Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian ...

politician. Born in

Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline. ...

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to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to

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as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election. From 1961 to 1969, he represented the

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constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–South Galway constituency. He retired from politics in 1973. He served in the government of

Seán Lemass Seán Francis Lemass (born John Francis Lemass; 15 July 1899 – 11 May 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 ...

on one occasion from 1965 to 1969 as Government

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, occupying the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence.

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