▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁school ▁in ▁Tra lee . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Con rad h ▁na ▁G ae il ge . ▁He ▁married ▁Anna ▁Bart on ▁of ▁Tra lee , ▁a ▁metal ▁artist ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C umann ▁na ▁m B an ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁F ah y ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁South ▁Gal way , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁p led ged ▁to ▁ab st ention ism ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁First ▁D á il . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁T D ▁for ▁Gal way ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁having ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁anti - tre aty ▁forces ▁following ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁D á il ▁or ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁D á il . ▁He ▁joined ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁when ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 2 ▁other ▁F ian na ▁F á il ▁T D s ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁D á il ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9