Bridget Rice
Irish politician (1885–1967)
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Bridget Mary Rice (née Heneghan; 7 May 1885 – 9 December 1967) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
7 May 1885
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 |
| 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]