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.[lower-alpha 1][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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