Farrell McElgunn

Farrell McElgunn was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher.
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. He taught in the Rosary High School, Presentation Brothers and Marymount College in Carrick-on-Shannon where he was vice-principal.
He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 11th Seanad on 21 November 1968. 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 List of members of the [European Parliament for Ireland, 1973|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.
McElgunn died on 2 March 2020, aged 88.