Bridget Mary Rice (née Heneghan; 7 May 1885 – 9 December 1967) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
Bridget Rice | |
|---|---|
| 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 (aged 82) County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | John Heneghan (brother) |
| Education | Presentation Convent, Tuam |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Births registered in the District of Louisburgh No.1, 1885" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Dublin North Marriages, 1914 – No. 9" (PDF). IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Bridget Rice". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Bridget Rice". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
External links
edit- Bridget Rice biography – Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine