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Irish politician (1932–2020)

Farrell McElgunn
McElgunn in 1973

Member of the European Parliament
In office January – March 1973
Constituency	Oireachtas Delegation
Senator
In office November 1968 – June 1973
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach

Personal details
Born	(1932-01-05)5 January 1932 County Leitrim, Ireland
Died	2 March 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 88) County Leitrim, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Mary Duignan
Children	6
Alma mater	University College Galway St Patrick's College, Maynooth

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

McElgunn, Farrell. "Bush Hotel History". The Bush Hotel. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ O'Grady, Donal (2 March 2020). "Death of former Councillor, Senator and MEP, Farrell McElgunn". Leitrim Observer. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
"Farrell McElgunn". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
"Farrell McElgunn". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

External links

European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1973–1979

v t e « 10th Seanad « Members of the 11th Seanad (1965–1969) » 12th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Kieran Egan (FF) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack McQuillan (Lab, then Ind) Patrick O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Rooney (FG) Patrick Teehan (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) Patrick Malone (FG) John Mannion Snr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Patrick O'Reilly (FF) Timothy O'Sullivan (FF) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) John J. Nash (FF) Liam Ó Buachalla (FF) Michael O'Kennedy (FF) Ben O'Quigley (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) John Conlan (FG) Mary Davidson (Lab) Garret FitzGerald (FG) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Seán Browne (FF) Victor Carton (FG) Patrick Crowley (Lab) Séamus Dolan (FF) James Dooge (FG) Joseph Farrell (FF) Mark Killilea Snr (FF) Vincent McHugh (FG) Dominick Murphy (Lab) John Ormonde (FF)
Dublin University	William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind) William Bedell Stanford (Ind)
National University	Bryan Alton (Ind) Dónall Ó Conalláin (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Kit Ahern (FF) Gerald Boland (FF) John Copeland Cole (Ind) Joseph Lenehan (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Nora Connolly O'Brien (Ind) Seán O'Donovan (FF) Margaret Mary Pearse (FF) James Ryan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1968 Farrell McElgunn (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 11th Seanad « Members of the 12th Seanad (1969–1973) » 13th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Michael Yeats (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Richard Belton (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack Garrett (FF) Patrick Malone (FG) Patrick Norton (FF) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) John Doyle (FF) Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) John Mannion Jnr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) John Kelly (FG) John J. Nash (FF) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) Eileen Desmond (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Denis Farrelly (FG) Alexis FitzGerald Snr (FG) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Ted Russell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Jimmy Dunne (Lab) Joseph Farrell (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) Michael Lyons (FG) William O'Brien (FG) Evelyn Owens (Lab) Seán Walsh (FF)
Dublin University	William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)
National University	Bryan Alton (Ind) John Horgan (Lab) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Brendan Crinion (FF) Peggy Farrell (FF) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Michael Gallanagh (FF) Neville Keery (FF) Farrell McElgunn (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Terence O'Sullivan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)
Elected or nominated later	1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) Seán Keegan (FF) Trevor West (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e » 19NN–19NN » MEPs for Ireland (1973) » 1973–77 »
Conor Cruise O'Brien (LAB) Anthony Esmonde (FG) Michael Herbert (FF) Michael Hilliard (FF) Justin Keating (LAB) Charles McDonald (FG) Farrell McElgunn (FF) Tom Nolan (FF) Richie Ryan (FG) Michael Yeats (FF)

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