Con Meaney
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1890–1970)
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Cornelius Meaney (8 December 1890 – 11 September 1970) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1937 to 1943 and 1961 to 1965.[1]
ConstituencyCork Mid
ConstituencyCork North
BornCornelius Meaney
8 December 1890
8 December 1890
Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland
Died11 September 1970 (aged 79)
Cork, Ireland
Con Meaney | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office October 1961 – April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Cork Mid |
| In office July 1937 – June 1943 | |
| Constituency | Cork North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelius Meaney 8 December 1890 Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 11 September 1970 (aged 79) Cork, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Nora Connell (m. 1923; d. 1970) |
| Children | 2, including Thomas |
Meaney was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Cork North constituency at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected at the 1938 general election but lost his seat at the 1943 general election. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1944, 1948 and 1951 general elections. He contested the 1961 general election and was elected for the Cork Mid constituency.[2] He retired at the 1965 general election, and his son Thomas Meaney succeeded him as the Fianna Fáil TD for Cork Mid.[2]
