    richard james mulcahy (10 may 1886 â 16 december 1971) was an irish politician, army general and commander-in-chief, leader of fine gael and cabinet minister. he fought in the 1916 easter rising, served as chief of staff of the irish republican army during the war of independence and became commander of the pro-treaty forces in the irish civil war after the death of michael collins. ==early life and 1916 rising== richard (dick) mulcahy was born in manor street, waterford in 1886. he was educated at mount sion christian brothers school and later in thurles, county tipperary, where his father was the postmaster. one of his grandmothers was a quaker who was disowned by her wealthy family for marrying a roman catholic. he joined the post office (engineering dept) in 1902 and worked in thurles, bantry, wexford and dublin. mulcahy joined the irish volunteers at the time of
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