Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 â 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969.
Calleary joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and was attached to 1 Battalion, North Mayo Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He took part in several raids and ambushes of British forces before transferring to Cavan Town Battalion of the IRA in 1920.
Returning to County Mayo, Calleary took the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War and had engagements against National Army in County Mayo and County Sligo. He managed to evade arrest/capture and remained 'on the run' until 1924. Calleary was later awarded a pension by the Irish government under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934for his service with the with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA.
He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo North constituency at the June 1952 by-election, caused by the death of P. J. Ruttledge. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until retiring at the 1969 general election.
His son Seán Calleary was a Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo East from 1973 to 1992 and served as a Minister of State in a number of government departments. His grandson Dara Calleary was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo constituency at the 2007 general election.