Seán Ó Ceallaigh (Clare politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:July 1959
Term End:June 1969
Constituency:Clare
Birth Date:17 April 1896
Birth Place:County Clare, Ireland
Death Place:County Clare, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seán Ó Ceallaigh. Oireachtas Members Database. 10 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Seán Ó Ceallaigh. ElectionsIreland.org. 10 September 2012.