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]

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

Revolutionary period

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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

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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

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References

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  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.