Farrell McElgunn (5 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was an

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politician and teacher. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in

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in Irish and History, and later completed a masters of Irish in

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. He was also a local historian. He taught in the Rosary High School, Presentation Brothers and Marymount College in

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where he was vice-principal. He was

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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

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following the 1969 election. He served as a member of the first Irish delegation as a

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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.

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External links

European Parliament office in Ireland – Irish MEPs: 1973–1979
{{DEFAULTSORT:McElgunn, Farrell 1932 births 2020 deaths Fianna Fáil senators Politicians from County Leitrim Members of the 11th Seanad Members of the 12th Seanad Fianna Fáil MEPs MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1973 Alumni of the University of Galway Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Nominated members of Seanad Éireann People from Carrick-on-Shannon