Eddie Filgate Explained

Eddie Filgate
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:June 1977
Term End:November 1982
Constituency:Louth
Party:Fianna Fáil
Birth Date:16 September 1915
Birth Place:County Louth, Ireland
Death Place:Ardee, County Louth, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Spouse:Elish Filgate
Children:5

Edward Filgate (16 September 1915 – 19 January 2017) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served for five years as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency.[1]

He was first elected to the 21st Dáil at the 1977 general election. He was re-elected twice, at the 1981 and the February 1982 general elections. He did not contest the November 1982 general election.[2]

He and his wife, Elish, had five children. Elish died in 1989. One of 11 children, he lived in the township of Priorstate, in his native village of Louth, near Dundalk, next to the site of the house he grew up in. He was the final member of the family to permanently live in the village. He became a centenarian in September 2015[3] and died on 19 January 2017, aged 101.[4] He is buried in the graveyard of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Louth.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Filgate. Oireachtas Members Database. 3 September 2008.
  2. Web site: Eddie Filgate. ElectionsIreland.org. 3 September 2008.
  3. News: Eddie Filgate marks 100th birthday. Mid Louth Independent. 30 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Former Louth TD Eddie Filgate passes away aged 101. Dundalk Democrat. 19 January 2017.