FitzGerald senior, whose father had emigrated as a labourer from Skeheenarinky in County Tipperary, had been active in Sinn Féin during the Irish War of Independence, and had been one of the founders of Cumann na nGaedheal.
FitzGerald senior had been active in Sinn Féin during the Irish War of Independence. FitzGerald senior had been one of the founders of Cumann na nGaedheal. FitzGerald senior's father had emigrated as a labourer from Skeheenarinky in County Tipperary.