1381:
992:
609:
756:
424:
from 1951 to 1967. He is credited for helping found the industrial estate in
Gweedore, and also the turf burning station—a source of employment in his local parish, which allowed local people to cut the
1374:
985:
1367:
978:
602:
749:
1659:
1674:
595:
742:
1410:
1394:
1115:
413:
172:
1470:
1072:
919:
678:
1021:
1005:
956:
952:
409:
199:
1533:
1669:
693:
663:
558:
72:
1479:
1090:
902:
688:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
785:
769:
401:
226:
708:
1287:
1161:
1512:
1179:
1529:
1345:
1664:
489:
1220:
718:
1559:
1555:
1328:
405:
216:
212:
189:
185:
162:
158:
1594:
673:
579:
84:
1237:
653:
723:
970:
658:
1359:
453:
854:
734:
638:
643:
386:
374:
327:
1589:
1584:
683:
698:
622:
569:
393:
351:
95:
39:
1406:
1017:
781:
408:. He was re-elected at every election until his retirement in 1977, switching constituency to
1170:
703:
1551:
618:
565:
421:
417:
382:
347:
113:
91:
35:
1390:
1001:
765:
397:
355:
145:
1554:
from 1967 to 1973. As outgoing Ceann
Comhairle, he was automatically re-elected at the
1311:
1196:
713:
370:
343:
286:
258:
1578:
1495:
648:
633:
587:
526:
484:
845:
378:
275:
138:
60:
1270:
430:
436:
In
November 1931 he married Antoinette Wilman, and they had ten children.
366:
254:
426:
362:
1363:
974:
738:
591:
1420:
1416:
1031:
1027:
795:
791:
323:
315:
292:
282:
265:
241:
236:
222:
195:
168:
144:
132:
122:
112:
90:
78:
66:
56:
34:
23:
342:(25 April 1902 – 23 January 1978) was an Irish
1375:
986:
750:
603:
8:
429:and sell it to the station operated by the
1382:
1368:
1360:
993:
979:
971:
757:
743:
735:
610:
596:
588:
547:
511:"The Golden Jubilee tinged with sadness".
420:of Dáil Éireann from 1967 to 1973, and as
20:
1426:
1126:
1037:
801:
515:. Browne Printers Ltd. 2006. p. 46.
52:7 November 1967 – 14 March 1973
16:Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1902–1978)
1543:
445:
1022:Donegal South-West (Dáil constituency)
108:4 July 1951 – 7 November 1967
1660:People educated at St Eunan's College
478:
476:
474:
7:
1411:Donegal–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)
1675:Presiding officers of Dáil Éireann
354:from 1967 to 1973. He served as a
14:
433:(ESB), situated in Min a Cuing.
786:Donegal West (Dáil constituency)
1670:Politicians from County Donegal
305:
513:St. Eunan's College: 1906–2006
1:
490:Dictionary of Irish Biography
1528:Constituency abolished. See
1344:Constituency abolished. See
1114:Constituency abolished. See
951:Constituency abolished. See
458:Oireachtas Members Database
1691:
1404:
1195:
1193:
1015:
779:
1526:
1469:
1467:
1460:
1458:
1452:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1402:
1342:
1310:
1308:
1295:
1286:
1284:
1236:
1234:
1204:
1169:
1167:
1160:
1158:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1112:
1089:
1087:
1080:
1078:
1071:
1069:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1013:
949:
918:
916:
901:
899:
886:
853:
851:
844:
842:
835:
833:
820:
815:
810:
777:
629:
576:
563:
555:
550:
389:there in September 1956.
346:politician who served as
333:
278:, County Donegal, Ireland
232:
205:
178:
151:
101:
45:
30:
1655:Members of the 20th Dáil
1650:Members of the 19th Dáil
1645:Members of the 18th Dáil
1640:Members of the 17th Dáil
1635:Members of the 16th Dáil
1630:Members of the 15th Dáil
1625:Members of the 14th Dáil
1620:Members of the 13th Dáil
1615:Members of the 12th Dáil
1610:Members of the 11th Dáil
1605:Members of the 10th Dáil
1288:Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
1162:Pat "the Cope" Gallagher
392:He was first elected to
358:(TD) from 1937 to 1977.
1600:Members of the 9th Dáil
431:Electrical Supply Board
416:in 1969. He served as
340:Cormac Michael Breslin
639:George Noble Plunkett
422:Leas-Cheann Comhairle
406:1937 general election
383:Leas-Cheann Comhairle
373:. He was educated at
92:Leas-Cheann Comhairle
1665:People from Gweedore
531:ElectionsIreland.org
404:constituency at the
855:Michael Ă“g McFadden
483:Dempsey, Pauric J.
1562:general elections.
1006:Donegal South-West
957:Donegal South-West
953:Donegal North-East
694:Thomas Fitzpatrick
619:Presiding officers
551:Political offices
410:Donegal South-West
375:St Eunan's College
328:St Eunan's College
298:Antoinnette Wilman
200:Donegal South-West
1572:
1571:
1540:
1539:
1480:Patrick O'Donnell
1357:
1356:
1352:
1351:
1122:
1121:
1091:Patrick O'Donnell
968:
967:
963:
962:
903:Patrick O'Donnell
732:
731:
586:
585:
577:Succeeded by
485:"Breslin, Cormac"
396:as a Fianna Fáil
337:
336:
1682:
1563:
1548:
1489:1970 by-election
1427:
1424:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1361:
1305:2010 by-election
1214:1983 by-election
1171:Clement Coughlan
1127:
1038:
1035:
995:
988:
981:
972:
896:1949 by-election
802:
799:
759:
752:
745:
736:
724:Seán Ă“ FearghaĂl
684:Pádraig Faulkner
612:
605:
598:
589:
556:Preceded by
548:
542:
541:
539:
537:
527:"Cormac Breslin"
523:
517:
516:
508:
502:
501:
499:
497:
480:
469:
468:
466:
464:
454:"Cormac Breslin"
450:
309:
307:
272:
251:
249:
237:Personal details
210:
183:
156:
135:
125:
106:
81:
69:
50:
21:
1690:
1689:
1685:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1680:
1679:
1595:Fianna Fáil TDs
1575:
1574:
1573:
1568:
1567:
1566:
1552:Ceann Comhairle
1549:
1545:
1515:
1498:
1482:
1473:
1464:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1425:
1414:
1398:
1395:Donegal–Leitrim
1388:
1358:
1353:
1331:
1314:
1290:
1273:
1240:
1223:
1221:Cathal Coughlan
1199:
1182:
1173:
1164:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1124:
1116:Donegal–Leitrim
1093:
1084:
1075:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1036:
1025:
1009:
999:
969:
964:
922:
905:
857:
848:
839:
822:
817:
812:
800:
789:
773:
763:
733:
728:
709:John O'Donoghue
699:SĂ©amus Pattison
644:Seán T. O'Kelly
625:
616:
582:
573:
566:Ceann Comhairle
561:
546:
545:
535:
533:
525:
524:
520:
510:
509:
505:
495:
493:
482:
481:
472:
462:
460:
452:
451:
447:
442:
418:Ceann Comhairle
414:Donegal–Leitrim
412:in 1961 and to
385:, attended the
361:He was born in
348:Ceann Comhairle
311:
308: 1923)
303:
299:
283:Political party
274:
270:
269:23 January 1978
253:
247:
245:
211:
206:
184:
179:
173:Donegal-Leitrim
157:
152:
133:
123:
114:Ceann Comhairle
107:
102:
79:
67:
51:
46:
36:Ceann Comhairle
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1688:
1686:
1678:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1577:
1576:
1570:
1569:
1565:
1564:
1542:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1525:
1522:
1518:
1517:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1501:
1500:
1493:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1477:
1475:
1471:Joseph Brennan
1468:
1466:
1462:Cormac Breslin
1459:
1457:
1454:
1450:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1431:
1405:This table is
1403:
1400:
1399:
1393:(TDs) for the
1389:
1387:
1386:
1379:
1372:
1364:
1355:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1341:
1338:
1334:
1333:
1329:Thomas Pringle
1326:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1316:
1312:Pearse Doherty
1309:
1307:
1301:
1300:
1297:
1293:
1292:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1258:
1255:
1251:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1242:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1218:
1216:
1210:
1209:
1206:
1202:
1201:
1197:Dinny McGinley
1194:
1192:
1189:
1185:
1184:
1177:
1175:
1168:
1166:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1131:
1120:
1119:
1111:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1100:
1096:
1095:
1088:
1086:
1082:Cormac Breslin
1079:
1077:
1073:Joseph Brennan
1070:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1042:
1016:This table is
1014:
1011:
1010:
1004:(TDs) for the
1000:
998:
997:
990:
983:
975:
966:
965:
961:
960:
948:
945:
941:
940:
937:
933:
932:
929:
925:
924:
920:Joseph Brennan
917:
915:
912:
908:
907:
900:
898:
892:
891:
888:
884:
883:
880:
876:
875:
872:
868:
867:
864:
860:
859:
852:
850:
843:
841:
837:Cormac Breslin
834:
832:
829:
825:
824:
819:
814:
809:
806:
780:This table is
778:
775:
774:
768:(TDs) for the
764:
762:
761:
754:
747:
739:
730:
729:
727:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
689:John O'Connell
686:
681:
679:Joseph Brennan
676:
671:
669:Cormac Breslin
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
630:
627:
626:
617:
615:
614:
607:
600:
592:
584:
583:
578:
575:
562:
557:
553:
552:
544:
543:
518:
503:
470:
444:
443:
441:
438:
387:Golden Jubilee
371:County Donegal
335:
334:
331:
330:
325:
321:
320:
317:
313:
312:
301:
297:
296:
294:
290:
289:
284:
280:
279:
273:(aged 75)
267:
263:
262:
259:County Donegal
243:
239:
238:
234:
233:
230:
229:
224:
220:
219:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
176:
175:
170:
166:
165:
149:
148:
142:
141:
136:
130:
129:
126:
120:
119:
116:
110:
109:
99:
98:
88:
87:
82:
76:
75:
70:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
43:
42:
32:
31:
28:
27:
25:Cormac Breslin
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1687:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1547:
1544:
1536:
1535:
1534:Sligo–Leitrim
1531:
1523:
1520:
1519:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1502:
1497:
1496:Patrick Delap
1494:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1472:
1463:
1455:
1451:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1422:
1418:
1412:
1408:
1401:
1396:
1392:
1391:Teachtaà Dála
1385:
1380:
1378:
1373:
1371:
1366:
1365:
1362:
1348:
1347:
1339:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1294:
1289:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1239:
1238:Mary Coughlan
1231:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1198:
1190:
1187:
1186:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1172:
1163:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1125:
1118:
1117:
1109:
1106:
1105:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1083:
1074:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1029:
1023:
1019:
1012:
1007:
1003:
1002:Teachtaà Dála
996:
991:
989:
984:
982:
977:
976:
973:
959:
958:
954:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
934:
930:
927:
926:
921:
913:
910:
909:
904:
897:
894:
893:
889:
885:
881:
878:
877:
873:
870:
869:
865:
862:
861:
856:
847:
838:
830:
827:
826:
807:
804:
803:
797:
793:
787:
783:
776:
771:
767:
766:Teachtaà Dála
760:
755:
753:
748:
746:
741:
740:
737:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
704:Rory O'Hanlon
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
664:Patrick Hogan
662:
660:
657:
655:
654:Michael Hayes
652:
650:
649:Eoin MacNeill
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
634:Cathal Brugha
632:
631:
628:
624:
620:
613:
608:
606:
601:
599:
594:
593:
590:
581:
572:
571:
567:
560:
559:Patrick Hogan
554:
549:
532:
528:
522:
519:
514:
507:
504:
492:
491:
486:
479:
477:
475:
471:
459:
455:
449:
446:
439:
437:
434:
432:
428:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
400:(TD) for the
399:
395:
390:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
332:
329:
326:
322:
318:
314:
295:
291:
288:
285:
281:
277:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:25 April 1902
244:
240:
235:
231:
228:
225:
221:
218:
214:
209:
204:
201:
198:
194:
191:
187:
182:
177:
174:
171:
167:
164:
160:
155:
150:
147:
143:
140:
137:
131:
128:Patrick Hogan
127:
121:
118:Patrick Hogan
117:
115:
111:
105:
100:
97:
93:
89:
86:
83:
77:
74:
73:Patrick Hogan
71:
65:
62:
59:
55:
49:
44:
41:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
1550:Breslin was
1546:
1527:
1488:
1461:
1397:constituency
1343:
1304:
1213:
1123:
1113:
1081:
1008:constituency
950:
895:
836:
772:constituency
770:Donegal West
719:Seán Barrett
668:
623:Dáil Éireann
570:Dáil Éireann
564:
534:. Retrieved
530:
521:
512:
506:
494:. Retrieved
488:
461:. Retrieved
457:
448:
435:
402:Donegal West
398:Teachta Dála
394:Dáil Éireann
391:
360:
356:Teachta Dála
352:Dáil Éireann
339:
338:
271:(1978-01-23)
227:Donegal West
223:Constituency
217:October 1961
215: –
207:
196:Constituency
188: –
186:October 1961
180:
169:Constituency
161: –
153:
146:Teachta Dála
134:Succeeded by
103:
96:Dáil Éireann
80:Succeeded by
47:
40:Dáil Éireann
18:
1590:1978 deaths
1585:1902 births
1513:James White
1407:transcluded
1208:1982 (Nov)
1191:1982 (Feb)
1180:James White
1018:transcluded
846:Brian Brady
782:transcluded
714:SĂ©amus Kirk
674:Seán Treacy
580:Seán Treacy
381:and, while
379:Letterkenny
344:Fianna Fáil
287:Fianna Fáil
276:Letterkenny
139:Denis Jones
124:Preceded by
85:Seán Treacy
68:Preceded by
61:Denis Jones
1579:Categories
1271:Tom Gildea
659:Frank Fahy
574:1967–1973
440:References
248:1902-04-25
496:27 August
324:Education
261:, Ireland
213:July 1937
208:In office
190:June 1969
181:In office
163:June 1977
159:June 1969
154:In office
104:In office
48:In office
1448:(Party)
1433:Election
1148:(Party)
1133:Election
1059:(Party)
1044:Election
823:(Party)
808:Election
367:Gweedore
316:Children
255:Gweedore
1530:Donegal
1443:(Party)
1438:(Party)
1421:history
1419:|
1346:Donegal
1143:(Party)
1138:(Party)
1054:(Party)
1049:(Party)
1032:history
1030:|
818:(Party)
813:(Party)
796:history
794:|
536:12 July
427:turbary
310:
302:
1446:Deputy
1441:Deputy
1436:Deputy
1332:(Ind)
1274:(Ind)
1146:Deputy
1141:Deputy
1136:Deputy
1057:Deputy
1052:Deputy
1047:Deputy
821:Deputy
816:Deputy
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