Seán Ó Ceallaigh (17 April 1896 – 15 June 1994) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1] He was first elected as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency at a by-election on 22 July 1959, succeeding Éamon de Valera who had been elected President of Ireland. He was re-elected at the 1961 general election and at the 1965 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1969 general election.
Seán Ó Ceallaigh | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office July 1959 – June 1969 | |
Constituency | Clare |
Personal details | |
Born | County Clare, Ireland | 17 April 1896
Died | 15 June 1994 County Clare, Ireland | (aged 98)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Ó Ceallaigh taught in the all-Irish Coláiste Uí Chomhraidhe, Carrigaholt, County Clare. His son, Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, was an Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin.
References
edit- ^ "Seán Ó Ceallaigh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Seán Ó Ceallaigh". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 September 2012.