| Code | DS/UK/480 |
| Dates | 1923-2008 |
| Person Name | Hillery; Patrick John (1923-2008); Dr; President of Ireland |
| Surname | Hillery |
| Forenames | Patrick John |
| Title | Dr |
| Epithet | President of Ireland |
| Activity | Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Clare, he remained in Dáil Éireann until 1973. Served as Minister for Education (1959–1965), Minister for Industry and Commerce (1965–1966), Minister for Labour (1966–1969) and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1969–1973). In 1973 he was appointed Ireland's first European Commissioner, serving until 1976 when he became president of Ireland (1976 to 1990). |
| Relationships | Son of Michael Joseph Hillery, medical practitioner, and Ellen Hillery née McMahon, a district nurse, Married 1955, Maeve Finnegan. |
| Dates and Places | Born 2 May 1923, Spanish Point, County Clare, died 12 April 2008, Glasnevin, Republic of Ireland, buried St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin. |
| RefNo | Title |
| BML/1/7/19 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 19 March 1983 |
| BML/2/12/34 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus New Zealand, Lansdowne Road, 4 November 1978 |
| BML/1/3/35 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 3 February 1990. |
| BML/1/3/31 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 15 March 1986. |
| BML/1/3/27 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 20 February 1982 |
| BML/1/9/11 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Wales, Lansdowne Road, 23 January 1982 and Wales versus Ireland, Cardiff Arms Park, 5 March 1983 |
| BML/1/7/23 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 7 February 1987 |
| BML/1/3/33 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 16 January 1988 |
| BML/1/7/15 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 17 February 1979. |
| BML/1/9/18 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Wales, Lansdowne Road, 24 March 1990 |
| BML/1/7/14 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 5 February 1977. |
| BML/2/1/10 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Argentina, Lansdowne Road, 27 October 1990 |