Liam Ó Buachalla

Not to be confused withLiam Ó Buachalla (historian).

Liam Ó Buachalla
CathaoirleachofSeanad Éireann
In office 22 May 1957 – 5 November 1969
Preceded by	Patrick Baxter
Succeeded by	Michael Yeats
In office 14 August 1951 – 22 July 1954
Preceded by	Timothy O'Donovan
Succeeded by	Patrick Baxter
Senator
In office 21 April 1948 – 5 November 1969
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
In office 7 October 1939 – 21 April 1948
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1899-04-10)10 April 1899 Dublin,Ireland
Died	15 October 1970(1970-10-15)(aged 71) Drogheda,Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Máire Ní Scolaí ​ (m.1931)​
Education	Drogheda CBS
Alma mater	University College Dublin University College Galway

Liam Ó Buachalla(10 April 1899 – 15 October 1970) was aFianna Fáilpolitician from Drogheda,County Louth,Ireland.He was active as a financial expert in theIrish War of Independence.He was aSenatorfrom 1939 to 1969, and was twice elected asCathaoirleachofSeanad Éireann.

He worked as acooperatGuinness Breweryin Dublin, but studied in the evenings, taking a Bachelor of Commerce and a higher diploma in education fromUniversity College Dublin(UCD), and then a master's degree in economics fromUniversity College Galway.

A professor of Economics at UCG, Ó Buachalla wasnominated by the TaoiseachÉamon de Valerato the3rd Seanadin 1939, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of ColonelMaurice Moore.He was re-appointed to the4th Seanadand to the5th.After Fianna Fáil lost power at the1948 general election,the newFine GaelTaoiseach was unlikely to reappoint him, and he was elected to the6th Seanadon theCultural and Educational Panel.He was re-elected five times, until he stood down at the 1969 Seanad election.

He wasCathaoirleach(chair) of the Seanad from 1951 to 1954, and from 1957 to 1969, and also served asLeas-Chathaoirleach(deputy chair) from 1954 to 1957.

He lectured through Irish in Commerce and Economics from his appointment as part of the programme for the Gaelicization of Third Level under the 1929 Act. He was author of many textbooks amongst which were "Bunadhas na Tráchtála" (1944), "Bunadhas an Gheileagair", "Cúntais agus Cúntaisíocht" (1954), "Ard-Chúntaisíocht" (1959) and "Forás Teoiricí an Gheilleagair" (1968).

He was the founder of the highly successful "Scoltacha Éigse agus Seanchais" in the Conamara Gaeltacht.

His wifeMáire Ní Scolaíwas a notable singer of songs in Irish both seannós and common style and also an actress.She created the role of Gráinne in the Taibhdhearc 1928 première ofMicheál Mac Liammóir's drama "Diarmuid agus Gráinne".