P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield) O'Hegarty

Born in County Cork in 1879, Patrick Sarsfield O'Hegarty became active in Irish nationalist politics while working in the Post Office in London. Sources describe him as a revolutionary, writer, and civil servant, and note his involvement with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and with the paper Irish Freedom.

After returning to Ireland, he built a senior career in the civil service while also publishing books and essays. His writing ranged across history, politics, and literary criticism, and he is often remembered for combining strong convictions with a sharp, independent voice.

O'Hegarty died in 1955. Reliable sources confirmed his importance as an Irish writer and public figure, but I could not confirm a suitable portrait image from pages inspected during this search, so none is included here.