Phelim Calleary

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1895–1974)

Phelim Calleary
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1952 – July 1969
ConstituencyMayo North
Personal details
Born(1895-10-03)3 October 1895
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Died4 January 1974(1974-01-04) (aged 78)
Galway, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
RelationsDara Calleary (grandson)
ChildrenSeán Calleary

Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969.[1]

Revolutionary period

Calleary joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and was attached to 1 Battalion, North Mayo Brigade, IRA during the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921).[2] He took part in several raids and ambushes of British forces before transferring to Cavan Town Battalion, IRA in 1920. Returning to County Mayo, Calleary took the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-23) and had engagements against National Forces in County Mayo and County Sligo. He managed to evade arrest/capture and remained 'on the run' until 1924. Calleary later applied to the Irish government for a service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and was awarded 5 and 17/24 years service in 1939 at Grade C for his service with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA. [3]

Politics

He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo North constituency at the June 1952 by-election, caused by the death of P. J. Ruttledge. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until retiring at the 1969 general election.[4]

His son Seán Calleary was a Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo East from 1973 to 1992 and served as a Minister of State in a number of government departments. His grandson Dara Calleary was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo constituency at the 2007 general election.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Phelim Calleary". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ See Calleary's successful application for a military service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934. Available online at Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection - http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced. Reference number MSP34REF11257
  3. ^ Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916-1923) Pension Collection, Phelim Alfred Calleary, MSP34REF11257. Available online at http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx?formtype=advanced.
  4. ^ "Phelim Calleary". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Dara Calleary". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Mayo North constituency
This table is transcluded from Mayo North (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 P. J. Ruttledge
(Rep) 		Henry Coyle
(CnaG) 		John Crowley
(Rep) 		Joseph McGrath
(CnaG)
1924 by-election John Madden
(Rep)
1925 by-election Michael Tierney
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) P. J. Ruttledge
(FF) 		John Madden
(SF) 		Michael Davis
(CnaG) 		Mark Henry
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep) Micheál Clery
(FF)
7th 1932 Patrick O'Hara
(CnaG)
8th 1933 James Morrisroe
(CnaG)
9th 1937 John Munnelly
(FF) 		Patrick Browne
(FG) 		3 seats
1937–1969
10th 1938
11th 1943 James Kilroy
(FF)
12th 1944
13th 1948
14th 1951 Thomas O'Hara
(CnaT)
1952 by-election Phelim Calleary
(FF)
15th 1954 Patrick Lindsay
(FG)
16th 1957 Seán Doherty
(FF)
17th 1961 Joseph Lenehan
(Ind) 		Michael Browne
(FG)
18th 1965 Patrick Lindsay
(FG) 		Thomas O'Hara
(FG)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Mayo East and Mayo West
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