Evening star., 1895-06-12
DEATH OF FAMOUS FRESHMAN.
Mai. Richard Oulnhan, Who Was the
Local Head of the Fenian Movement.


Local Head of the Fenian Movement.
Maj Richard Oulahan of the Treasury
Department died at an early hour this
morning at his residence, Gil A street
southeast, after an illness of two weeks.
He had been in falling health for some
time.
Maj Ouahan was born in Dublin in the
eos and came to this country when quite
n young man, in 1Sl9 after the failure of
the Young Ireland movement, in which he
took an active interest. He was one Of a
coterie of enthusiastic young writers for
the Dublin Nation, which included Lady
Wilde, John Mitchell and Gen. Charles Hal
pine c'Private Miles O'Reilly'D whose work
was all in support of securing practical in
dependence for their native land. Locat-
ing in New York, Maj. Oulahan continued
his literary work, which consisted almost
entirely of poetical contributions Soon
after the breaking out of the late war Maj.
Oulahan was appointed first lieutenant in
the 164th regiment. New York volunteers,
and saw his principal service as aid-de-
camp on the staff of Gen. Corcoran. the
commander of Corcoran'S Irish legion. In
1864 he was mustered out on account of
disabilities received, and the rank of major
by brevet was conferred on him for gal
liant conduct in action near Suffolk, Va.
The same year President Lincoln, at the
solicitation of Horace Greeley, appointed
him to a clerical position in the third audi
tors Office of the Treasury Department.
which he retained to the time of his death.
During the Fenian movement Mai. Oulahan
was head center of the Fenian Brother
hood for the District of Columbia and Vir-
ginia, but discountenanced some of the
radical plans of that order ard used his
best endeavors TO secure Self-goverD ment
means only. Through Maj. Oulahan's
active interest the intervention of the
United States was obtained in securing a
Communication to Imprisonment for life Of
pba daat ont imnnSa6
O'Meagher Condor, late of the Treasury
Department, convicted of treason in Eng
land during the Fenian movement Mr..
Condor was the first man enlisted by Maj
OuIahan for the war. Maj Oulahan was a
personal friend of the late Charles Stuart
Parnell and letters written by the latter
to him were used in proving that the Par
nellism and crime" letters were forgeries
at the trial of the suit brought by Parnell
against the London Times, which ended so
disa astrously for that newspaper, with the
fight and suicide of Piggott, the forger.
During his thirty years OF residence IN
Washington Maj. Oulahan contributed
many poems to the local press and to
periodicals in Ireland. A great part of his
leisure was devoted to genealogical re-
search and he gave material assistance to
American edition of 20 Hart's Irish Pedi-
gree5."
Maj Oulahan was of a very affectionate
disposition and had many firm friends in
Washington. He was married in New York
in 1851 to Miss Mary Praud. who survives
h:m. Seven children resulted from the
union, of whom those surviving are Mr.
John K. Oulahan of New York city, and
Mrs. John W. Sanderson, Mr.. Joseph F.
Oulahan, Mrs. William D. Mcfarland and
Mr.. Richard V. Oulahan. The funeral
services will be held on Friday morning at
st. Peters Church, corner of I'd and G
streets southeast. and the remains will be
deposited in vault at Mount Olivet GEM
etery.