Richard Walsh (1889 – 4 December 1957) was an Irish

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politician. In 1913 Richard Walsh and Michael Kilroy were the main organizers of the

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(IRB) in south and western Mayo. He was first elected to

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as a

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(TD) for the Mayo South constituency at the September 1927 general election. He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he lost his Dáil seat at the 1943 general election, he was, however, elected to the

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for the

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in 1943 Seanad election. He regained his Dáil seat at the 1944 general election and remained a member of the lower house until his retirement in 1951.

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