Rickard Deasy | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1916 |
| Died | 13 June 1999 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Irish Defence Forces |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 13th Field Battery |
Rickard Joseph Gerard Deasy (13 March 1916 – 13 July 1999),[1] born in Terryglass, County Tipperary was a prominent farmers' rights campaigner in Ireland, Captain with the Irish army, and a member of the Labour Party. He was President of the National Farmers Association of Ireland between 1961 and 1967, and was the leader of a mass protest by Irish farmers in 1966.