Phelim Calleary
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Phelim Calleary | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1952 – July 1969 | |
| Constituency | Mayo North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1895 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 4 January 1974 (aged 78) Galway, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Children | Seán Calleary |
| Relatives | Dara Calleary (grandson) |
Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969.[1]
Calleary joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and was attached to 1 Battalion, North Mayo Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence.[2] He took part in several raids and ambushes of British forces before transferring to Cavan Town Battalion of the IRA in 1920.
Returning to County Mayo, Calleary took the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War and had engagements against National Army in County Mayo and County Sligo. He managed to evade arrest/capture and remained 'on the run' until 1924. Calleary was later awarded a pension by the Irish government under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 for his service with the with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA.[2]