Farrell McElgunn explained

Office:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:January
Term End:March 1973
Constituency:Oireachtas Delegation
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:November 1968
Term End1:June 1973
Constituency1:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Party:Fianna Fáil
Birth Date:5 January 1932
Birth Place:County Leitrim, Ireland
Death Place:County Leitrim, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Spouse:Mary Duignan
Children:6

Farrell McElgunn (5 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher.

He completed a Bachelor of Arts in University College Galway in Irish and History, and later completed a masters of Irish in St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was also a local historian.[1] He taught in the Rosary High School, Presentation Brothers and Marymount College in Carrick-on-Shannon where he was vice-principal.

He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad on 21 November 1968.[2] He stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 1969 general election for the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency but was unsuccessful. He was re-nominated by the Taoiseach to the 12th Seanad following the 1969 election. He served as a member of the first Irish delegation as a Member of the European Parliament from January to March 1973. He stood again at the 1973 general election for Roscommon–Leitrim but was again unsuccessful.[3]

McElgunn died on 2 March 2020, aged 88.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: McElgunn. Farrell. Bush Hotel History. The Bush Hotel. 1 December 2016. 2 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202044336/http://www.bushhotel.com/about/history/. live.
  2. Web site: Farrell McElgunn. Oireachtas Members Database. 10 April 2009. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108185941/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Farrell-McElgunn.S.1968-11-21. live.
  3. Web site: Farrell McElgunn. ElectionsIreland.org. 10 April 2009. 21 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221233908/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=2960. live.
  4. News: Death of former Councillor, Senator and MEP, Farrell McElgunn . 2 March 2020 . Leitrim Observer . Donal . O'Grady . 8 June 2020 . 3 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303190136/https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/522049/death-of-former-councillor-senator-and-mep-farrell-mcelgunn.html . live .