Obituary of Councillor Michael Fitzsimons 1953

The Leinster Leader of 12 September 1953 included a lengthy obituary following the death of Councillor Michael Fitzsimons. The page is available to read here Death of Michael Fitzsimons

Michael Fitzsimons took a very active part in public affairs in Naas and in County Kildare throughout the first half of the twentieth century, including throughout the revolutionary decade. He was a member of Naas Urban Council for forty-eight consecutive years, also serving on the larger Kildare County Council from 1910 up to his death in 1953.