Bridget Rice | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1938 – May 1954 | |
Constituency | Monaghan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridget Mary Heneghan 7 May 1885 Louisburgh, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 9 December 1967 County Monaghan, Ireland | (aged 82)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | John Heneghan (brother) |
Education | Presentation Convent, Tuam |
Bridget Mary Rice ( née Heneghan; 7 May 1885 – 9 December 1967) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
She was born on 7 May 1885 in Louisburgh, County Mayo to Walter Heneghan and Bridget McGreal. [1] Her brother John Heneghan was a Columban priest. A postmistress, she married Eamon Rice on 1 September 1914, and they had four children. [2]
Her husband Eamon Rice was a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Monaghan constituency from 1932 until his death in 1937. No by-election was held to fill his seat, but Bridget Rice was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD at the 1938 general election for the same constituency. [3] She was re-elected at each successive election until she retired from politics at the 1954 general election. [4]
Bridget Rice | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1938 – May 1954 | |
Constituency | Monaghan |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridget Mary Heneghan 7 May 1885 Louisburgh, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | 9 December 1967 County Monaghan, Ireland | (aged 82)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | John Heneghan (brother) |
Education | Presentation Convent, Tuam |
Bridget Mary Rice ( née Heneghan; 7 May 1885 – 9 December 1967) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
She was born on 7 May 1885 in Louisburgh, County Mayo to Walter Heneghan and Bridget McGreal. [1] Her brother John Heneghan was a Columban priest. A postmistress, she married Eamon Rice on 1 September 1914, and they had four children. [2]
Her husband Eamon Rice was a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Monaghan constituency from 1932 until his death in 1937. No by-election was held to fill his seat, but Bridget Rice was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD at the 1938 general election for the same constituency. [3] She was re-elected at each successive election until she retired from politics at the 1954 general election. [4]