Early
Life
Though he always
regarded Tuam as his home town, Liam Langley was born in Sydney, Australia, on
January 23rd, 1888, and was only four years old when he first came to the land
of his fathers.
In a thatched cottage on the Cloontoo Road, Liam Langley learned the Fenian tradition from his father, whose uncle Charles had been hanged outside his own house in Clastleblakeney in April, 1820, for organising the Ribbonmen in the area.
In a thatched cottage on the Cloontoo Road, Liam Langley learned the Fenian tradition from his father, whose uncle Charles had been hanged outside his own house in Clastleblakeney in April, 1820, for organising the Ribbonmen in the area.
Liam Langley started
his schooling with the other boys from the Tuam at the Presentation Convent and
in due course went on to the Christian Brothers. He was a clever student with a head for figures. When Liam was eighteen his father, Michael Langley passed away, leaving Liam and his mother, Margaret, an Australian native, in Tuam. Michael was blind for a number of years before he died, during these years Liam read to his father. He read stories from Irish Mythology, as well as Pamphlets and papers regarding Fenian Ireland and it's reemergence. These readings had a lasting impact and influence on Liam. In the year's after finishing school Liam taught in his old school for a while, following this he then worked as a book-keeper in McTigue’s general store. This was at a time when national spirit was reawakening.
Gaelic games were a springboard springboard for Irish Nationalism and Liam quickly became involved in the Local Tuam Stars GAA club. He was also a member of The Gaelic League where he met Sean MacDiarmada who eventually introduced Liam to the IRB.
Memorial Card and Poem
made and written by Liam Langley 1905
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| Front of card |
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| A poem in memory of Brother Morrissy a Christian Brother in Liam's school |
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| Liam signed his name Willie |
