Seán South

[2][3] Seán South was born in Limerick, where he was educated at Sexton Street Christian Brothers School, later working as a clerk in a local wood-importing company called McMahon's.

[citation needed] He was a member of a number of organisations, including Clann na Poblachta (who he worked for during the 1948 election), Sinn Féin, the Gaelic League and the Legion of Mary.

[4] In Limerick he founded the local branch of Maria Duce,[1][4] a rabidly conservative and anti-Semitic Roman Catholic organisation led by Father Denis Fahey, where South also edited both An Gath and An Giolla.

South accused these films of promoting a "stream of insidious propaganda which proceeds from Judeo-Masonic controlled sources, and which warps and corrupts the minds of our youth.

"[13][14] South also claimed that the American film industry was controlled by "Jewish and Masonic executives dictating to Communist rank and file.

"[13] In his letters, South also denounced Irish trade unions, and praised the activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the United States.

South's funeral was held on 5 January 1957 and drew massive crowds numbering in the thousands, including members of the clergy and the Mayor of Limerick City Ted Russell.

Monument in Moane's Cross, Fermanagh to South and O'Hanlon