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WOMEN TDs FIRST ELECTED 1918-69
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Countess Markievicz (Constance Markievicz)
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Date of Birth
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4 February
1868 (née Gore-Booth)
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Family
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Married 1900,
one daughter
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Education
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Slade School,
London; Paris
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Early career
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unknown
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Early political
experience
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Irish revolutionary
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Years in parliament
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House of Commons
1918-1922 (ret.); Dáil Éireann 1918-1922 (def.), 1923-27
(obit.)
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Party
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Sinn Féin,
Fianna Fáil (1926-)
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Constituency
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Dublin St Patrick’s;
Dublin South (1921-)
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Offices held
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Minister for
Labour in first Irish Government (1919-22)
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Other public
offices
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President,
Cumann na mBan (women's IRA), 1914, honourary president Irish women
workers' union (1917).
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Honours or
titles
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Constance Markievicz
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Further reading
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Anne Marecco,
The Rebel Countess: The Life and Times of Constance Markievicz
(1967); Diana Norman, Terrible Beauty: A Life of Constance
Markievicz. (1987); Seán O'Faoláin, Constance
Markievicz (1934).
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Death
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15 July 1927
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Kathleen
Clarke
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Date of Birth
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1878
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Family
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married Thomas Clarke (signatory of 1916 proclamation),
three sons
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Early career
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businesswoman, dressmaker
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Early political
experience & other campaigns
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Sinn
Féin executive (1917-26); contested Mid Dublin (1928),
Dublin North East (1948)
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Years in Oireachtas
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Dáil: 1921-22
(def.), 1927 (def.); Seanad: 1928-36
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Party
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Sinn Féin,
Fianna
Fáil (1926-)
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Constituency
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Mid Dublin
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Other public
offices
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Dublin Corporation (1920-24, 1930-45), first woman
Lord Mayor of Dublin (1939-40); judge
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Death
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1972
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Further reading
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Medb Ruane,
Ten Dublin Women (1991)
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Ada
English
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Date of Birth
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1878
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Family
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unmarried
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Education
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Royal University of Ireland
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Early career
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medical doctor
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Early political
experience
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Cumann
na mBan
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Years in Dáil
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1921-22 (def.)
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Party
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Sinn Féin
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Constituency
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National University
of Ireland
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Death
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1944
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Mary
MacSwiney
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Date of Birth
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27 March 1872
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Family
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unmarried, sister
of TD
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Education
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Queen's College,
Cork; Cambridge
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Early career
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schoolteacher
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Early political
experience
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suffrage movement,
Cumann na mBan
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Years in Dáil
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1921-27 (def.)
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Party
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Sinn Féin
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Constituency
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Cork City
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Other public
offices
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Council of State
(1922)
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Death
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7 March 1942
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Further reading
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Charlotte Fallon,
Soul of Fire: A Biography of Mary MacSwiney (1986)
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Kathleen
O'Callaghan
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Date of Birth
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1888 (née
Murphy)
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Family
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married to mayor
of Limerick
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Education
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Royal University;
Cambridge
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Early career
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professor
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Early political
experience
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Cumann
na mBan
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Years in Dáil
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1921-23 (def.
in new constituency)
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Party
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Sinn Féin,
Cumann na Poblachta
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Constituency
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Limerick City,
Limerick East (1923)
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Death
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1961
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Margaret
Pearse
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Date of Birth
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1857 (née
Brady)
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Family
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married, four
children including Patrick Pearse
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Education
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unknown
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Early career
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school matron
and housekeeper
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Years in Dáil
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1921-22 (def.)
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Party
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Sinn Féin
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Constituency
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Dublin County
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Death
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1932
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Caitlín
Brugha
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Date of Birth
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1879 (née
Kingston)
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Family
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married to Cathal Brugha, six children including future TD/senator
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Education
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Sacred Heart Convent, Roscrea
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Early career
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company director
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Years in Dáil
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1923-27 (ret.)
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Party
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Sinn Féin
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Constituency
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Waterford County
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Other public
offices
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secretary, Sinn Fein excecutive
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Death
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1 December 1959
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Margaret
Collins-O'Driscoll
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Date of Birth
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1878 (née
Collins)
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Family
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married, fourteen
children; sister of Michael Collins
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Education
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Baggot
Street Training College
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Early career
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schoolteacher,
principal
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Years in parliament
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1923-33 (def.)
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Party
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Cumann na nGaedheal
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Constituency
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Dublin North
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Other public
offices
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Vice President,
Cumann na nGaedheal (1926-27)
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Death
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17 June 1945
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Kathleen
Lynn
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Date of Birth
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1874
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Family
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unmarried
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Education
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Royal University
of Ireland
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Early career
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medical doctor
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Early political
experience & other campaigns
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suffragette,
Citizen's Army; contested Dublin County (1927 byelection)
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Years in Dáil
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1923-27 (def.)
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Party
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Sinn
Féin
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Constituency
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Dublin County
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Other public
offices
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Sinn Fein executive
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Death
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14 September
1955
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Mary
Reynolds
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Date of Birth
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1890
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Family
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married to TD,
seven children including one TD
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Education
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Local National
School
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Early career
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farmer, grocer,
spirit merchant
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Years in Dáil
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1932-33 (def.),
1937-61 (ret., most election victories of any woman)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Sligo-Leitrim
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Death
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29 August 1974
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Helena
Concannon
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Date of Birth
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1878 (née
Walsh)
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Family
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married
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Education
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Royal University
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Early career
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historian, author
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Years in Oireachtas
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Dáil: 1933-37 (ret.); Seanad: 1938-52 (obit.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Dáil and Seanad: National University of Ireland
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Death
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27 February
1952
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Margaret Mary Pearse
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Date of Birth
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1878
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Family
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unmarried, daughter
of Margaret Pearse, sister of Patrick Pearse
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Education
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Convent of the
Holy Faith, Glasnevin, Dublin
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Early career
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teacher, college
co-founder
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Years in Oireachtas
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Dáil: 1933-37
(def.), Seanad: 1938-68 (obit.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Dublin County
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Death
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7 November 1968
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Bridget
Redmond
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Date of Birth
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1905 (née
Mallick)
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Family
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married TD,
son of John Redmond MP
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Education
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Ursuline Convent,
Waterford
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Early career
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landowner
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Years in Dáil
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1933-52 (obit.)
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Party
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Cumann na nGaedheal,
Fine Gael (1933-)
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Constituency
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Waterford
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Death
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3 May 1952
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Bridget
Rice
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Date of Birth
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1885
(née
Heneghan)
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Family
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married
to TD, four children
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Education
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Presentation
Convent, Tuam, Co. Galway
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Early political
experience
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assisted
husband in political work
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Years in Dáil
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1938-54 (ret.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Monaghan
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Other public
offices
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Monaghan
County Council
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Death
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7
December 1967
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Mary
Ryan
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Date of Birth
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1898
(née
Carey)
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Family
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married
to TD, nine children
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Education
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Presentation
Convent, Thurles
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Early career
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farmer
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Early political
experience
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Cumann
na mBan; founder member, Fianna
Fáil
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Years in Dáil
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1944-61 (def.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Tipperary, Tipperary
North (1948-)
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Other public
offices
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Tipperary
County Council
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Death
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8
February 1981
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Honor
Crowley
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Date of Birth
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19 October 1903
(née Boland)
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Family
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daughter of
MP, married to TD
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Education
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unknown
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Early career
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social worker
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Years in Dáil
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1945-66 (obit.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Kerry South
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Other public
offices
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Council of State,
Kerry County Council
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Death
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18 October 1966
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Celia
Lynch
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Date of Birth
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1908 (née
Quinn)
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Family
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married
to TD/senator, seven children
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Education
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University
College Galway, University College Dublin
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Early career
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teacher
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Early political
experience
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succeeded
husband
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Years in Dáil
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1954-77 (ret.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Dublin South
Central, Dublin North Central (1961-)
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Offices held
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Asssistant
government whip (1957-73), Assistant opposition whip (1973-77)
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Other public
offices
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Dublin
Corporation (1957-67)
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Death
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16 June
1989
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Maureen
O'Carroll
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Date of Birth
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29
March 1913 (née
McHugh)
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Family
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married,
ten children
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Education
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University College,
Galway
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Early career
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teacher
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Years in Dáil
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1954-57 (def.)
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Party
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Labour
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Constituency
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Dublin North
Central
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Offices held
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Labour Chief
Whip (1954-57)
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Other public
offices
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founder
member of Lower Prices Council (1947)
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Death
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9
May 1984
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Brigid
Hogan-O'Higgins
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Date of Birth
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March 1932 (née
Hogan)
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Family
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daughter and
wife of TDs, eight children
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Education
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Dominican convents
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Early career
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farmer
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Early political
experience
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none; succeeded
father
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Years in Dáil
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1957-77 (ret.)
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Constituency
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Galway South,
Galway East (1961-69), Clare-South Galway
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Oppositon portfolios
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Posts and telegraphs
(1969-72)
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Sheila
Galvin
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Date of Birth
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23 February
1914
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Family
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married to TD,
three children
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Education
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unknown
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Early career
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vintner
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Early political
experience
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succeeded husband
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Years in Dáil
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1964-65 (ret.)
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Party
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Fianna
Fáil
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Constituency
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Cork Borough
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Death
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20 March 1983
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Joan
Burke
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Date of Birth
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February
1929 (née
Crowley)
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Family
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married
to TD, two children
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Education
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Galway
Regional Hospital
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Early career
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nurse
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Early political experience
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succeeded husband
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Years in Dáil
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1964-81 (ret.)
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Party
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Fine Gael
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Constituency
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Roscommon, Roscommon-Leitrim
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