Patrick McGilligan (Irish nationalist politician) explained

Patrick McGilligan (1847–1917) was an Irish nationalist politician. He was MP for South Fermanagh from 1892 until 1895.^[1] McGilligan was a Coleraine businessman who was on the Irish National Federation, the anti-Parnell side of the Irish Parliamentary Party, after the split in 1890.

McGilligan had twelve children, one son also called Patrick served as a TD and cabinet minister in Dáil Éireann.^[2]

Sources

• • The First British Commonwealth: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Mansergh, London, Frank Cass and Company Limited, 1980, page 118.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fermanagh South 1885-1922. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 17 January 2016.
2. Web site: Patrick McGilligan. Oireachtas Members Database. 17 January 2016.