Seán Ó Ceallaigh (Clare politician)

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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. His son, Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, was an Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin. Ó Ceallaigh taught in the all-Irish Coláiste Uí Chomhraidhe, Carrigaholt, County Clare.

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  1. ^ "Seán Ó Ceallaigh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Seán Ó Ceallaigh". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
Oireachtas
Preceded by Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Clare
1959–1969
Succeeded by


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