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July 03, 2005

KILDARE NOMINATIONS TO THE FIRST SEANAD

Included in the list of nominations to the first Irish Seanad was, according to the Kildare Observer in December 1922, the Director of the Irish National Stud. In all 3 men with Co. Kildare Connections were listed.

Kildare Observer 9/12/1922 p. 3

 

 

 

Kildare in The Irish Senate.

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       In the list of thirty members of Seanad Eireann nominated by the Irish Government appear those of the Earl of Mayo, K.P., P.C.; Captain J. H. Greer, Curragh Grange, The Curragh, Director of the National Stud at Tully, Kildare, and Sir Bryan Mahon. Lord Mayo was a member of the Irish Convention in 1917. Sir Bryan Mahon is a Galway man, and was Commander-in-Chief in 1916-1918. He is a Steward of the Irish National Hunt and the Turf Club, and married Lady Milbanke, widow of Sir John Milbanke, V.C., and daughter of the late Colonel the Hon. Charles F. Crichton, D.L., of Mullaboder., [sic] Ballymore-Eustace.

Posted by mariocorrigan at July 3, 2005 05:06 PM