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.

Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll
Collins-O'Driscoll as she appeared in a 1933 piece of election material
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1932 – January 1933
In office
September 1927 – February 1932
In office
June 1927 – September 1927
In office
August 1923 – June 1927
ConstituencyDublin North
Personal details
Born
Margaret Mary Collins

(1876-08-16)16 August 1876
Woodfield, Coolcraheen, County Cork, Ireland
Died17 June 1945(1945-06-17) (aged 68)
Cabra, County Dublin, Ireland
Political partyCumann na nGaedhael
Spouse(s)Patrick O'Driscoll
Children14
RelativesMichael Collins (brother)

She was the eldest 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]

Family

She married Patrick O'Driscoll on 8 September 1901 at Rosscarbery's Roman Catholic chapel. The couple had 14 children, five of whom predeceased their mother.

Actress Dervla Kirwan is a great-granddaughter of the O'Driscolls.[5]

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References
  1. "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (1876-1945) -..." www.findagrave.com.
  2. "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics (QUB). Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  4. "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  5. "Dervla Kirwan | Who Do You Think You Are? | Ancestry.co.uk". www.ancestry.co.uk.


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