Patrick Guiney
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Patrick Guiney was an Irish Nationalist
politician and a Member of Parliament
(MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
.
Born in Kanturk
, County Cork
, the eldest son of Timothy Guiney, clerk of Kanturk Union. He was educated at St. Patrick’s Monastery, Mountrath
, County Laois
. He served three terms of imprisonment for activity in the Land War
and later Plan of Campaign
movement during the 1880s under the Coercion Act. He became a farmer and served as councillor for Newmarket
and on the Cork County
(1908–1911) as well as Chair of Newmarket Agricultural Society, Newmarket Gaelic League Class and Newmarket Old-Age Pensions Committee.
As a supporter of William O'Brien
's All-for-Ireland League
he was elected as MP for North-Cork
in the January 1910 general election. He was re-elected in the following December 1910 general election when he also contested (unsuccessfully) for Kerry East
.
He married Nanette O'Connor of Ballyclough, Mallow
in 1895 and died at his home in Newmarket three years later on the 12 October 1913 and was buried in Clonfert Cemetery, Newmarket.
His brother John Guiney (1868–1926), who practiced as a solicitor in Kanturk, was returned unopposed for his seat in the resulting by-election. John was the father of Dave Guiney, one of Ireland's most versatile athletes. Patrick and John were uncles of Philip Burton
(1910–1995), Fine Gael
TD for Cork North East
1961–69, and member of the Seanad 1973–77.
Irish nationalism
Irish nationalism manifests itself in political and social movements and in sentiment inspired by a love for Irish culture, language and history, and as a sense of pride in Ireland and in the Irish people...
politician and a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Born in Kanturk
Kanturk
-Transport:*Kanturk railway station opened on 1 April 1889, closed for passenger traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 4 February 1963. Kanturk is however served by the nearby Banteer railway station.-People:...
, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, the eldest son of Timothy Guiney, clerk of Kanturk Union. He was educated at St. Patrick’s Monastery, Mountrath
Mountrath
Mountrath is a small town in County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M7 motorway in 2010, the town lies on the R445 midway between Dublin and Limerick, exactly 96.5 km from both cities.In 2006 it had a population of 1,435...
, County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
. He served three terms of imprisonment for activity in the Land War
Land War
The Land War in Irish history was a period of agrarian agitation in rural Ireland in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. The agitation was led by the Irish National Land League and was dedicated to bettering the position of tenant farmers and ultimately to a redistribution of land to tenants from...
and later Plan of Campaign
Plan of Campaign
The Plan of Campaign was a stratagem adopted in Ireland between 1886 and 1891, co-ordinated by Irish politicians for the benefit of tenant farmers, against mainly absentee and rack-rent landlords. It was launched to counter agricultural distress caused by the continual depression in prices of dairy...
movement during the 1880s under the Coercion Act. He became a farmer and served as councillor for Newmarket
Newmarket, County Cork
Newmarket, historically known as Aghatrasna , is a town in the Barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland.-Sport:*Glenlara GAA and Newmarket GAA are the local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs.-People:...
and on the Cork County
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
(1908–1911) as well as Chair of Newmarket Agricultural Society, Newmarket Gaelic League Class and Newmarket Old-Age Pensions Committee.
As a supporter of William O'Brien
William O'Brien
William O'Brien was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
's All-for-Ireland League
All-for-Ireland League
The All-for-Ireland League , was an Irish, Munster-based political party . Founded by William O'Brien MP, it generated a new national movement to achieve agreement between the different parties concerned on the historically difficult aim of Home Rule for the whole of Ireland...
he was elected as MP for North-Cork
North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)
North Cork , a division of County Cork, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Until the 1885 general...
in the January 1910 general election. He was re-elected in the following December 1910 general election when he also contested (unsuccessfully) for Kerry East
Kerry East (UK Parliament constituency)
East Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the area was no...
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He married Nanette O'Connor of Ballyclough, Mallow
Mallow, County Cork
Mallow is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town....
in 1895 and died at his home in Newmarket three years later on the 12 October 1913 and was buried in Clonfert Cemetery, Newmarket.
His brother John Guiney (1868–1926), who practiced as a solicitor in Kanturk, was returned unopposed for his seat in the resulting by-election. John was the father of Dave Guiney, one of Ireland's most versatile athletes. Patrick and John were uncles of Philip Burton
Philip Burton
Philip Burton was an Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and auctioneer. He was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Cork North East constituency at the 1961 general election. He was re-elected at the 1965 and 1969 general elections, but lost his seat at the 1973 general election. He was subsequently...
(1910–1995), Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
TD for Cork North East
Cork North East (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Cork North–East was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1961 to 1981. The constituency elected 5 deputies to the Dáil until 1969, and then 4 thereafter...
1961–69, and member of the Seanad 1973–77.
Sources
- The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
(London) Monday, October 13, 1913 p. 10 col. E - Tim Cadogan & Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork (2006)