Additional information for the descendants of Seán Lách O'Hara
Tommy O'Hara
was my father's (John) first cousin and was a memeber of the
Irish Parliment, the Dail, in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
His biography is a follows: Born 20 July
1911, died 5 April 1984;
Unscuccesful candidate in the 1943 and 1944 general election as an
Independent in Mayo North;
Elected in 1951 election, Mayo North constituency, for the "Clann Na
Talmhan" party, was re-elected in 1954 but was unsuccessful in 1957 and
1961;
Successful in new Constituency of Mayo East as a Candidate for the
"Fine Gael" party in 1965 and 1969 but failed in 1973 and retired then
from national politics.
Please contact me with any information.
We
want to know more about our O'Hara family.
Dominick O'Hara PC