(1897-11-26)26 November 1897 Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
Died
19 November 1956(1956-11-19) (aged 58) Dublin, Ireland
Political party
Fianna Fáil
Spouse
Sinéad Mason
(m. 1928)
Children
2
Alma mater
University College Galway
Military service
Branch/service
Irish Republican Army
Anti-Treaty IRA
Battles/wars
Irish War of Independence
Irish Civil War
Thomas Derrig (Irish: Tomás Ó Deirg; 26 November 1897 – 19 November 1956) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Lands from 1939 to 1943 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Education from 1932 to 1939 and 1940 to 1948 and Minister for Posts and Telegraphs in September 1939. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1923 and 1927 to 1957.[1]
^"Thomas Derrig". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
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