Early Life and Education
Andrews was born in Summerhill, Dublin in 1901. He acquired the nickname "Todd" because of his perceived resemblance to an English comic strip hero Alonzo Todd, who appeared in The Magnet. Andrews briefly attended St. Enda's School and completed his secondary education at Synge Street CBS. Andrews went on to study Commerce at University College Dublin, and although his studies were interrupted by his participation in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, he returned to the university and was awarded a degree in Commerce.
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