Donal J. O'Donoghue (5 June 1894 – 26 July 1971) was an Irish school teacher and

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1944 to 1948. Born in Glenflesk,

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, he was educated at

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and De La Salle Training College. He initially worked at the Greenmount Monastery National School in Cork, later transferring to Barraduff National School near his birthplace. He remained there until his retirement in 1962, by which time he had become principal. During the

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O'Donoghue was Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Cork Brigade and Kerry No.2 Brigade. He was first elected as a

TD at the 1944 by-election for the Kerry South constituency. The

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was caused by the appointment of

Fionán Lynch Fionán Lynch (; 17 March 1889 – 3 June 1966) was an Irish revolutionary, barrister, politician and judge of the Circuit Court (Ireland), Circuit Court from 1944 to 1959, Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1938 to 1939, Minister for ...

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as a judge. He was defeated at the 1948 general election. Following retirement O'Donoghue lived in Wilton, Cork. He died at Victoria Hospital, Cork, aged 77.

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