Malachy Conlon

Malachy Conlon (died 27 March 1950) was a nationalist politician in Ireland.

Conlon strongly believed that there was a need for a membership organisation linking nationalists in Northern Ireland. He pursued this theme during his campaign for the Nationalist Party in South Armagh at the Northern Ireland general election, 1945.^[1] During the campaign, which he fought against a Northern Ireland Labour Party incumbent, he stressed the importance of Christianity to Irish identity and contrasted this with what he described as the "flag of the communist Jew.^[2]

Following his election, Conlon worked with Eddie McAteer to found the Irish Anti-Partition League in November 1945, and was appointed its full-time Secretary.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brendan Lynn, Holding the Ground: The Nationalist Party in Northern Ireland, 1945 - 72 (1997), ISBN 1855219808
2. ^ Graham Walker, A History of the Ulster Unionist Party

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Paddy Agnew	Member of Parliament for South Armagh 1945 – 1950	Succeeded by Charles McGleenan

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Name	Conlon, Malachy
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Date of death	27 March 1950
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