Seán McCarthy (Cork politician)

Seán McCarthy (1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A teacher by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-East constituency at the 1944 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1948 general election.[2] He was re-elected for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1951 general election and held his seat until he retired from national politics at the 1965 general election. McCarthy also served as Lord Mayor of Cork on four occasions, from 1949 to 1951, 1958 to 1959, 1963 to 1964 and 1966 to 1967.

Seán McCarthy
Teachta Dála
In office May 1951 – April 1965
In office May 1944 – February 1948
Constituency	Cork South-East
Personal details
Born	1889 Upton, County Cork, Ireland
Died	14 March 1974 (aged 84) Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Occupation	Teacher

He was president of the Gaelic Athletic Association]] from 1932 to 1935.[3][4]

References

1. "Seán MacCarthy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
2. "Seán MacCarthy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
3. "GAA Presidents". Gaelic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
4. "'As a Gael should meet Gaels' – The Gaelic Athletic Association in the Irish Free State". Retrieved 2 September 2014.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Seán Ryan	President of the Gaelic Athletic Association 1932–1935	Succeeded by Bob O'Keeffe
Civic offices
Preceded by Michael Sheehan	Lord Mayor of Cork 1949–1951	Succeeded by Walter Furlong
Preceded by Valentine Jago	Lord Mayor of Cork 1958–1959	Succeeded by Jane Dowdall
Preceded by Seán Casey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1963–1964	Succeeded by Gus Healy
Preceded by Seán Casey	Lord Mayor of Cork 1966–1967	Succeeded by Pearse Wyse