Joseph Connellan, known as Joe Connellan (died 11 April 1967) was a

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and

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. Connellan joined

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in 1908Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
/ref> and was prominent in the Newry Sluagh. Later in life, he was active in the

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and was the Senior Vice President of the Ulster Council of the

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. Connellan was elected to the

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in 1920, serving until 1922. In the

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, he was elected in South Armagh, but stood down in

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. In

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, Connellan was elected to the

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, representing South Down. He served until his death as a member of the Nationalist Party, and was regarded as a member of the right wing of the party.John McCullagh ,
Tom Kelly, Labour Champion
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'', 29 November 2004 He was also a member of Newry

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and the Chairman of the National Popular Front in 1964. From 1965 until 1967, he served as the Shadow

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