In the Civil War, when Free State troops landed in Kerry as part of a seaborne offensive, he was in command of the Anti-Treaty garrison in Tralee.
[5] Sheehy was arrested again and charged with making "seditious speeches" on the day that IRA hunger striker Seán McCaughey died (11 May 1946).
[6] He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels and was a member of the senior Kerry county team from 1919 until 1930.
[7] He played in the Railway Cup Hurling final in 1927 and was captain of the Football team the same year and won other medals in 1931.
[citation needed] Sheehy remained a staunch supporter of Sinn Féin, and was critical of the moves to end abstention by the party in the late 1960s.