Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
| Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh | |
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| 5th President of Ireland | |
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In office 19 December 1974 – 22 October 1976 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Erskine H. Childers |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Hillery |
| 4th Chief Justice of Ireland | |
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In office 16 June 1961 – 22 September 1973 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Conor Maguire |
| Succeeded by | William FitzGerald |
| Justice of the Supreme Court | |
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In office 3 November 1953 – 22 September 1973 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| 9th Attorney General of Ireland | |
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In office 14 June 1951 – 11 July 1953 |
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| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Kevin Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Lavery |
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In office 30 April 1946 – 18 February 1948 |
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| Taoiseach | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | Charles Casey |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Teevan |
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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh 12 February 1911 Bray, Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 21 March 1978 (aged 67) Portobello, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Sneem, Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Mairín Bean Uí Dhálaigh |
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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (12 February 1911 – 21 March 1978; Irish pronunciation: [ˈcaɾˠwəlˠ oː ˈd̪ˠaːlˠə]) served as the fifth President of Ireland, from 1974 to 1976. He resigned in 1976 after a clash with the government. He also had a notable legal career, including serving as Chief Justice of Ireland.
His name is sometimes given in the alternative spelling of Carroll O'Daly, which he also used during his legal career.
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, one of four children, was born on 12 February 1911, in Bray, County Wicklow. His father was a shopkeeper with little interest in politics.
Cearbhall had an older brother; Aonghus, and two younger sisters; Úna and Nuala. He went to St. Cronan's Boys National School. and later to Synge Street CBS in Dublin. While attending University College Dublin, he became auditor of An Cumann Gaelach and of the Literary and Historical Society. He also became Irish language editor of the Irish Press.
A graduate of University College Dublin, Ó Dálaigh was a committed Fianna Fáil supporter who served on the party's National Executive in the 1930s, he became Ireland's youngest Attorney General in 1946 under Taoiseach Éamon de Valera, serving until 1948. Unsuccessful in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann elections in 1948 and 1951, he was re-appointed as Attorney General in 1951 and in 1953 he was appointed as the youngest member of the Supreme Court by his mentor, de Valera. Less than a decade later, he became Chief Justice, when selected by then Taoiseach, Seán Lemass. He was a keen actor in his early years and became a close friend of actor Cyril Cusack. It is commonly stated that Ó Dálaigh and Cusack picketed the Dublin launch of Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People, for what they felt was the film's stereotyping of Irish people. However, there is no contemporary reference of this ever occurring.
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