Seán Patrick McCurtin (24 June 1896 – 12 November 1982) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician and National Army officer from County Tipperary.

[1] Active in the Irish War of Independence, McCurtin participated in many ambushes including the one at Modreeny on 3 June 1921.

He was arrested and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment at Enniskillen assizes on 13 March 1922 for possession of firearms and ammunition, and transferred to Aberdeen prison in 1923.

[3][4] His brother Austin was a commandant in the National Army, killed during the Civil War in County Laois.

[1] The Free State government regarded him as one of a number of political prisoners and demanded their release.