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 House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) 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 or 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.
Anthony Barry (1901–1983): FG TD/Senator Cork Borough 1954–1965
Richard Barry (1919–2013): FG TD Cork East /Cork North–East 1953–1981
his daughter Myra Barry (born 1957): FG TD Cork North–East/Cork East 1979–1987
John Beirne , Snr (1893–19??): CnaT TD Roscommon 1943–1948
Patrick Belton (1885–1945): FF TD Dublin County 1927, CnaG/FG TD Dublin North 1933–1937, FG TD Dublin County 1938–1943
Thomas Westropp Bennett (1867–1962): CnaG/FG Senator 1922–1936
Sir Edward Coey Bigger (1861–1942): Ind Senator 1925–1936
Neal Blaney (1893–1948): FF TD Donegal 1927–1937, Donegal East 1937–1938 and 1943–1948, FF Senator 1938–1943
Harry Boland (1887–1922): SF TD South Roscommon 1918–1922
his brother Gerald Boland (1885–1973): FF TD/Senator Roscommon 1926–1961
Gerald's son Kevin Boland (1917–2001): FF TD Dublin County 1957–1970
Philip Brady (1898–1995): FF TD Dublin South–Central 1951–1977
Thomas Brennan (died 1953): FF TD Wicklow 1944–1954
his son Paudge Brennan (1922–1998): FF TD Wicklow 1954–1973, 1981–1982, 1982–1987, Senator 1982[ 1]
Martin Brennan (1903–1956): FF TD Sligo 1938–1948
Robert Briscoe (1894–1969): FF TD Dublin South /Dublin South–West 1927–1965
his son Ben Briscoe (born 1934): FF TD Dublin 1965–2002
John Browne (born 1936): FG Senator 1983–1987, TD Carlow–Kilkenny 1989–2002
Seán Browne (1916–1996): FF TD Wexford 1957–1961, 1969–1981, 1982
his nephew John Browne (born 1948): FF TD Wexford 1982–
Cathal Brugha (1874–1922): SF TD County Waterford 1918–1922
John Bruton (born 1947): FG TD Meath 1969–2004
his brother Richard Bruton (born 1953): FG Senator 1981–1982, TD Dublin North–Central 1982–
Patrick Burke (1904–1985): FF TD Dublin County/Dublin County North 1944–1973
James Burke (died 1964): FG TD Roscommon 1951–1964
his wife Joan Burke (born 1928): FG TD Roscommon 1964–1981
John Butler (1891–1968): Lab TD Waterford–Tipperary East 1922–1923, Waterford 1923–1927, Senator 1938–1965
Alfred Byrne (1882–1956): IPP MP Dublin Harbour 1915–1918, Ind TD Dublin Mid /Dublin North 1922–1928, Ind Senator 1928–1931, Ind TD Dublin North/Dublin North–East 1932–1956
his son Alfred P. Byrne (1913–1952): Ind TD Dublin North–West 1937–1944, 1948–1952
his son Thomas Byrne (1917–1978): Ind TD Dublin North–West 1952–1961
his son Patrick Byrne (born 1925): Ind TD Dublin North–East 1956–1957, FG TD Dublin North–East 1957–1969
Johnny Callanan (1910–1982): FF TD Clare–Galway South /Galway /Galway East 1973–1982
his nephew Joe Callanan (born 1949): FF TD Galway East 2002–2007
Phelim Calleary (1895–1974): FF TD Mayo North 1952–1969
Donal Carey (born 1937): FG TD Clare 1982–2002
(Robert) Erskine Childers (1870–1922): SF TD Kildare–Wicklow 1921–1922
Paddy Clohessy (1908–1971): FF TD Limerick East 1957–1969
John James Cole (died 1959): Ind TD Cavan 1923–27, 1927–32, 1937–44
James Coburn (1889–1953): NLP/Ind/FG TD Louth 1927–1953
Harry Colley (1891–1972): FF TD Dublin North–East 1944–1957
James Collins (1900–1967): FF TD Limerick 1948–1967
Michael Collins (1890–1922): SF TD Cork South 1918–1921, Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West 1921–1922
John Conlan (1928–2004): FG Senator 1965–1969, TD Monaghan /Cavan–Monaghan 1969–1987
Johnny Connor (died 1955): CnaP TD Kerry North 1954–1955
Roddy Connolly (1901–1980): Lab TD Louth 1943–1944, 1948–1951, Senator 1975–1977 (Son of James Connolly )
Fintan Coogan , Snr (1910–1984): FG TD Galway West 1954–1977
Richard Corish (1889–1945): Lab TD Wexford 1921–1945
W. T. Cosgrave (1880–1965): CnaG/FG TD Carlow–Kilkenny 1919–1927, Cork Borough 1927–1944
his brother Philip Cosgrave (died 1923): CnaG TD Dublin North–West 1921–1923: Dublin South 1923
his son Liam Cosgrave (born 1920): FG TD Dublin County 1943–1948, Dún Laoghaire 1948–1981
Liam's son Liam T. Cosgrave (born 1956): FG TD Dún Laoghaire 1981–1987, FG Senator 1989–2002
John A. Costello (1881–1976): FG TD Dublin Townships 1933–1943, 1944–1969
his son Declan Costello (1926–2011): FG TD Dublin North–West 1951–1969, Dublin South–West 1973–1977
his son-in-law Alexis FitzGerald , Snr (1916–1985): FG Senator 1969–1981
Alexis Snr's nephew Alexis FitzGerald , Jnr (1945–2015): FG Senator 1981–1982, 1982–1987, FG TD Dublin South–East 1982
Alexis Jnr's wife Mary Flaherty (born 1953): FG TD Dublin North–West 1981–1997
Clement Coughlan (1942–1983): FF TD Donegal South–West 1980–1983
his brother Cathal Coughlan (1937–1986): FF TD Donegal South–West 1983–1986
Cathal's daughter Mary Coughlan (born 1965): FF TD Donegal South–West 1987–2011
Hugh Coveney (1935–1998): FG TD Cork South–Central 1981–1998
Bernard Cowen (1932–1984): FF TD Laois–Offaly 1969–1984
Donal Creed (born 1924): FG TD Cork North–West 1965–1989, MEP 1973–1977
his son Michael Creed (born 1963): FG TD Cork North–West 1989–2002, 2007–
Patrick Crotty (1902–1970): FG TD Carlow–Kilkenny 1948–1969
his son Kieran Crotty (born 1930): FG TD Carlow–Kilkenny 1969–1989
Frederick Crowley (died 1945): FF TD Kerry South 1927–1945
Flor Crowley (1934–1997): FF TD Cork Mid/Cork South–West 1965–1982, Senator
Michael D'Arcy (born 1934): FG TD Wexford 1977–1987, 1989–1992, 1997–2002
Michael Davern (1900–1973): FF TD Tipperary South 1948–1965
his son Don Davern (1935–1968): FF TD Tipperary South 1965–1968
his son Noel Davern (1945–2013): FF TD Tipperary South 1969–1981, 1987–2007, MEP Munster 1979–1984
Michael Davitt (1846–1906): MP County Meath 1882, Anti-Parnellite MP North Meath 1892, Anti-Parnellite MP North East Cork Feb–May 1893, Anti-Parnellite MP South Mayo 1895–1899
Dan Desmond (1913–1964): Lab TD Cork South–East , 1948–1964
his wife Eileen Desmond (1932–2005): Lab TD Cork South–Central 1965–1987, MEP Munster 1979–1981
Éamon de Valera (1882–1975): FF TD Clare 1919–1959, President 1959–1973, (also FF MP Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921–1937)
Austin Deasy (born 1936): FG TD Waterford 1977–2002
his son John Deasy (born 1967): FG TD Waterford 2002–
James Devins (1873–1922): SF TD Sligo–Mayo East 1921–1922
John Dillon (1851–1927): IPP MP East Mayo 1880–1918
John Dinneen (1867–1942): FP TD Cork East 1922–1927
his nephew Liam Ahern (1916–1974): FF Senator 1957–1973, FF TD Cork North–East 1973–1974
Sir Maurice Dockrell (1850–1929): IUA MP Dublin Rathmines 1918–1922
Michael Donnellan (1900–1964): CnaT TD Galway 1938–1964
James G. Douglas (1887–1954): Ind Senator 1922–1943, 1944–1954
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 2002–2011
her husband Joe McHugh (born 1971): FG Senator 2002–2007, FG TD Donegal North–East 2007–
Sir Thomas Esmonde (1862–1935): IPP MP 1885–1918, Ind Senator 1922–1934
James Everett (1894–1967): Lab TD Wicklow 1923–1967
his nephew Liam Kavanagh (born 1935): Lab TD Wicklow 1969–1997, MEP Leinster 1973–1981
Sean Hales (died 1922): SF TD Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West 1921–1922
Des Hanafin (born 1930): FF Senator 1965–1993, 1997–2002
his daughter Mary Hanafin (born 1959): FF TD Dún Laoghaire 1997–2011
his son John Hanafin (born 1960): FF Senator 2002–2011
Haughey , see Lemass Healy , see Sullivan Jackie Healy-Rae (born 1931): Ind TD Kerry South 1997–2011
Sir William Bernard Hickie (1865–1950): Senator 1925–1936
Michael Hilliard (1903–1982): FF TD Meath–Westmeath 1943–1948, Meath 1948–1973, MEP 1973
Hogan , see Sullivan T. V. Honan (1878–1954): FF Senator 1934–1936, 1938–1954
his son Dermot Honan (died 1986): FF Senator 1965–1973
Dermot's wife Tras Honan (born 1930): FF Senator 1977–1992
Tras's sister Carrie Acheson (born 1934): FF TD Tipperary South 1981–Feb. 1982
John Horgan (1876–1955): NLP TD Cork Borough 1927
his grandson Seán O'Leary (1941–2006): FG Senator 1981–1982, 1983–1987
Ralph Howard (1877–1946): Ind Senator 1922–1928
William Kenneally (1899–1964): FF TD Waterford 1952–1961
his son Billy Kenneally (1925–2009): FF TD Waterford 1965–1982, Senator 1982–1983
his grandson Brendan Kenneally (born 1955): FF TD Waterford 1989–2002, 2007–2011, Senator 2002–2007
Paddy Keaveney (1929–1995): IFF TD Donegal North–East 1976–1977
his daughter Cecilia Keaveney (born 1968): FF TD Donegal North–East 1996–2007, FF Senator 2007–2011
Henry Kenny (1913–1975): FG TD Mayo South 1954–1969, Mayo West 1969–1975
his son Enda Kenny (born 1951): FG TD Mayo West 1975–1997, Mayo 1997–
David Kent (died 1930): SF TD Cork East/Cork East and North East 1918–1927
his brother William Kent : FF TD Cork East 1927–1932, NCP/FG TD Cork East 1933–1937
Mark Killilea , Snr (1896–1970): FF TD Galway/Galway East/Galway North 1927–1932, 1933–1961, FF Senator 1961–1969
his son Mark Killilea , Jnr (born 1939): FF TD 1977–1982, FF Senator 1969–1977, 1982–1987, MEP 1987–1999
Michael F. Kitt (1914–1974): FF TD 1948–1951, 1957–1975
James Larkin (1874–1947): IWL TD Dublin North 1927, Ind TD Dublin North–East 1937–1938, Lab TD Dublin North–East 1943–1944
James Snr's son James Larkin , Jnr (1904–1969): Lab TD Dublin South 1943–1948, Dublin South–Central 1948–1954
James Snr's son Denis Larkin (1908–1987): Lab TD Dublin North–East 1954–1961, 1965–1969
Hugh Law (1818–1883): Liberal MP Londonderry 1874–1881
Patsy Lawlor (1933–1998): FG Senator 1981–1983
Seán Lemass (1899–1971): FF TD Dublin 1924–1969
Brian Lenihan , Snr (1930–1995): FF Senator 1957–1961, 1973–1977, FF TD Roscommon 1961–1969, Roscommon–Leitrim 1969–1973, Dublin West 1977–1997, MEP 1973–1977
Brian Snr's father Patrick Lenihan (1902–1970): FF TD Longford–Westmeath 1965–1970
Brian Snr's sister Mary O'Rourke (born 1937): FF Senator 1981–1982, 2002–2007, FF TD Longford–Westmeath 1982–1997, 2007–2011, Westmeath 1997–2002
Brian Snr's son Brian Lenihan , Jnr (1959–2011): FF Dublin West 1996–2011
Brian Snr's son Conor Lenihan (born 1963): FF TD Dublin South–West 1997–2011
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 2002–2011
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–
Mary McAleese (born 1951): President of Ireland 1997–2011
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
Shane McEntee (1956–2012): FG TD Meath 2005–2007, Meath East 2007–2012
Tom McEllistrim (1894–1973): FF TD Kerry/Kerry North 1923–1969
his son Tom McEllistrim (1926–2000): FF TD Kerry North 1969–1987, Senator 1987–1989, 1989–1992
Nicky McFadden (1962–2014): FG Senator 2007–2011, TD Longford-Westmeath 2011–2014
Joseph McLoughlin (1916–1991): FG TD Sligo–Leitrim 1969–1977
Eoin MacNeill (1867–1945): SF/CnaG TD National University of Ireland 1919–1927
his son-in-law Michael Tierney (1894–1975): CnaG TD Mayo North 1925–1927, NUI 1927–1932, Senator 1938–1944
his grandson Michael McDowell (born 1951): PD TD Dublin South–East 1987–1989, 1992–1997, 2002–2007
Ray MacSharry (born 1938): FF TD Sligo–Leitrim 1969–1988, MEP Connacht–Ulster 1984–1989
MacSwiney see Brugha 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
Con 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
Liam Mellows (1895–1922): SF TD Galway East, Meath North 1918–1922, Galway 1921–1922
Matthew Minch (1857–1921): INF /IPP MP South Kildare 1892–1903
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 Dublin 2004–2014
Joe Mooney Michael Moynihan (1917–2001): Lab TD Kerry South 1981–1992
Eugene Mullen (c. 1898–?): FF TD Mayo South June–Sept 1927
his brother Thomas Mullen (c. 1897–1966): FF TD Dublin County 1938–1943
Rónán Mullen (born 1970): Ind Senator 2007–
Michael Pat Murphy (1919–2000): Lab TD Cork South–West 1951–1981
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, MEP 1973–1979
his son M. J. Nolan (born 1951): FF TD Carlow–Kilkenny 1982–2011
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
Ruairi Quinn (born 1946): Lab TD/Senator Dublin South–East 1977–1981, 1982–
John Edward Redmond (1806–1865): Lib MP City of Wexford 1859–1865
his nephew William Archer Redmond (1825–1880): IPP MP Wexford 1872–1880
William's son Willie Redmond (1861–1917): IPP MP Wexford Borough 1883–1885, Fermanagh North 1885–1892, Clare East 1892–1917
William's son John Redmond (1856–1918): IPP MP New Ross 1881–1885, North Wexford 1885–1891, Waterford City 1891–1918
John's son William Redmond (1886–1932): IPP/NLP/CnaG TD Waterford 1918–1932
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
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
John N. Ross (1920–2011): Ind Senator 1961–1965
his son Shane Ross (born 1949): Ind Senator 1981–2011, Ind TD Dublin South 2011–
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 1957–1987
his grandson Eoin Ryan , Jnr (born 1953): FF Senator, TD Dublin South–East 1992–2007, MEP Dublin 2004–2009
his brother-in-law Seán T. O'Kelly (1882–1966): SF/Republican TD 1918–1932, President 1945–1959
his brother-in-law Richard Mulcahy (1886–1971): SF/CnaG/FG TD and Senator 1918–1961
Patrick Ryan (1898–1944): Republican TD Tipperary 1923–1927
his brother Martin Ryan (1900–1943): FF TD Tipperary 1933–1943
Martin's wife Mary Ryan (1898–1981): FF TD Tipperary 1944–1961
Seán Ryan (born 1943): Lab TD Dublin North 1989–1997, 1998–2007
his brother Brendan Ryan : Lab Senator 2007–2011, TD Dublin North 2011–
David Sheehy (1844–1932): IPP MP South Galway 1885–1900, South Meath 1903–1918
his son-in-law Tom Kettle (1880–1916): IPP MP East Tyrone 1906–1910
his grandson Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (1901–1970): Ind Senator 1954–1957, 1965–1970
his grandson Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917–2008): Lab TD Dublin North–East 1969–1977, Senator 1977–1979, MEP 1973
O'Brien's father-in-law Seán MacEntee (1889–1984): SF TD Monaghan 1919–1922, FF TD Dublin County/Townships/South East 1927–1969
Joe Sherlock (1930–2007): SFWP TD Cork East 1981–1982, WP TD 1987–1992, Lab TD 2002–2007, Seanad 1993–1997
Dan Spring (1910–1988): Lab TD Kerry North 1943–1981
his son Dick Spring (born 1950): Lab TD Kerry North 1981–2002
Timothy Sullivan (1827–1914): Home Rule/IPP MP Westmeath 1880–1885, Dublin College Green 1885–1892, West Donegal 1892–1900
John Sweetman (1844–1936): IPP MP East Wicklow 1892–1895
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 1999–2011
John Wilson (1923–2007): FF TD Cavan 1973–1977, Cavan–Monaghan 1977–1992
See also [ edit ] Notes and references [ edit ]
^ 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 ^ "Devins salutes Liam Mellowes as a 'great champion of Irish freedom' " . The Irish Times . 15 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008 . ^ "Ms. Áine Brady" . Oireachtas Members database . Retrieved 4 January 2008 . ^ Patrick and Tim O'Malley are first cousins once removed of Donogh O'Malley listed above them, and thus second cousins of Desmond; see The Round House O'Malleys: The Power of One Woman by Grace Cantillon, a second cousin of Patrick, Tim and Desmond (Lettertec, 2014). ^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament, Ireland 1918–2000 . Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-86327-759-4 .
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