The 13th Dáil was elected at the 1948 general election on 4 February 1948 and first met on 18 February 1948. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 6th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

13th Dáil
12th Dáil 14th Dáil
Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term18 February 1948 – 2 May 1951
Election1948 general election
Government5th government of Ireland
Members147
Ceann ComhairleFrank Fahy
TaoiseachJohn A. Costello
TánaisteWilliam Norton
Chief WhipLiam Cosgrave
Leader of the OppositionÉamon de Valera
Sessions
1st18 February 1948 – 6 August 1948
2nd17 November 1948 – 21 July 1949
3rd26 October 1949 – 18 July 1950
4th25 October 1950 – 2 May 1951

The 13th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly on 7 May 1951, at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello. The 13th Dáil lasted 1,175 days.

Composition of the 13th Dáil

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Party Feb. 1948 May 1951
Fianna Fáil 68 66
Fine Gael 31 30
Labour Party 14 19
Clann na Poblachta 10 7
Clann na Talmhan 7 6
National Labour Party 5
Independent 12 16
Ceann Comhairle 1
Vacant 2

Government coalition parties denoted with bullets ()

Graphical representation

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This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 13th Dáil from February 1948. This was not the official seating plan.

 

Ceann Comhairle

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On the meeting of the Dáil, Frank Fahy (FF) was proposed as Ceann Comhairle by Éamon de Valera (FF) and seconded by Richard Mulcahy (FG). His election was approved unanimously.[1]

TDs by constituency

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The list of the 147 TDs elected, is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

Members of the 13th Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Carlow–Kilkenny Patrick Crotty Fine Gael
Joseph Hughes Fine Gael
Thomas Derrig Fianna Fáil
James Pattison National Labour Party
Thomas Walsh Fianna Fáil
Cavan Patrick O'Reilly Independent
Michael Sheridan Fianna Fáil
Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil
John Tully Clann na Poblachta
Clare Thomas Burke Independent
Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil
Patrick Hogan Labour
Seán O'Grady Fianna Fáil
Cork Borough James Hickey National Labour Party
Jack Lynch Fianna Fáil
Patrick McGrath Fianna Fáil
Thomas F. O'Higgins Fine Gael
Michael Sheehan Independent
Cork East Martin Corry Fianna Fáil
Seán Keane Labour
Patrick O'Gorman Fine Gael
Cork North Patrick Halliden Clann na Talmhan
Patrick McAuliffe Labour
Seán Moylan Fianna Fáil
Cork South Seán Buckley Fianna Fáil
Dan Desmond Labour
Patrick Lehane Clann na Talmhan
Cork West Seán Collins Fine Gael
Timothy J. Murphy Labour
Timothy O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil
Donegal East Neal Blaney Fianna Fáil
John Friel Fianna Fáil
Daniel McMenamin Fine Gael
William Sheldon Independent
Donegal West Brian Brady Fianna Fáil
Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil
Michael Óg McFadden Fine Gael
Dublin County Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil
Seán Dunne Labour
Éamon Rooney Fine Gael
Dublin North-Central Vivion de Valera Fianna Fáil
Patrick McGilligan Fine Gael
Martin O'Sullivan Labour
Dublin North-East Jack Belton Fine Gael
Alfie Byrne Independent
Harry Colley Fianna Fáil
Peadar Cowan Clann na Poblachta
Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West Cormac Breathnach Fianna Fáil
A. P. Byrne Independent
Mick Fitzpatrick Clann na Poblachta
Dublin South-Central Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael
James Larkin Jnr Labour
Con Lehane Clann na Poblachta
Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil
John McCann Fianna Fáil
Dublin South-East Noël Browne Clann na Poblachta
John A. Costello Fine Gael
Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil
Dublin South-West Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil
Bernard Butler Fianna Fáil
Peadar Doyle Fine Gael
Seán MacBride Clann na Poblachta
Michael O'Higgins Fine Gael
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown Seán Brady Fianna Fáil
Joseph Brennan Clann na Poblachta
Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael
Galway North Michael Donnellan Clann na Talmhan
Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil
Michael F. Kitt Fianna Fáil
Galway South Patrick Beegan Fianna Fáil
Frank Fahy Fianna Fáil
Robert Lahiffe Fianna Fáil
Galway West Gerald Bartley Fianna Fáil
Michael Lydon Fianna Fáil
Joseph Mongan Fine Gael
Kerry North Patrick Finucane Clann na Talmhan
Eamon Kissane Fianna Fáil
Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil
Dan Spring National Labour Party
Kerry South Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil
John Flynn Independent
Patrick Palmer Fine Gael
Kildare Thomas Harris Fianna Fáil
William Norton Labour
Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael
Leix–Offaly Patrick Boland Fianna Fáil
William Davin Labour
Oliver J. Flanagan Independent
Patrick Gorry Fianna Fáil
Tom O'Higgins Fine Gael
Limerick East Daniel Bourke Fianna Fáil
Michael Keyes Labour
James Reidy Fine Gael
Robert Ryan Fianna Fáil
Limerick West James Collins Fianna Fáil
David Madden Fine Gael
Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil
Longford–Westmeath Thomas Carter Fianna Fáil
Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil
Charles Fagan Independent
Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil
Seán Mac Eoin Fine Gael
Louth Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil
James Coburn Fine Gael
Roddy Connolly Labour
Mayo North Patrick Browne Fine Gael
James Kilroy Fianna Fáil
P. J. Ruttledge Fianna Fáil
Mayo South Joseph Blowick Clann na Talmhan
Bernard Commons Clann na Talmhan
Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil
Richard Walsh Fianna Fáil
Meath Patrick Giles Fine Gael
Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil
Matthew O'Reilly Fianna Fáil
Monaghan James Dillon Independent
Patrick Maguire Fianna Fáil
Bridget Rice Fianna Fáil
Roscommon John Beirne Clann na Talmhan
Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil
Jack McQuillan Clann na Poblachta
Daniel O'Rourke Fianna Fáil
Sligo–Leitrim Stephen Flynn Fianna Fáil
Eugene Gilbride Fianna Fáil
Bernard Maguire Independent
Mary Reynolds Fine Gael
Joseph Roddy Fine Gael
Tipperary North Patrick Kinane Clann na Poblachta
Daniel Morrissey Fine Gael
Mary Ryan Fianna Fáil
Tipperary South Dan Breen Fianna Fáil
Michael Davern Fianna Fáil
Richard Mulcahy Fine Gael
John Timoney Clann na Poblachta
Waterford Thomas Kyne Labour
Patrick Little Fianna Fáil
John Ormonde Fianna Fáil
Bridget Redmond Fine Gael
Wexford Denis Allen Fianna Fáil
Brendan Corish Labour
John Esmonde Fine Gael
John O'Leary National Labour Party
James Ryan Fianna Fáil
Wicklow Thomas Brennan Fianna Fáil
Patrick Cogan Independent
James Everett National Labour Party

Changes

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Date Constituency Loss Gain Note
18 February 1948 Galway South Fianna Fáil Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1]
2 July 1948 Dublin North-East Clann na Poblachta Independent Peadar Cowan expelled from party for stance on aid from Marshall Plan[3]
30 October 1948 Donegal East Fianna Fáil   Death of Neal Blaney (FF)
7 December 1948 Donegal East   Fianna Fáil Neil Blaney (FF) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Neal Blaney
19 April 1949 Cork West Labour   Death of Timothy J. Murphy (Lab)
15 June 1949 Cork West   Labour William J. Murphy (Lab) holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Timothy J. Murphy
10 September 1949 Donegal West Fianna Fáil   Death of Brian Brady (FF)
16 November 1949 Donegal West   Fine Gael Patrick O'Donnell (FG) wins the seat vacated by the death of Brady
1950 Carlow–Kilkenny National Labour Party Labour James Pattison re-joins Labour Party
1950 Cork Borough National Labour Party Labour James Hickey re-joins Labour Party
1950 Kerry North National Labour Party Labour Dan Spring re-joins Labour Party
1950 Wexford National Labour Party Labour John O'Leary re-joins Labour Party
1950 Wicklow National Labour Party Labour James Everett re-joins Labour Party
20 September 1950 Wexford Fine Gael Independent Resignation of John Esmonde (FG) from party[4]
12 March 1951 Galway West Fine Gael   Death of Joseph Mongan (FG)
12 April 1951 Dublin South-East Clann na Poblachta Independent Noël Browne (CnaP) resigns from party on his resignation as Minister for Health
13 April 1951 Roscommon Clann na Poblachta Independent Jack McQuillan (CnaP) resigns from party in sympathy with Browne[5]
29 April 1951 Kerry North Clann na Talmhan Independent Patrick Finucane (CnaT) resigns from party[6]
1 May 1951 Wexford Independent   Resignation from Dáil of John Esmonde (Ind)[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle - Dáil Éireann (13th Dáil) – Vol. 110 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 18 February 1948. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "TDs & Senators (13th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ Dempsey, Pauric J. (October 2009). "Peadar Cowan". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Fine Gael TD leaves party". The Irish Times. 21 September 1950. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Mr McQuillan Tells Why He Left Clann". The Irish Times. 14 April 1951. p. 1.
  6. ^ "This week will be critical for government". The Irish Times. 30 April 1951. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Resignation of Deputy – Dáil Éireann (13th Dáil) – Vol. 125 No. 12". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 May 1951. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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