Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll

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Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (née Collins; 1878 – 17 June 1945) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician. She was the 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.^[1] 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.^[2] She was re-elected at every subsequent election until she lost her seat at the 1933 general election.^[3] Her great-granddaughter is the actress Dervla Kirwan.

References

↑ "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics (QUB). Retrieved 22 September 2008.
↑ "Ms. Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
↑ "Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 April 2009.

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Name	Collins-Odriscoll, Margaret
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Short description	Irish politician
Date of birth	1878
Place of birth
Date of death	17 June 1945
Place of death

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