Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

politician who served as a

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(TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo North constituency at the June 1952 by-election, caused by the death of

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. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until retiring at the 1969 general election. His son

Seán Calleary Seán Calleary (27 October 1931 – 4 June 2018) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from 1979 to 1981, from October to December 1982, and from 1987 to 1992. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo East ...

was a Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo East from 1973 to 1992 and served as a

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in a number of government departments. His grandson

Dara Calleary Dara Calleary (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation since August 2022. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since th ...

was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the

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constituency at the 2007 general election.

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1895 births 1974 deaths Phelim Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 14th Dáil Members of the 15th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil Members of the 17th Dáil Members of the 18th Dáil Politicians from County Mayo {{TeachtaDála-stub

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