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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 fifth 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh has received more than 291,884 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh is the 14,418th most popular politician (down from 13,669th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 209th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Irish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 14,418 out of 19,576Before him are Patricio Escobar, Julián Besteiro, Ernest Lluch, Robert Bacon, Alboin of Spoleto, and José López Domínguez. After him are Robert Abela, Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, Nurul Amin, Niels Neergaard, and Shapur-i Shahrvaraz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 261Before him are József Háda, Milorad B. Protić, Jo Jones, Roy Eldridge, Anatol Rapoport, and Maurice Goldhaber. After him are Leslie Graham, Bill Monroe, C. L. Moore, Matthias Kaburek, Reidar Andersen, and Jean Cayrol. Among people deceased in 1978, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 182Before him are Philip K. Hitti, Ahmad al-Ghashmi, Sandy Denny, Edward Lindberg, John Lyng, and Philip Ahn. After him are Willy Hansen, Carlos Torre Repetto, Ivan Kavaleridze, Mladen Ramljak, František Šterc, and George Moscone.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 211 out of 549Before him are Sara Allgood (1879), Micheál Martin (1960), Alison Doody (1966), Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), and Larry Mullen Jr. (1961). After him are Patrick Leahy (1877), George Moore (1852), Tim Ahearne (1885), J. B. Bury (1861), William Thompson (1775), and James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665).

Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh ranks 34Before him are Edward Bruce (1275), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Patrick Hillery (1923), Enda Kenny (1951), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), and Micheál Martin (1960). After him are James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), Liam Cosgrave (1920), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), Leo Varadkar (1979), Garret FitzGerald (1926), and Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822).