Patrick Clancy (Irish politician)
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Patrick Clancy | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – February 1932 | |
| Constituency | Limerick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1877 Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 21 February 1947 (aged 69) County Limerick, Ireland |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Bridget Higgins
(m. 1911; died 1921) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | George Clancy (brother) |
| Education | St Patrick's seminary, Bruff |
Patrick Clancy (17 March 1877 – 21 February 1947) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1]
Born in Bruff, County Limerick in 1877, to John Clancy and Bridget Clancy (née Farrell).[1] He was educated at St Patrick's seminary, Bruff, and became carpenter like his father.[1]
A committed trade unionist, he was prominent in the Irish Land and Labour Association, and was a member of the Irish Volunteers, and the East Limerick brigade of the IRA.[1]
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick constituency at the 1923 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the June 1927 and September 1927 general elections.[3] He lost his seat at the 1932 general election, running as Independent Labour.[3]
He married Bridget Higgins in 1911, and they had four children.[1]
One of his brothers was George Clancy, who was assassinated in 1921 by the Black and Tans while serving as Mayor of Limerick.[1]
