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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Members of the Ninth Dáil - Con Meaney


(Cornelius) Con Meaney (died 11 September 1970) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1937 general election for the Cork North constituency. He was re-elected at the 1938 general election but lost his seat at the 1943 general election. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1944, 1948 and 1951 general elections. He stood for election at the 1961 general election and was elected for the Cork Mid constituency. He retired at the 1965 general election, and his son Thomas Meaney succeeded him as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork Mid.

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