Dominick Cafferky (died 15 March 1971) was an

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politician. A farmer from

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, he was first elected to

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as a Clann na Talmhan

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(TD) for the Mayo South constituency at the 1943 general election. He was re-elected at the 1944 general election but lost his seat at the 1948 general election. He re-gained his seat at the 1951 general election but again lost his seat at the 1954 general election. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the

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and

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general elections. In the early 1940s, Cafferky was imprisoned with

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for one month in Sligo Prison for his part in land agitation in Mayo, after which he won a Dáil seat.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cafferky, Dominick Year of birth missing 1971 deaths Clann na Talmhan TDs Members of the 11th Dáil Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 14th Dáil Politicians from County Mayo 21st-century Irish farmers

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