About McCarthy Downing
Lived 1814 – 1879 (aged 64). McCarthy Downing was an Irish politician.
Timothy McCarthy Downing (11 May 1814 – 9 January 1879) was an Irish Liberal Party and Home Rule League politician. He was Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for County Cork from 1868 to 1874, and then a Home Rule League MP for the same constituency until his death in 1879.
Downing was a solicitor, and his family house was Prospect House, Skibbereen, which later became the Bishop Residence. He is buried in Old Caheragh Graveyard, Skibbereen.
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Who was McCarthy Downing?
1814 - 1879 (Mr)
When was McCarthy Downing born?
McCarthy Downing was born on 11 May 1814 in Kenmare.
When did McCarthy Downing die?
McCarthy Downing died on 9 January 1879 in Skibbereen.
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McCarthy Downing was a politician.
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McCarthy Downing was Irish.
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