John Beirne | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1943 – October 1961 | |
Constituency | Roscommon |
Personal details | |
Born | Croghan, County Roscommon, Ireland | 1 April 1893
Died | 23 October 1967 County Roscommon, Ireland | (aged 74)
Political party | Clann na Talmhan |
Spouse | Mary Anne Brennan |
Children | 5 |
John Beirne (1 April 1893 – 23 October 1967) was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician.[a][1][2] A shopkeeper and farmer, Beirne was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency.[3]
He was re-elected at the 1944, 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1957 general elections.[4][5] He lost his seat at the 1961 general election.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Oireachtas members database and ElectionsIreland.org list two entries for John Beirne Snr and John Beirne Jnr, this is incorrect. John Beirne Snr (1860–1949) was a farmer. His son, John Beirne Jnr (1893–1967) was the Clann na Talmhan politician.
References
[edit]- ^ "John Beirne T.D. 1893". irelandxo.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ White, Anthony (2018). Irish Parliamentarians: Deputies and Senators 1918–2018. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-91039325-3.
- ^ "John Beirne Snr". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "John Beirne Jnr". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "John Beirne Snr". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "John Beirne Jnr". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.