Steven’s Notebook

A bablefish translation of short document about Robert Brennan found at the Université de Genève. It’s rough, obviously, but gives the general idea for those of us who only read English well.

Brennan is originating in Wexford. He is a journalist. During bloody Easter of 1916, it occupies Wexford with 600 men, as a commander of Irish Volunteers. Condemned to death, Brennan sees its sorrow commuted with the life sentence. It is slackened at the time of the general amnesty in 1917. As of January 1919, it works with the organization of the department of the Businesses external of the parallel government sinn feiner. It is him, for example, which replaces Fitzgerald as Minister for Propaganda when the latter is imprisoned. After the Treaty of December 6, 1921, Brennan engages in the republican camp during the civil war. It then refuses the post of Secretary of the Department of the Foreign Affairs.

Brennan is the director of 1920 to 1934 of the newspaper created by Valera, The Irish Press, then enters to the diplomatic service when Fianna Fáil reaches the capacity. Director of Broadcasting of 1947-48. Publish various parts, stories and its autobiography, Allegiance (1950).