Farrell McElgunn

Farrell McElgunn (5 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher.

Farrell McElgunn
McElgunn in 1973
Member of the European Parliament
In office January – March 1973
Constituency	Oireachtas Delegation
Senator
In office November 1968 – June 1973
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1932-01-05)5 January 1932 County Leitrim, Ireland
Died	2 March 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 88) County Leitrim, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Mary Duignan
Children	6
Alma mater	University College Galway St Patrick's College, Maynooth

He completed a Bachelor of Arts in University College Galway in Irish and History, and later completed a masters of Irish in St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was also a local historian.^[1] He taught in the Rosary High School, Presentation Brothers and Marymount College in Carrick-on-Shannon where he was vice-principal.^[2]

He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad on 21 November 1968.^[3] He stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 1969 general election for the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency but was unsuccessful. He was re-nominated by the Taoiseach to the 12th Seanad following the 1969 election. He served as a member of the first Irish delegation as a Member of the European Parliament from January to March 1973. He stood again at the 1973 general election for Roscommon–Leitrim but was again unsuccessful.^[4]

McElgunn died on 2 March 2020, aged 88.^[2]