[1] He was born in 1914 in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, the eldest of three sons and four daughters of Patrick Lindsay, post office worker, and his wife Mary (née Keegan).

[2] Before his second birthday, the family returned to their native County Mayo, settling in the village of Doolough, Kiltane parish, Erris.

He was only just dissuaded by his classics professor at the last moment from embarking with the Irish Brigade under Eoin O'Duffy to fight for Franco in the Spanish Civil War.

In October 1956, he was promoted to the cabinet as Minister for the Gaeltacht, serving until March 1957, when Fianna Fáil returned to power after the 1957 general election.

[2] Lindsay had become a Senior Counsel in 1954, and following the loss of his parliamentary seat in 1969, he devoted himself full-time to his practice at the bar, becoming a leading figure in criminal law.

[2] Lindsay served as chair of Cumann Céimithe na Gaillimhe, the University College Galway Graduate Association, during the 1980s.