Patrick W. Palmer (died 21 March 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A national school teacher before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency at the 1948 general election.[1] He was re-elected at the 1951, 1954 and 1957 elections. He retired at the 1961 general election.[2]