Seán McCarthy (1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to

Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...

as a Fianna Fáil

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...

(TD) for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election but lost his seat at the 1948 general election running in the Cork Borough constituency. He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election. McCarthy was elected from the Cork South constituency at the

1954 Irish general election The 1954 Irish general election to elect the 15th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 18 May, following the dissolution of the 14th Dáil on 24 April by President of Ireland, President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The ge ...

and the

1957 Irish general election The 1957 Irish general election to the 16th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 5 March, following a dissolution of the 15th Dáil on 12 February by President of Ireland, President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach John A. Costello on 4 Februa ...

. The last time McCarthy was elected was to represent the Cork Mid constituency at the

1961 Irish general election The 1961 Irish general election to the 17th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 4 October, following the Dissolution of Parliament, dissolution of the 16th Dáil on 15 September by President of Ireland, President Éamon de Valera on the request of Taoi ...

. McCarthy also served as

Lord Mayor of Cork The Lord Mayor of Cork () is the honorific title of the Chairperson () of Cork City Council which is the local government body for the city of Cork in Ireland. The office holder is elected annually by the members of the Council. The incumbent ...

on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964, and 1966 to 1967. He was

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

of the

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

from 1932 to 1935.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Sean 1889 births 1974 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Irish schoolteachers Irish sportsperson-politicians Lord mayors of Cork Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 14th Dáil Members of the 15th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil Members of the 17th Dáil Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association Alumni of De La Salle Teacher Training College, Waterford