Celia Lynch Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:October 1961
Term End:June 1977
Constituency:Dublin North-Central
Term Start2:May 1954
Term End2:October 1961
Constituency2:Dublin South-Central
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil
Birth Name:Celia Quinn
Birth Date:6 May 1908
Birth Place:Duras House, Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Spouse:James B. Lynch
Children:7

Celia Lynch (; 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 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.[2] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celia Lynch. Oireachtas Members Database. 1 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Celia Lynch. ElectionsIreland.org. 1 September 2012.