ▁The ▁Free ▁State ▁government ▁regarded ▁him ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁political ▁prisoners ▁and ▁demanded ▁their ▁release . ▁The ▁UK ▁government ▁under to ok ▁to ▁review ▁their ▁cases , ▁and ▁the ▁Northern