Seamus O'Donovan | |
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Séamus Ó Donnabháin | |
 James O'Donovan after an arrest in 1941 | |
| Born | James O'Donovan 3 November 1896 |
| Died | 4 June 1979 (aged 82) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Jim O'Donovan |
| Occupation | Volunteer in the Irish Republican Army |
| Known for | Contacts with the Nazi Abwehr |
| Political party | Córas na Poblachta |
| Children | Gerard O'Donovan (son) Donal K. O’Donovan (son) Sheila Hannah (daughter) Aedine Santa (daughter) Mary ODonovan (daughter) |
James O'Donovan (Irish: Séamus Ó Donnabháin; 3 November 1896 – 4 June 1979), also known as Seamus or Jim O'Donovan, was a leading volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and agent in Ireland for the Abwehr. He fought in the Irish War of Independence and then on the Anti-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War serving as the IRA Director of Munitions and chemicals. O'Donovan is best known for his contacts with the Abwehr intelligence of Nazi Germany.