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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh

1911 - 1978

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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈcaɾˠ(ə)wəl̪ˠ oː ˈd̪ˠaːlˠə]; 12 February 1911 – 21 March 1978) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, judge and barrister who served as the president of Ireland from December 1974 to October 1976. His birth name was registered in English as Carroll O'Daly, which he used during his legal career and which is recorded by some publications. He also served as a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 1973 to 1974, Chief Justice of Ireland from 1961 to 1973, a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1973, and Attorney General of Ireland from 1946 to 1948 and from 1951 to 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh is the 13,849th most popular politician (up from 14,415th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 211th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 13,849 out of 19,576Before him are Manius Aquillius, Carlos Mota Pinto, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Geir Hallgrímsson, Şemsettin Günaltay, and Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi. After him are Clodovil Hernandes, Ariobarzanes II of Cappadocia, King Si of Zhou, Mike Thompson, Ye Mingchen, and Masaharta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 220Before him are Paul Pietsch, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Shoichi Sakata, Gavriil Kachalin, Álvaro Cunqueiro, and Giuseppe Olmo. After him are Maurice Schumann, Willem Johan Kolff, Annibale Frossi, István Bibó, Szilárd Bogdánffy, and Reidar Andersen. Among people deceased in 1978, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 167Before him are Alexander Wetmore, Alfred Müller-Armack, Theodor Tolsdorff, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Alexander Gerschenkron, and Jorge Cafrune. After him are Duncan Grant, Jack Oakie, Gotthard Handrick, Gordon Matta-Clark, František Šterc, and Ali Soilih.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 200 out of 549Before him are William Thompson (1775), Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Steve Barron (1956), and Cecil Day-Lewis (1904). After him are Colm Tóibín (1955), Stephen Roche (1959), John Ellis (1710), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), William Orpen (1878), and Paul Kane (1810).

Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 38Before him are Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760), Patrick Hillery (1923), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Edward Bruce (1275), Enda Kenny (1951), and Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880). After him are Liam Cosgrave (1920), John Bruton (1947), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Charles Haughey (1925), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), and James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665).