Thomas Walsh (8 December 1901 – 14 July 1956) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1951 to 1954.
Raids on the college by the Black and Tans aroused in him strong nationalist sentiments.
[3] He was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann as a senator for the Agricultural Panel and served until 1944.
Walsh died suddenly in 1956 in a road traffic accident, while still a member of the Dáil.
[2] The subsequent by-election was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Martin Medlar.