Eoin MacNeill

**Eoin MacNeil** (15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, nationalist and politician who served as Minister for Education from 1922 to 1925, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Industries 1919 to 1921 and Minister for Finance January 1919 to April 1919. He served as a Teachta Dála from 1918 to 1927. He was a Member of Parliament for Londonderry City from 1918 to 1922 and a Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament  for Londonderry from 1921 to 1925

## Other websites

- Tierney/MacNeill Photographs, collection of over 500 images, the largest parts of the collection relate to the political and academic careers of Eoin MacNeill and his son-in-law Michael Tierney, UCD Digital Library Collection.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Eoin MacNeill
- **office**: Minister for Education (Ireland), Minister for Education
- **president**: W. T. Cosgrave
- **term start**: 30 August 1922
- **term end**: 24 November 1925
- **predecessor**: Fionán Lynch
- **successor**: John M. O'Sullivan
- **office1**: Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
- **deputy1**: John J. O'Kelly
Brian O'Higgins
- **term start1**: 16 August 1921
- **term end1**: 9 September 1922
- **predecessor1**: Seán T. O'Kelly
- **successor1**: Michael Hayes (politician), Michael Hayes
- **office2**: Minister for Industries
- **president2**: Éamon de Valera
- **term start2**: 1 April 1919
- **term end2**: 26 August 1921
- **predecessor2**: New office
- **successor2**: Office abolished
- **office3**: Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Finance
- **president3**: Éamon de Valera
- **term start3**: 22 January 1919
- **term end3**: 1 April 1919
- **predecessor3**: New office
- **successor3**: Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins
- **office4**: Teachta Dála
- **term start4**: 1923 Irish general election, August 1923
- **term end4**: June 1927 Irish general election, June 1927
- **constituency4**: Clare (Dáil constituency), Clare
- **term start5**: 1918 Irish general election, December 1918
- **term end5**: 1923 Irish general election, August 1923
- **constituency5**: National University of Ireland (constituency), National University
- **office6**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
- **term start6**: 14 December 1918
- **term end6**: 26 October 1922
- **predecessor6**: James Dougherty (civil servant), James Dougherty
- **successor6**: Constituency abolished
- **constituency6**: Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency), Londonderry City
- **term start7**: 23 December 1918
- **term end7**: 26 October 1922
- **predecessor7**: New office
- **successor7**: Constituency abolished
- **constituency7**: National University
- **office8**: House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament
- **term start8**: 24 May 1921
- **term end8**: 3 April 1925
- **predecessor8**: New office
- **successor8**: Basil McGuckin
- **constituency8**: Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Londonderry
- **birth name**: John McNeill
- **birth place**: Glenarm, County Antrim, Ireland
- **death place**: Dublin, Ireland
- **party**: Cumann na nGaedheal

- **otherparty**: Sinn Féin

- **children**: 8
- **education**: St Malachy's College
- **alma mater**: Queen's University Belfast