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Families in the Oireachtas:

There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members (TD or Senator) of either of the houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann) or of the European Parliament. It also includes members of the Oireachtas who had a relation who served in the British House of Commons for an Irish constituency. It does not include people who have served only on local councils.

For the purposes of this list, a "family" has been defined as a group of people where each person has one of the following relationships to at least one of the other people listed:

  • son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter
  • father, mother, grandfather or grandmother
  • nephew, niece, grandnephew or grandniece
  • uncle, aunt, great uncle or great aunt
  • sibling and first cousin
  • spouse (husband or wife)
  • connected by marriage ("-in-law" relationships)

The list has been indexed against the name of the first family member to enter the Oireachtas.

Contents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   See also  References  Notes 
Party Abbreviation
Cumann na nGaedhael CnaG
Clann na Poblachta CnaP
Clann na Talmhan CnaT
Democratic Left DL
Farmers' Party FP
Fianna Fáil FF
Fine Gael FG
Green Party GP
Independent Ind
Independent Fianna Fáil IFF
Irish National Federation INF
Irish Parliamentary Party IPP
Irish Unionist Alliance IUA
Irish Worker League IWL
Labour Party Lab
National Centre Party NCP
National League Party NLP
Progressive Democrats PD
Sinn Féin SF
Sinn Féin the Workers Party SFWP
Workers Party WP

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  • Tom Enright (born 1940): FG TD Laois-Offaly 1969–1992, 1997–2002, FG Senator 1993–1997
    • his daughter Olwyn Enright (born 1974): FG TD Laois-Offaly 2002–
      • her husband Joe McHugh (born 1971): FG Senator 2002–2007, FG TD Donegal North East 2007–
  • Sir Thomas Esmonde (1862–1935): Ind Senator 1922–1934
  • James Everett (1894–1967): Lab TD Wicklow 1923–1967
    • his nephew Liam Kavanagh (born 1935): Lab TD Wicklow 1969–1997

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  • James Larkin (1874–1947): IWL TD Dublin North 1927, Ind TD Dublin North East 1937–1938, Lab TD Dublin North East 1943–1944
    • his son James Larkin, Jnr (1904–1969): Lab TD Dublin South 1943–1948, Dublin South Central 1948–1954
  • Seán Lemass (1899–1971): FF TD/Taoiseach Dublin 1924–1969
    • his son Noel Lemass, Jnr (1929–1976): FF TD Dublin South West 1956–1976
      • his wife Eileen Lemass (born 1932): FF TD Dublin South West 1976–1987
    • his son-in-law Charles Haughey (1925–2006): FF TD/Taoiseach Dublin North East/Dublin (Artane)/Dublin North Central 1957–1992
      • his son Seán Haughey (born 1961): FF Senator 1989–1992, FF TD Dublin North Central 1992–
  • Patrick Lenihan (1902–1970): FF TD 1965–1970
    • his son Brian Lenihan, Snr (1930–1995): FF Senator 1957–1961, 1973–1977, FF TD Roscommon 1961–1969, Roscommon-Leitrim 1969–1973, Dublin West 1977–1997
    • his daughter Mary O'Rourke (born 1937): FF Senator 1981–1982, 2002–2007, FF TD Longford-Westmeath 1982–1997, 2007–, Westmeath 1997–2002
  • Jimmy Leonard (born 1927): FF TD Cavan-Monaghan 1973–1981, Feb 1982–1997, Senator 1981–1982
    • His daughter Ann Leonard (born 1969): FF Senator 1997–2002
  • Patrick Little (1884–1963): FF TD Waterford 1927–1954
    • his grandnephew Ciarán Cuffe (born 1963): GP TD Dún Laoghaire 2002–
  • James B. Lynch (died 1954): FF TD Dublin South 1932–1948 Senator 1951–1954
    • his wife Celia Lynch (1908–1989): FF TD Dublin South Central, Dublin North Central 1954–1977
  • Kathleen Lynch (born 1953): DL/Lab TD Cork North Central 1994–1997, 2002–
    • her brother-in-law Ciarán Lynch (born 1964): Lab TD Cork South Central 2007–

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  • Timothy McAuliffe (1909–1985): Lab Senator 1961–1969, 1973–1983
  • Joseph MacBride (died 1938): SF TD Mayo West 1919–1921, Mayo North and West 1921–1923, CnaG TD Mayo South 1923–1927
    • his nephew Seán MacBride (1904–1988): CnaP TD Dublin County 1947–1948, Dublin South-West 1948–1957
  • Seán MacEntee (1889–1984): SF TD Monaghan 1919–1922, FF TD Dublin County/Townships/South East 1927–1969
  • Eoin MacNeill (1867–1945): SF/CnaG TD National University of Ireland 1919–1927
    • his grandson Michael McDowell (born 1951): PD TD Dublin South East 1987–1989, 1992–1997, 2002–2007
  • Tom McEllistrim Snr (1894–1973): FF TD Kerry North 1923–1969
  • Ray MacSharry (born 1938): FF TD Sligo-Leitrim 1969–1988
  • Terence MacSwiney (1879–1920): SF TD Cork Mid 1919–1920
    • his sister Mary MacSwiney (1872–1942): SF TD Cork Borough 1921–1927
    • his brother Seán MacSwiney: SF TD Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West 1921–1922
    • his son-in-law Ruari Brugha (1917–2006): FF TD Dublin County South 1973–1977
  • Tadhg Manley (1893–1976): FG TD Cork South 1954–1961
    • his nephew Liam Burke (1928–2005): FG TD Cork City 1969–1977, 1979–1981, TD Cork North Central 1981–1989, 1992–2002
  • John Mannion, Snr (1907–1978): FG TD Galway West 1951–1954, Senator 1954–1957, 1961–1969
    • His son John Mannion, Jnr (1944–2006): FG TD Galway West 1977–1981, Senator 1969–1977, 1981–1983
  • Cornelius Meaney (died 1970): FF TD Cork North 1937–1943, Cork Mid 1961–1965
    • his son Thomas Meaney (born 1931): FF TD Cork Mid/Cork North West 1961–1982
  • Jim Mitchell (1946–2002): FG TD Dublin Ballyfermot/Dublin West/Dublin Central 1977–2002
    • his brother Gay Mitchell (born 1951): FG TD Dublin South Central 1981–2007, MEP 2004–
  • Joe Mooney (died 1988): FF Senator 1961–1965
  • Michael Moynihan (1917–2001): Lab TD Kerry South 1981–1992
  • Michael Pat Murphy (1919–2000): Lab TD Cork South West 1951–1981

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  • Liam Naughten (1944–1996): FG Senator 1981–1982, 1989–1996, FG TD Roscommon 1982–1989
    • his son Denis Naughten (born 1973): FG Senator 1997, FG TD Longford-Roscommon 1997–2007 Roscommon-South Leitrim 2007–
  • Tom Nolan: (1921–1992): FF TD Carlow-Kilkenny 1965–1982
    • his son M. J. Nolan (born 1951): FF TD Carlow-Kilkenny 1982–
  • William Norton: (1900–1963): Lab TD Dublin County 1923–1927, Kildare / Carlow-Kildare / Kildare 1932–1963
    • his son Patrick Norton (born 1928): Lab TD Kildare 1965–1969, Senator 1969–1973

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  • Ruairi Quinn (born 1946): Lab TD/Senator Dublin South East 1977–1981, 1982–
    • his first cousin Feargal Quinn (born 1936): Ind Senator 1993–

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  • William Redmond (1886–1932): IPP/NLP/CnaG TD Waterford 1918–1932 (son of John Redmond)
  • Patrick Reynolds (1887–1932): CnaG TD Leitrim-Sligo 1927–1932
    • his wife Mary Reynolds (1889–1974): FG TD Leitrim-Sligo 1932–1961
      • Their son Patrick J. Reynolds (1920–2003): FG TD Roscommon 1961–1969, Roscommon-Leitrim 1973–1977, Senator 1969–1973, 1977–1987 (Cathaoirleach 1983–1987)
        • Patrick J.'s son Gerry Reynolds (born 1961): FG TD Sligo-Leitrim 1989–1992 and 1997–2002, Senator 1987–1989 and 1993–1997
  • Eamon Rice (1873–1937): FF TD Monaghan 1932–1937
    • his wife Bridget Rice (1885–1967): FF TD Monaghan 1938–1954
  • James Ryan (1891–1970): SF TD 1918–1922, Republican TD 1923–1926, FF TD 1926–1965
    • his son Eoin Ryan, Snr (1920–2001): FF Senator 1957–1981
      • his grandson Eoin Ryan, Jnr (born 1953): FF Senator, MEP, TD Dublin South East 1992–2007
    • his brother-in-law Seán T. O'Kelly (1882–1966): SF & Republican TD 1918–1932, FF Minister 1932–1945, 2nd President 1945–1959
    • his brother-in-law Richard Mulcahy (1886–1971): SF, CnaG & FG TD, Minister and Senator 1918–1961
  • Martin Ryan (1900–1943): FF TD Tipperary 1933–1943
    • his wife Mary Ryan (1898–1981): FF TD Tipperary 1948–1961
  • Seán Ryan (born 1943): Lab TD Dublin North 1989–1997, 1998–2007

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  • Dan Spring (1910–1988): Lab TD Kerry North 1943–1981
    • his son Dick Spring (born 1950): Lab TD Kerry North 1981–2002
  • Joe Sherlock (1935–2007): SFWP TD Cork East 1981–1982, WP TD 1987–1992, Lab TD 2002–2007, Seanad 1993–1997

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  • Pat Upton (1944–1999): Lab Senator 1989–1992, Lab TD Dublin South Central 1992–1999
    • his sister Mary Upton (born 1946): Lab TD Dublin South Central 1999–

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  • John Wilson (1923–2007): FF TD Cavan 1973–1977, Cavan-Monaghan 1977–1992

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ For evidence of family connection, see speech by Paudge Brennan in the Dáil Éireann debates, Volume 246, 8 May 1970, on the Nomination of Members of Government
  2. ^ "Ms. Áine Brady". Oireachtas Members database. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  3. ^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament, Ireland 1918-2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 186. ISBN 0863277594. 

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