Eugene Mullen was an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...

 politician.

Mullen was born in Roemore, Breaffy

Breaffy

Breaffy, officially Breaghwy , is a village near Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland. It is southeast of Castlebar and has a population of about 1,500.- Village :...

, County Mayo

County Mayo

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, to national-school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann

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 as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...

 (TD) for the Mayo South

Mayo South (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Mayo South was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1969...

 constituency at the June 1927 general election. He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election having only served 3 months as a TD.

Mullen subsequently became a professor. Later, he joined the Order of the Discalced Carmelites

Discalced Carmelites

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, assuming the name Fr Ephraim.

He was a younger brother to Thomas Mullen

Thomas Mullen

Thomas Mullen was an Irish teacher and Fianna Fáil politician.Mullen was born in Roemore, Breaffy, County Mayo, to national-school teacher parents, Thomas and Mary. He was educated in St. Jarlath's College, Tuam, and University College Galway. He too became a teacher and taught in Tullamore and...

, Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...

 (TD) for the Dublin County

Dublin County (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin County was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1969...

constituency from 1938 to 1943.