Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (16 August 1876, County Cork – 17 June 1945, County Dublin)[1] was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician. She was the sister of the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins. She was educated at Baggot Street Training College and was a schoolteacher and school principal before entering politics.[2]
She was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency at the 1923 general election.[3] She was re-elected at every subsequent election until she lost her seat at the 1933 general election.[4] Her great-granddaughter is the actress Dervla Kirwan.[5]
References
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70734349
- ^ "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics (QUB). Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "Ms. Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/uk/DervlaKirwan
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