Patrick Duffy (Irish politician)
Patrick J. Duffy was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála for the Monaghan constituency at the 1923 general election. He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election. Patrick J. Duffy was born in Doohamlet, near Castleblayney in County Monaghan. He was an active member of the Irish Volunteers and took part in the Irish War of Independence. He was married to Sarah Lawless of Ringsend, Dublin and had 8 children with her.
