About Paddy O'Callaghan
Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 79–80). Paddy O'Callaghan was an Irish sport cyclist.
Paddy O'Callaghan (1933 – 15 August 2014) was a former Irish amateur cycling champion and a one-time Official Sinn Féin member of Kerry County Council. He was a second cousin of former United States vice-president Dick Cheney but differed strongly with his political point of view being a member of the Workers' Party for many years.
O'Callaghan was born in the Aglish area of Ballyhar near Cromane, County Kerry in 1933. As a youth he became active in the National Athletic & Cultural Association of Ireland (NACAI, now known as Cycling Ireland) and particularly in the sport of cycling. In 1956 he won the Irish Cycling Championship taking the 100mile Time Trial in 1956 with a time of 4 hours and 27 minutes.
In the 1967 local elections O'Callaghan was elected for Sinn Féin in the Killorglin ward.
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Who was Paddy O'Callaghan?
Irish racing cyclist and Official Sinn Féin politician
When was Paddy O'Callaghan born?
Paddy O'Callaghan was born in 1934.
When did Paddy O'Callaghan die?
Paddy O'Callaghan died on 15 August 2014.
What was Paddy O'Callaghan's occupation?
Paddy O'Callaghan was a sport cyclist.
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Paddy O'Callaghan was Irish.
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