Celia Lynch

Celia Lynch
Celia Lynch
	Lynch, c. 1930
Teachta Dála
	In office; May 1954 – June 1977
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
Personal details
Born	Celia Quinn; 6 May 1908; Duras House, Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland
Died	15 June 1989 (aged 81)
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	James B. Lynch
Children	7
Alma mater	University College Galway; University College Dublin;

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.^[1] She also served as a Dublin City Councillor for many years.

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.^[2] She lived at 156 Botanic Road, Glasnevin.^{[citation needed]}

She was re-elected at the next five general elections, before retiring from politics at the 1977 general election. Her birthplace, Duras House, Kinvara, County Galway, was where the Abbey Theatre was founded.^{[citation needed]}

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