Preceded by Patrick Hogan Died January 23, 1978 Resigned March 14, 1973 Role Politician Succeeded by Sean Treacy | Name Cormac Breslin Party Fianna Fail Political party Fianna Fail Education Saint Eunan's College | |
Born 25 April 1902
Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland ( 1902-04-25 ) | ||
Cormac Breslin (25 April 1902 – 23 January 1978) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was born in Gweedore, County Donegal. He was educated at Saint Eunan's College, Letterkenny. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal West constituency at the 1937 general election.
Breslin was re-elected at every election until his retirement in 1977, switching constituency to Donegal South-West in 1961 and to Donegal–Leitrim in 1969. He served as Ceann Comhairle (chairman) of Dáil Éireann from 1967 to 1973. He is credited for helping found the Industrial Estate in Gweedore, and also the turf burning station—a source of employment in his local parish, which allowed local people to cut the turbary and sell it to the station operated by the Electrical Supply Board (ESB), situated in Min a Cuing. He was survived by his wife Antoinnette (née Willman) and their nine children.