Phelim Calleary
Phelim Calleary | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1952 – July 1969 | |
Constituency | Mayo North |
Personal details | |
Born | (1895-10-03)3 October 1895 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 4 January 1974(1974-01-04) (aged 78) Galway, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Relations | Dara Calleary (grandson) |
Children | Seán Calleary |
Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969.[1]
Revolutionary period
Calleary joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and was attached to 1 Battalion, North Mayo Brigade, IRA during the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921).[2] He took part in several raids and ambushes of British forces before transferring to Cavan Town Battalion, IRA in 1920. Returning to County Mayo, Calleary took the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-23) and had engagements against National Forces in County Mayo and County Sligo. He managed to evade arrest/capture and remained 'on the run' until 1924. Calleary later applied to the Irish government for a service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and was awarded 5 and 17/24 years service in 1939 at Grade C for his service with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA. [3]
Politics
He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo North constituency at the June 1952 by-election, caused by the death of P. J. Ruttledge. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until retiring at the 1969 general election.[4]
His son Seán Calleary was a Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo East from 1973 to 1992 and served as a Minister of State in a number of government departments. His grandson Dara Calleary was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo constituency at the 2007 general election.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Phelim Calleary". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ See Calleary's successful application for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. Available online at Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection - http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced. Reference number MSP34REF11257
- ^ Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916-1923) Pension Collection, Phelim Alfred Calleary, MSP34REF11257. Available online at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced.
- ^ "Phelim Calleary". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Dara Calleary". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
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4th | 1923 | P. J. Ruttledge (Rep) | Henry Coyle (CnaG) | John Crowley (Rep) | Joseph McGrath (CnaG) | ||||
1924 by-election | John Madden (Rep) | ||||||||
1925 by-election | Michael Tierney (CnaG) | ||||||||
5th | 1927 (Jun) | P. J. Ruttledge (FF) | John Madden (SF) | Michael Davis (CnaG) | Mark Henry (CnaG) | ||||
6th | 1927 (Sep) | Micheál Clery (FF) | |||||||
7th | 1932 | Patrick O'Hara (CnaG) | |||||||
8th | 1933 | James Morrisroe (CnaG) | |||||||
9th | 1937 | John Munnelly (FF) | Patrick Browne (FG) | 3 seats 1937–1969 | |||||
10th | 1938 | ||||||||
11th | 1943 | James Kilroy (FF) | |||||||
12th | 1944 | ||||||||
13th | 1948 | ||||||||
14th | 1951 | Thomas O'Hara (CnaT) | |||||||
1952 by-election | Phelim Calleary (FF) | ||||||||
15th | 1954 | Patrick Lindsay (FG) | |||||||
16th | 1957 | Seán Doherty (FF) | |||||||
17th | 1961 | Joseph Lenehan (Ind) | Michael Browne (FG) | ||||||
18th | 1965 | Patrick Lindsay (FG) | Thomas O'Hara (FG) | ||||||
19th | 1969 | Constituency abolished. See Mayo East and Mayo West |
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