John Beirne

Irish politician

John Beirne
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1943 – October 1961
ConstituencyRoscommon
Personal details
Born(1893-04-01)1 April 1893
Croghan, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died23 October 1967(1967-10-23) (aged 74)
County Roscommon, Ireland
Political partyClann na Talmhan
SpouseMary Anne Brennan
Children5

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

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "John Beirne T.D. 1893". irelandxo.com. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ White, Anthony (2018). Irish Parliamentarians: Deputies and Senators 1918–2018. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-91039325-3.
  3. ^ "John Beirne Snr". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  4. ^ "John Beirne Jnr". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. ^ "John Beirne Snr". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  6. ^ "John Beirne Jnr". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Roscommon constituency
This table is transcluded from Roscommon (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 George Noble Plunkett
(Rep)
Henry Finlay
(CnaG)
Gerald Boland
(Rep)
Andrew Lavin
(CnaG)
1925 by-election Martin Conlon
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Gerald Boland
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(Ind)
6th 1927 (Sep)
7th 1932 Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
Frank MacDermot
(NCP)
8th 1933 Patrick O'Dowd
(FF)
Michael Brennan
(CnaG)
9th 1937 Michael Brennan
(FG)
Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
3 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938
11th 1943 John Meighan
(CnaT)
John Beirne
(CnaT)
12th 1944 Daniel O'Rourke
(FF)
13th 1948 Jack McQuillan
(CnaP)
14th 1951 John Finan
(CnaT)
Jack McQuillan
(Ind)
15th 1954 James Burke
(FG)
16th 1957
17th 1961 Patrick J. Reynolds
(FG)
Brian Lenihan Snr
(FF)
Jack McQuillan
(NPD)
1964 by-election Joan Burke
(FG)
18th 1965 Hugh Gibbons
(FF)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Roscommon–Leitrim


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Terry Leyden
(FF)
Seán Doherty
(FF)
John Connor
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Liam Naughten
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987
26th 1989 Tom Foxe
(Ind)
John Connor
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon


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