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481:(15 October 1917 – 23 September 2001) was an Irish
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710:In 1996, he sued the
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435:
395:
394:Other political
384:Political party
379:Dublin, Ireland
378:
374:
361:
360:15 October 1917
355:
353:
319:
314:
295:
290:
271:
259:
245:
240:
221:
209:
195:
190:
173:
161:
145:
140:
130:
118:
102:
97:
80:
70:
64:
59:
33:
24:
21:
18:J. Kevin Boland
12:
11:
5:
3594:
3584:
3583:
3578:
3573:
3568:
3563:
3558:
3553:
3548:
3543:
3538:
3533:
3528:
3523:
3506:
3505:
3500:
3499:
3497:
3496:
3494:Micheál Martin
3491:
3486:
3481:
3476:
3471:
3466:
3461:
3456:
3451:
3446:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3411:
3406:
3401:
3396:
3394:Patrick Cooney
3391:
3386:
3381:
3376:
3371:
3366:
3361:
3356:
3351:
3346:
3341:
3336:
3334:Gerald Bartley
3331:
3326:
3321:
3316:
3311:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3294:W. T. Cosgrave
3291:
3286:
3280:
3277:
3276:
3269:
3268:
3261:
3254:
3246:
3237:
3236:
3234:
3233:
3228:
3226:Regina Doherty
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3198:
3196:Séamus Brennan
3193:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3158:
3156:Eileen Desmond
3153:
3148:
3143:
3141:Joseph Brennan
3138:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3121:Brendan Corish
3118:
3116:William Norton
3113:
3107:
3104:
3103:
3096:
3095:
3088:
3081:
3073:
3064:
3063:
3061:
3060:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2983:Joseph Brennan
2980:
2975:
2969:
2966:
2965:
2963:
2962:
2950:
2947:
2946:
2936:
2935:
2928:
2921:
2913:
2904:
2903:
2901:
2900:
2895:
2890:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2850:
2848:Joseph Brennan
2845:
2840:
2835:
2829:
2826:
2825:
2823:
2822:
2810:
2807:
2806:
2796:
2795:
2788:
2781:
2773:
2764:
2763:
2761:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2708:Joseph Brennan
2705:
2700:
2695:
2689:
2686:
2685:
2683:
2682:
2670:
2667:
2666:
2661:Lemass cabinet
2656:
2655:
2648:
2641:
2633:
2624:
2623:
2621:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2558:Gerald Bartley
2555:
2549:
2546:
2545:
2543:
2542:
2530:
2527:
2526:
2521:Lemass cabinet
2516:
2515:
2508:
2501:
2493:
2484:
2483:
2481:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2423:Gerald Bartley
2420:
2414:
2411:
2410:
2408:
2407:
2395:
2392:
2391:
2386:Lemass cabinet
2381:
2380:
2373:
2366:
2358:
2349:
2348:
2346:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2325:
2320:
2315:
2310:
2305:
2300:
2295:
2290:
2285:
2279:
2276:
2275:
2273:
2272:
2260:
2257:
2256:
2246:
2245:
2238:
2231:
2223:
2214:
2213:
2209:
2208:
2200:
2197:
2193:
2192:
2185:
2183:
2176:
2174:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2158:
2157:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2141:
2140:
2133:
2131:
2125:
2124:
2117:
2115:
2108:
2106:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2090:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2071:
2045:This table is
2043:
2040:
2039:
2033:(TDs) for the
2027:
2026:
2019:
2012:
2004:
1995:
1994:
1990:
1989:
1977:
1974:
1970:
1969:
1962:
1960:
1953:
1951:
1948:
1944:
1943:
1936:
1929:
1927:
1920:
1918:
1915:
1911:
1910:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1894:
1893:
1890:
1886:
1885:
1882:
1878:
1877:
1870:
1863:
1861:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1845:
1844:
1837:
1835:
1829:
1828:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1812:
1811:
1804:
1802:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1778:
1776:
1772:Patrick Belton
1769:
1767:
1764:
1760:
1759:
1752:
1745:
1743:
1736:
1734:
1730:Henry Dockrell
1727:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1710:
1708:
1702:
1701:
1694:
1692:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1676:
1675:
1671:Henry Dockrell
1668:
1666:
1662:Patrick Curran
1659:
1657:
1654:
1650:
1649:
1642:
1640:
1634:
1633:
1626:
1624:
1617:
1615:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1599:
1598:
1591:
1589:
1583:
1582:
1575:
1573:
1569:Patrick Belton
1566:
1564:
1561:
1557:
1556:
1552:William Norton
1549:
1547:
1541:
1540:
1533:
1531:
1525:
1524:
1517:
1515:
1508:
1506:
1499:
1497:
1490:
1488:
1481:
1479:
1475:Michael Derham
1472:
1470:
1467:
1463:
1462:
1455:
1453:
1449:Darrell Figgis
1446:
1444:
1437:
1435:
1431:Thomas Johnson
1428:
1426:
1419:
1417:
1413:Michael Derham
1410:
1408:
1405:
1401:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1384:
1377:
1375:
1368:
1366:
1359:
1357:
1350:
1348:
1344:Michael Derham
1341:
1339:
1336:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1288:
1262:This table is
1260:
1257:
1256:
1250:(TDs) for the
1244:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1221:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1200:
1199:
1194:
1185:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1173:
1170:Joseph Brennan
1168:
1165:
1156:
1153:Joseph Brennan
1151:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1138:
1129:
1124:
1120:
1119:
1116:Joseph Brennan
1114:
1111:
1102:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1089:Gerald Bartley
1087:
1084:
1075:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1057:
1056:
1026:
996:
981:
955:
934:"Kevin Boland"
922:
894:
873:"Kevin Boland"
863:
862:
860:
857:
856:
855:
850:
843:
840:
839:
838:
832:
815:
809:
792:
786:
769:
761:Great My Shame
756:
743:
725:
722:
684:
681:
634:Main article:
631:
628:
581:Irish language
517:
514:
474:
473:
470:
469:
464:
460:
459:
457:
456:
450:
443:
441:
437:
436:
434:
433:
426:
424:
420:
419:
416:
412:
411:
410:Cecilia Boland
408:
404:
403:
397:
391:
390:
385:
381:
380:
377:(aged 83)
371:
367:
366:
351:
347:
346:
342:
341:
338:
337:
332:
328:
327:
311:
310:
305:
301:
300:
287:
286:
280:
279:
277:Gerald Bartley
274:
268:
267:
262:
256:
255:
252:
248:
247:
237:
236:
230:
229:
224:
218:
217:
212:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
187:
186:
180:
179:
178:Joseph Brennan
176:
170:
169:
164:
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
137:
136:
135:Joseph Brennan
133:
127:
126:
124:Joseph Brennan
121:
115:
114:
109:
105:
104:
94:
93:
87:
86:
83:
77:
76:
73:
67:
66:
56:
55:
48:
47:
44:
43:
35:
34:
31:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3593:
3582:
3579:
3577:
3574:
3572:
3569:
3567:
3564:
3562:
3559:
3557:
3554:
3552:
3549:
3547:
3544:
3542:
3539:
3537:
3534:
3532:
3531:Boland family
3529:
3527:
3524:
3522:
3519:
3518:
3516:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3479:Simon Coveney
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3449:Michael Smith
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3434:David Andrews
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3424:Vincent Brady
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3402:
3400:
3399:Paddy O'Toole
3397:
3395:
3392:
3390:
3387:
3385:
3382:
3380:
3377:
3375:
3372:
3370:
3367:
3365:
3362:
3360:
3359:Liam Cosgrave
3357:
3355:
3354:Paddy Donegan
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3324:Seán Mac Eoin
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3314:Oscar Traynor
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3289:Cathal Brugha
3287:
3285:
3282:
3281:
3278:
3274:
3267:
3262:
3260:
3255:
3253:
3248:
3247:
3244:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3201:Martin Cullen
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3191:Mary Coughlan
3189:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3161:Barry Desmond
3159:
3157:
3154:
3152:
3151:Michael Woods
3149:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3131:Seán MacEntee
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3108:
3105:
3101:
3094:
3089:
3087:
3082:
3080:
3075:
3074:
3071:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3038:Brian Lenihan
3036:
3034:
3033:Patrick Lalor
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3013:Seán Flanagan
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2998:Gerry Collins
2996:
2994:
2993:George Colley
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2970:
2967:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2952:
2951:
2948:
2942:
2941:Lynch cabinet
2934:
2929:
2927:
2922:
2920:
2915:
2914:
2911:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2888:Brian Lenihan
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2868:Seán Flanagan
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2858:George Colley
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2830:
2827:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2812:
2811:
2808:
2802:
2801:Lynch cabinet
2794:
2789:
2787:
2782:
2780:
2775:
2774:
2771:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2743:Brian Lenihan
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2723:Seán Flanagan
2721:
2719:
2718:George Colley
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2690:
2687:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2672:
2671:
2668:
2662:
2654:
2649:
2647:
2642:
2640:
2635:
2634:
2631:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2603:Seán MacEntee
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2593:Brian Lenihan
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2550:
2547:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2532:
2531:
2528:
2522:
2514:
2509:
2507:
2502:
2500:
2495:
2494:
2491:
2479:
2478:Oscar Traynor
2476:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2458:Seán MacEntee
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2415:
2412:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2397:
2396:
2393:
2387:
2379:
2374:
2372:
2367:
2365:
2360:
2359:
2356:
2344:
2343:Oscar Traynor
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2313:Seán MacEntee
2311:
2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2299:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2284:
2281:
2280:
2277:
2271:
2268:
2266:
2262:
2261:
2258:
2252:
2244:
2239:
2237:
2232:
2230:
2225:
2224:
2221:
2207:
2206:
2198:
2195:
2194:
2189:
2186:
2184:
2180:
2179:Niall Andrews
2177:
2175:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2160:
2159:
2154:
2153:Ruairí Brugha
2151:
2149:
2146:
2143:
2142:
2137:
2136:Larry McMahon
2130:
2127:
2126:
2121:
2120:Richard Burke
2112:
2111:Tom O'Higgins
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2091:
2072:
2069:
2068:
2062:
2058:
2052:
2048:
2041:
2036:
2032:
2031:Teachtaí Dála
2025:
2020:
2018:
2013:
2011:
2006:
2005:
2002:
1988:
1987:
1983:
1975:
1972:
1971:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1945:
1942:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1924:
1916:
1912:
1907:
1899:
1895:
1891:
1887:
1883:
1879:
1876:
1867:
1858:
1850:
1846:
1841:
1840:Seán MacBride
1838:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1830:
1825:
1824:Patrick Burke
1817:
1813:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1799:
1798:Liam Cosgrave
1791:
1787:
1782:
1781:Thomas Mullen
1779:
1777:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1761:
1758:
1749:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1731:
1723:
1719:
1714:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1698:
1689:
1681:
1677:
1672:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1651:
1646:
1645:Thomas Finlay
1639:
1636:
1635:
1630:
1621:
1620:Joseph Murphy
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1600:
1595:
1588:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1578:Seán MacEntee
1570:
1562:
1558:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1537:
1536:Batt O'Connor
1530:
1527:
1526:
1521:
1512:
1511:Kathleen Lynn
1503:
1494:
1485:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1464:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1432:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1399:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1381:
1380:Frank Lawless
1378:
1376:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1333:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1279:
1275:
1269:
1265:
1258:
1253:
1252:Dublin County
1249:
1248:Teachtaí Dála
1242:
1237:
1235:
1230:
1228:
1223:
1222:
1219:
1213:
1206:
1198:
1195:
1191:
1190:
1184:
1180:
1175:
1171:
1162:
1161:
1154:
1148:
1144:
1135:
1134:
1127:
1121:
1117:
1108:
1107:
1100:
1099:Seán MacEntee
1094:
1090:
1081:
1080:
1073:
1072:Seán Mac Eoin
1067:
1062:
1044:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1000:
992:
985:
969:
965:
959:
943:
939:
935:
929:
927:
911:
910:
905:
898:
882:
878:
874:
868:
864:
854:
851:
849:
846:
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