Mary Ryan (Irish politician)

Mary Ryan
Teachta Dála
In office February 1948 – October 1961
Constituency	Tipperary North
In office May 1944 – February 1948
Constituency	Tipperary
Personal details
Born	Mary Bridget Carey (1898-01-31)31 January 1898 County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	8 February 1981(1981-02-08) (aged 83) County Tipperary, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Martin Ryan
Children	9

Mary Bridget Ryan (née Carey; 31 January 1898 – 8 February 1981) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was a member of Cumann na mBan and a founder member of Fianna Fáil.^[1]

She was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1944 general election.^[2] Her husband Martin Ryan was a TD for the same constituency from 1933 until his death in 1943. After boundary changes, she was returned at the 1948 general election for Tipperary North, and re-elected at the 1951, 1954 and 1957 general elections.^[3]

At the 1961 general election, she lost her seat to Fine Gael's Thomas Dunne.^[3]

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

References

1. "Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics". Retrieved 18 March 2009.
2. "Mary Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
3. "Mary Ryan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 March 2009.