text: First elected at the 1951 general election as a Fianna FÃ il Teachta DÃ la ( TD ) for Clare , he remained in DÃ il Ã ireann until 1973 .
simplified: First elected at the 1951 general election as a Fianna FÃ il TD for County Clare , he remained in DÃ il Ã ireann until 1973 .