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Irish Fianna Fáil politician (died 1956)

Patrick McGrath
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1946 – 20 June 1956
ConstituencyCork Borough
Personal details
BornCork, Ireland
Died20 June 1956
Cork, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil

Patrick McGrath (died 20 June 1956) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He represented Cork Borough as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) in Dáil Éireann between 1946 and 1956. Independent TD William Dwyer resigned his seat on 29 March 1946 and the subsequent by-election on 14 June 1946 was won by McGrath. He was re-elected at each general election until his death in office in 1956. The August 1956 by-election for his seat was won by John Galvin of Fianna Fáil.

He served as Lord Mayor of Cork between 1952 and 1956. In recognition of his active part in the Irish War of Independence, McGrath was made the chairman of the Cork City Old IRA Men's Association.

In September 1953, he welcomed Laurel and Hardy at the city hall during their visit to Cork.

References

  1. "Patrick McGrath". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Patrick McGrath". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  3. "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. "Death of a Deputy: Expression of Sympathy". Dáil Éireann. 20 June 1956. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  5. "The day comic duo Laurel and Hardy came to Cork". EchoLive.ie. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
Civic offices
Preceded byWalter Furlong Lord Mayor of Cork
1952–1955
Succeeded bySeán Casey
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork Borough constituency
This table is transcluded from Cork Borough (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Liam de Róiste
(SF)
Mary MacSwiney
(SF)
Donal O'Callaghan
(SF)
J. J. Walsh
(SF)
4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 Liam de Róiste
(PT-SF)
Mary MacSwiney
(AT-SF)
Robert Day
(Lab)
J. J. Walsh
(PT-SF)
4th 1923 Richard Beamish
(Ind)
Mary MacSwiney
(Rep)
Andrew O'Shaughnessy
(Ind)
J. J. Walsh
(CnaG)
Alfred O'Rahilly
(CnaG)
1924 by-election Michael Egan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) John Horgan
(NL)
Seán French
(FF)
Richard Anthony
(Lab)
Barry Egan
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep) W. T. Cosgrave
(CnaG)
Hugo Flinn
(FF)
7th 1932 Thomas Dowdall
(FF)
Richard Anthony
(Ind)
William Desmond
(CnaG)
8th 1933
9th 1937 W. T. Cosgrave
(FG)
4 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938 James Hickey
(Lab)
11th 1943 Frank Daly
(FF)
Richard Anthony
(Ind)
Séamus Fitzgerald
(FF)
12th 1944 William Dwyer
(Ind)
Walter Furlong
(FF)
1946 by-election Patrick McGrath
(FF)
13th 1948 Michael Sheehan
(Ind)
James Hickey
(NLP)
Jack Lynch
(FF)
Thomas F. O'Higgins
(FG)
14th 1951 Seán McCarthy
(FF)
James Hickey
(Lab)
1954 by-election Stephen Barrett
(FG)
15th 1954 Anthony Barry
(FG)
Seán Casey
(Lab)
1956 by-election John Galvin
(FF)
16th 1957 Gus Healy
(FF)
17th 1961 Anthony Barry
(FG)
1964 by-election Sheila Galvin
(FF)
18th 1965 Gus Healy
(FF)
Pearse Wyse
(FF)
1967 by-election Seán French
(FF)
19th 1969 Constituency abolished. See Cork City North-West and Cork City South-East
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