Members of the 12th Dáil

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This is a list of members who were elected to the 12th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland. These Teachtaí Dála (Members of Parliament) were elected in the 1944 general election and served until 1948. The 12th Dáil lasted 1,345 days.

1 Composition of the 12th Dáil
2 TDs by constituency
3 Changes
4 See also

[edit] Composition of the 12th Dáil

Party		May 1944	Feb. 1948
•	Fianna Fáil	75	76
	Fine Gael	30	28
	Clann na Talmhan	11	11
	Labour Party	8	8
	National Labour Party	4	4
	Clann na Poblachta	0	2
	Independents	9	8
	Ceann Comhairle (Speaker)	1	1

Government party denoted with bullet (•)

[edit] TDs by constituency

The list of the 138 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by constituency.

Members of the 12th Dáil
Constituency	Name		Party
Athlone-Longford		Thomas Carter	Fianna Fáil
		Erskine H. Childers	Fianna Fáil
		Seán Mac Eoin	Fine Gael
Carlow-Kildare		Thomas Harris	Fianna Fáil
		James Hughes	Fine Gael
		Francis Humphreys	Fianna Fáil
		William Norton	Labour Party
Cavan		Patrick O'Reilly	Clann na Talmhan
		Thomas O'Reilly	Independent
		Michael Sheridan	Fianna Fáil
		Paddy Smith	Fianna Fáil
Clare		Patrick Burke	Fine Gael
		Thomas Burke	Independent
		Éamon de Valera	Fianna Fáil
		Seán O'Grady	Fianna Fáil
		Peter O'Loghlen	Fianna Fáil
Cork Borough		Richard Anthony	Independent
		Francis Daly	Fianna Fáil
		William Dwyer	Independent
		Walter Furlong	Fianna Fáil
Cork North		Patrick Hallidan	Clann na Talmhan
		Patrick McAuliffe	Labour Party
		Seán Moylan	Fianna Fáil
		Leo Skinner	Fianna Fáil
Cork South East		William Broderick	Fine Gael
		Martin Corry	Fianna Fáil
		Seán McCarthy	Fianna Fáil
Cork West		Seán Buckley	Fianna Fáil
		Timothy J. Murphy	Labour Party
		Patrick O'Driscoll	Clann na Talmhan
		Eamonn O'Neill	Fine Gael
		Timothy O'Sullivan	Fianna Fáil
Donegal East		Neal Blaney	Fianna Fáil
		John Friel	Fianna Fáil
		Daniel McMenamin	Fine Gael
		William Sheldon	Independent
Donegal West		Brian Brady	Fianna Fáil
		Cormac Breslin	Fianna Fáil
		Michael McFadden	Fine Gael
Dublin County		Seán Brady	Fianna Fáil
		Patrick Burke	Fianna Fáil
		Liam Cosgrave	Fine Gael
		Henry Dockrell	Fine Gael
		Patrick Fogarty	Fianna Fáil
Dublin North East		Alfred Byrne	Independent
		Henry Colley	Fianna Fáil
		Oscar Traynor	Fianna Fáil
Dublin North West		Cormac Breathnach	Fianna Fáil
		Patrick McGilligan	Fine Gael
		John O'Connor	Fianna Fáil
		Seán T. O'Kelly	Fianna Fáil
		Martin O'Sullivan	Labour Party
Dublin South		Robert Briscoe	Fianna Fáil
		Maurice E. Dockrell	Fine Gael
		Peadar Doyle	Fine Gael
		James Larkin, Jnr	Labour Party
		Seán Lemass	Fianna Fáil
		James Lynch	Fianna Fáil
		John McCann	Fianna Fáil
Dublin Townships		Bernard Butler	Fianna Fáil
		John A. Costello	Fine Gael
		Seán MacEntee	Fianna Fáil
Galway East		Patrick Beegan	Fianna Fáil
		Frank Fahy	Ceann Comhairle
		Michael Donnellan	Clann na Talmhan
		Mark Killilea, Snr	Fianna Fáil
Galway West		Gerald Bartley	Fianna Fáil
		Michael Lydon	Fianna Fáil
		Joseph Mongon	Fine Gael
Kerry North		Patrick Finucane	Clann na Talmhan
		Eamonn Kissane	Fianna Fáil
		Thomas McEllistrim	Fianna Fáil
		Dan Spring	National Labour Party
Kerry South		Frederick Crowley	Fianna Fáil
		John Healy	Fianna Fáil
		Finian Lynch	Fine Gael
Kilkenny		Eamonn Coogan	Fine Gael
		Tomás Ó Deirg	Fianna Fáil
		James Pattison	National Labour Party
Leitrim		Stephen Flynn	Fianna Fáil
		Bernard Maguire	Independent
		Mary Reynolds	Fine Gael
Leix-Offaly		Patrick Boland	Fianna Fáil
		William Davin	Labour Party
		Patrick Gorry	Fianna Fáil
		Thomas F. O'Higgins	Fine Gael
		Oliver J. Flanagan	Independent
Limerick		George C. Bennett	Fine Gael
		Daniel Bourke	Fianna Fáil
		Michael Colbert	Fianna Fáil
		Michael Keyes	Labour Party
		Donnchadh Ó Briain	Fianna Fáil
		James Reidy	Fine Gael
		Robert Ryan	Fianna Fáil
Louth		Frank Aiken	Fianna Fáil
		James Coburn	Fine Gael
		Laurence Walsh	Fianna Fáil
Mayo North		Patrick Browne	Fine Gael
		James Kilroy	Fianna Fáil
		P. J. Ruttledge	Fianna Fáil
Mayo South		Joseph Blowick	Clann na Talmhan
		Dominick Cafferkey	Clann na Talmhan
		Michael Clery	Fianna Fáil
		Micheál Ó Móráin	Fianna Fáil
		Richard Walsh	Fianna Fáil
Meath-Westmeath		Charles Fagan	Fine Gael
		Patrick Giles	Fine Gael
		Michael Hilliard	Fianna Fáil
		Michael Kennedy	Fianna Fáil
		Matthew O'Reilly	Fianna Fáil
Monaghan		James Dillon	Independent
		Bridget Rice	Fianna Fáil
		Conn Ward	Fianna Fáil
Roscommon		John Beirne	Clann na Talmhan
		Gerald Boland	Fianna Fáil
		Daniel O'Rourke	Fianna Fáil
Sligo		Martin Brennan	Fianna Fáil
		Martin Roddy	Fine Gael
		Patrick Rogers	Fine Gael
Tipperary		Dan Breen	Fianna Fáil
		Andrew Fogarty	Fianna Fáil
		Francis Loughman	Fianna Fáil
		Daniel Morrissey	Fine Gael
		Richard Mulcahy	Fine Gael
		William O'Donnell	Clann na Talmhan
		Mary Ryan	Fianna Fáil
Waterford		Denis Heskin	Clann na Talmhan
		Patrick Little	Fianna Fáil
		Michael Morrissey	Fianna Fáil
		Bridget Redmond	Fine Gael
Wexford		Denis Allen	Fianna Fáil
		Richard Corish	Labour Party
		John Keating	Fine Gael
		John O'Leary	National Labour Party
		James Ryan	Fianna Fáil
Wicklow		Thomas Brennan	Fianna Fáil
		Patrick Cogan	Clann na Talmhan
		James Everett	National Labour Party

[edit] Changes

Date	Constituency	Gain	Loss	Note
1944-11-10 10 November 1944	Kerry South	Fianna Fáil	Fine Gael	Donal O'Donoghue (FF) wins the seat vacated by the appointment of Finian Lynch (FG) as a judge.
1945-12-04 4 December 1945	Clare	Fianna Fáil	Fine Gael	Patrick Shanahan (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of Patrick Burke (FG)
1945-12-04 4 December 1945	Dublin North West	Fianna Fáil	Fianna Fáil	Vivion de Valera (FF) holds the seat vacated by Seán T. O'Kelly (FF) on his election to the Presidency
1945-12-04 4 December 1945	Kerry South	Fianna Fáil	Fianna Fáil	Honor Crowley (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of her husband Frederick Crowley (FF)
1945-12-04 4 December 1945	Mayo South	Clann na Talmhan	Fianna Fáil	Bernard Commons (CnaT) wins the seat vacated by the departure of Michael Clery (FF)
1945-12-04 4 December 1945	Wexford	Labour Party	Labour Party	Brendan Corish (Lab) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Richard Corish (Lab)
1946-06-14 14 June 1946	Cork Borough	Fianna Fáil	Independent	Pat McGrath (FF) wins the seat vacated by the death of William Dywer (Ind)
1947-10-29 29 October 1947	Cork Borough	Clann na Poblachta	Fianna Fáil	Seán MacBride (CnaP) wins the seat vacated by the death of Patrick Fogarty (FF)
1947-10-29 29 October 1947	Tipperary	Clann na Poblachta	Clann na Talmhan	Patrick Kinane (CnaP) wins the seat vacated by the death of William O'Donnell (CnaT)
1947-10-29 29 October 1947	Waterford	Fianna Fáil	Fianna Fáil	John Ormonde (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of Michael Morrissey (FF)

[edit] See also

v • d • e Members of Dáil Éireann by session

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