Celia Lynch | |
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Lynch, c. 1930 | |
Teachta Dála | |
In office October 1961 – June 1977 | |
Constituency | Dublin North-Central |
In office May 1954 – October 1961 | |
Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
Personal details | |
Born | Celia Quinn (1908-05-06)6 May 1908 Duras House, Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland |
Died | 15 June 1989(1989-06-15) (aged 81) Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | James B. Lynch |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | |
Celia Lynch (née Quinn; 6 May 1908 – 16 June 1989) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, assistant Government Whip, and Teachta Dála (TD) for 23 years. She also served as a Dublin City Councillor for many years.
Her birthplace was Duras House, Kinvara, County Galway. Her husband James B. Lynch was a TD and Senator from 1932 until his death in 1954. A schoolteacher before marriage, Lynch was elected to Dáil Éireann on her first attempt, as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Dublin South-Central constituency at the 1954 general election, taking her seat in the 15th Dáil. She was re-elected at the next 1957 general election. At the 1961 general election, she was elected for Dublin North-Central, where she was returned again at three further general elections before retiring from politics at the 1977 general election.
She lived at 156 Botanic Road, Glasnevin.
See also
References
- "Celia Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Celia Lynch". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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- 1908 births
- 1989 deaths
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- Members of the 15th Dáil
- Members of the 16th Dáil
- Members of the 17th Dáil
- Members of the 18th Dáil
- Members of the 19th Dáil
- Members of the 20th Dáil
- 20th-century women Teachtaí Dála
- People from Kinvara
- Politicians from County Galway
- Spouses of Irish politicians
- People from Glasnevin