Farrell McElgunn
Irish politician (1932–2020)
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::summary Irish politician (1932–2020) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Farrell McElgunn, 1973 (cropped).jpg |
| caption | McElgunn in 1973 |
| office | Member of the European Parliament |
| term_start | January |
| term_end | March 1973 |
| constituency | Oireachtas Delegation |
| office1 | Senator |
| term_start1 | November 1968 |
| term_end1 | June 1973 |
| constituency1 | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| party | Fianna Fáil |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | County Leitrim, Ireland |
| death_date | |
| death_place | County Leitrim, Ireland |
| spouse | Mary Duignan |
| children | 6 |
| alma_mater | |
| :: |
| image = Farrell McElgunn, 1973 (cropped).jpg | caption = McElgunn in 1973 | office = Member of the European Parliament | term_start = January | term_end = March 1973 | constituency = Oireachtas Delegation | office1 = Senator | term_start1 = November 1968 | term_end1 = June 1973 | constituency1 = Nominated by the Taoiseach | party = Fianna Fáil | birth_date = | birth_place = County Leitrim, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = County Leitrim, Ireland | spouse = Mary Duignan | children = 6 | alma_mater = Farrell McElgunn (5 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher.
He completed a Bachelor of Arts in University College Galway in Irish and History, and later completed a masters of Irish in St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was also a local historian. He taught in the Rosary High School, Presentation Brothers and Marymount College in Carrick-on-Shannon where he was vice-principal.
He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad on 21 November 1968. He stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 1969 general election for the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency but was unsuccessful. He was re-nominated by the Taoiseach to the 12th Seanad following the 1969 election. He served as a member of the first Irish delegation as a Member of the European Parliament from January to March 1973. He stood again at the 1973 general election for Roscommon–Leitrim but was again unsuccessful.
McElgunn died on 2 March 2020, aged 88.
References
References
- McElgunn, Farrell. "Bush Hotel History".
- "Farrell McElgunn". Oireachtas Members Database.
- "Farrell McElgunn". ElectionsIreland.org.
- O'Grady, Donal. (2 March 2020). "Death of former Councillor, Senator and MEP, Farrell McElgunn". Leitrim Observer.
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