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Micheál Clery or Michael Cleary was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, solicitor and teacher. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) at the September 1927 general election for the Mayo North constituency. He was re-elected at every subsequent general election up to 1944. He resigned in October 1945 during the 12th Dáil following his appointment as County Registrar of Dublin. The subsequent by-election was held on 4 December 1945 and was won by Bernard Commons of Clann na Talmhan.