Upon graduating from St. Joseph's College he joined the editorial staff at the Connacht Tribune. He married Agnes Staunton of Kilcolgan in 1922 and had six children: Patrick (later a Mayor), Michael, Colm, Kathleen, Eva and Tina. He was a pioneer of the bus transport system in the west of Ireland, obtained contracts for mail routes prior to 1923, ran a cinema and O'Flaherty's Motors Limited.
O'Flaherty was one of the longest-serving public representatives in the town, beginning in 1924 till his death on 19 September 1959. He was the last Chairman of the old Urban District Council and was a prime mover in the restoration of the Mayoralty in 1937. During his first term as Mayor, he awarded the Freedom of the City to Irish PresidentSeán T. O'Kelly.
References
Role of Honour:The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001, William Henry, Galway 2001.
michael, flaherty, politician, other, people, with, same, name, michael, flaherty, disambiguation, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve,. For other people with the same name see Michael O Flaherty disambiguation This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael O Flaherty 1891 19 September 1952 was Mayor of Galway Ireland from September 1950 to 19 September 1952 Born in Galway in 1891 to a family from Carraroe Connemara his parents were Patrick Flaherty and Catherine Clancy One of six children among whom was Father Colman O Flaherty who served as a chaplain in the American army during World War I and received the Distinguished Service Cross after his death serving the sick and dying Another brother Patrick died during the Irish War of Independence Upon graduating from St Joseph s College he joined the editorial staff at the Connacht Tribune He married Agnes Staunton of Kilcolgan in 1922 and had six children Patrick later a Mayor Michael Colm Kathleen Eva and Tina He was a pioneer of the bus transport system in the west of Ireland obtained contracts for mail routes prior to 1923 ran a cinema and O Flaherty s Motors Limited O Flaherty was one of the longest serving public representatives in the town beginning in 1924 till his death on 19 September 1959 He was the last Chairman of the old Urban District Council and was a prime mover in the restoration of the Mayoralty in 1937 During his first term as Mayor he awarded the Freedom of the City to Irish President Sean T O Kelly References EditRole of Honour The Mayors of Galway City 1485 2001 William Henry Galway 2001 External links Edithttps web archive org web 20071119083053 http www galwaycity ie AllServices YourCouncil HistoryofTheCityCouncil PreviousMayors Civic officesPreceded byJoseph J Costello Mayor of Galway1950 1952 Succeeded byMichael Lydon This article about a mayor in Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael O 27Flaherty politician amp oldid 1024443392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
