Bartholomew Donegan (21 December 1910 – 26 August 1978) was a

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician from

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. He was a

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(TD) from 1957 to 1961, and a

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from 1963 to 1965. A farmer and horse breeder, Donegan stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fáil candidate for

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in the Cork North constituency at the 1954 general election, before winning the seat at the 1957 general election. After boundary changes, he was defeated in the new Cork North-East constituency at the 1961 general election, and although he stood again in

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in Cork Mid, he never returned to the Dáil. After the loss of his Dáil seat in 1961, Donegan was elected to the

10th Seanad The 10th Seanad was in office from 1961 to 1965. An election to Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1961 general election to the 19th Dáil. The senators served until the close of the poll for the 11t ...

in a by-election on the

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on 28 November 1963, but was defeated at the 1965 election to the

11th Seanad The 11th Seanad was in office from 1965 to 1969. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1965 general election to the 18th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 12th Sea ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Donegan, Batt 1910 births 1978 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 10th Seanad Members of the 16th Dáil Politicians from County Cork Fianna Fáil senators Agricultural Panel senators