abstract:Bernard Butler (1 September 1886 – 13 March 1959) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and school teacher. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Townships constituency at the 1943 general election.
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The band underwent a line-up change when guitarist BernardButler quit for a solo career, under acrimonious circumstances, to be replaced by a then 17-year-old Richard Oakes.