Researching Johnny Callanan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 64 people with the Callanan surname? In that year Callanan was ranked number 3515 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Johnny means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Johnny Callanan on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johnny Callanan and the Callanan Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 415 people with the Callanan surname in the UK? Callanan is now ranked number 3650 for popularity in the UK. |
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Johnny Callanan
John Callanan (20 May 1910 – 15 June 1982) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician from County Galway.
Callanan was born in the village of Kilconnell, near Ballinasloe, County Galway, to a farming family. In the 1950s, he was an active member of the Irish farmers' youth association Macra na Feirme.
Callanan was first elected to Dáil Éireann as Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare–South Galway constituency at the 1973 general election, and re-elected at the 1977 general election for the new Galway East constituency. He held that seat at the next two general elections, but died in office in 1982. The resulting by-election for his seat was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Noel Treacy.
He was an uncle of the former Galway East TD, Joe Callanan who served from 2002 to 2007.
Source: Johnny Callanan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Callanan
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