Given the question: Facts: - caption: mac eoin , studio photo , c. 1917 - battles: irish war of independence irish civil war - death date: 07 july 1973 - allegiance: irish free state army republican brotherhood irish volunteers irish republican army irish - othername: john joseph mckeon - birth date: 30 september 1893 - name: sean mac eoin - image: sean maceoin.jpg - death place: county longford , ireland - birth place: ballinalee , county longford Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sean mac eoin .
The answer is:
sean mac eoin -lrb- 30 september 1893 -- 7 july 1973 -rrb- was an irish fine gael politician and soldier .he was commonly referred to as the '' blacksmith of ballinalee '' .