Patrick Gaffney | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
Personal details | |
Born | County Carlow, Ireland |
Died | 1943 County Carlow, Ireland |
Political party | Labour Party |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Ireland |
Patrick Gaffney (died 1943) was a left-wing Irish politician. A flour miller from County Carlow, he was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Carlow–Kilkenny at the 1922 general election. [1] He left Labour to join the Communist Party of Ireland in protest over the Constitution of the Irish Free State's requiring the Oath of Allegiance for all legislators. [2]
He participated in the Third Dáil when it met as a "Provisional Parliament and Constituent Assembly" in September 1922, but withdrew when it became the Free State Dáil in December as the Constitution came into force and the Oath was required. [3] [4] He stood as a " Republican Labour" candidate in the 1923 general election but was defeated. [5]
Patrick Gaffney | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1922 – August 1923 | |
Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
Personal details | |
Born | County Carlow, Ireland |
Died | 1943 County Carlow, Ireland |
Political party | Labour Party |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Ireland |
Patrick Gaffney (died 1943) was a left-wing Irish politician. A flour miller from County Carlow, he was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Carlow–Kilkenny at the 1922 general election. [1] He left Labour to join the Communist Party of Ireland in protest over the Constitution of the Irish Free State's requiring the Oath of Allegiance for all legislators. [2]
He participated in the Third Dáil when it met as a "Provisional Parliament and Constituent Assembly" in September 1922, but withdrew when it became the Free State Dáil in December as the Constitution came into force and the Oath was required. [3] [4] He stood as a " Republican Labour" candidate in the 1923 general election but was defeated. [5]