Patrick McGilligan (1847–1917) was an

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politician. He was MP for South Fermanagh from 1892 until 1895. McGilligan was a

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businessman who was on the

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, the anti- Parnell side of the

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, after the split in 1890. McGilligan had twelve children, one son also called

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served as a TD and cabinet minister in

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* *''The First British Commonwealth: Essays in Honour of Nicholas Mansergh,'' London, Frank Cass and Company Limited, 1980, page 118. 1847 births 1917 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Anti-Parnellite MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Fermanagh constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1892–1895 Politicians from County Londonderry {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub