Fun facts on Joseph McGrath:
In a strongly worded letter, written in red ink, McGrath warned Collins not to take his last, ill-fated trip to Cork
After his resignation in March 1924 over the Army Mutiny controversy, he became labour adviser to Siemens-Schuckert, German contractors for the Ardnacrusha hydro-electric scheme on the Shannon.
McGrath founded the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake in 1930, and the success of its sweepstakes made him an extremely wealthy man - went over Sweepstakes before. Liam Tobin mentioned above also helped set up the Sweepstakes.
He had other extensive and successful business interests always investing in Ireland and became Ireland's best-known racehorse owner and breeder, winning The Derby with Arctic Prince in 1951.
In a strongly worded letter, written in red ink, McGrath warned Collins not to take his last, ill-fated trip to Cork
After his resignation in March 1924 over the Army Mutiny controversy, he became labour adviser to Siemens-Schuckert, German contractors for the Ardnacrusha hydro-electric scheme on the Shannon.
McGrath founded the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake in 1930, and the success of its sweepstakes made him an extremely wealthy man - went over Sweepstakes before. Liam Tobin mentioned above also helped set up the Sweepstakes.
He had other extensive and successful business interests always investing in Ireland and became Ireland's best-known racehorse owner and breeder, winning The Derby with Arctic Prince in 1951.