Máirín Rita Lynch (néeO'Connor; 14 August 1916 – 8 June 2004) was the wife of Jack Lynch, who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1979.
Máirín O'Connor was born in Dublin in 1916. Her father was a naval doctor lost at sea during World War I; her mother worked for the Dublin Industrial Development Association. She met her future husband Jack Lynch, a player on both the Cork senior hurling and football teams, in the early 1940s. The couple married on 10 August 1946. Jack Lynch later served as a government minister throughout the 1950s, before rising to the position of Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach in 1966. It was only after consultation with his wife that Lynch allowed his name to go forward to succeed Seán Lemass. From that moment on, Máirín Lynch became a highly recognised and respected member in the public eye. She was ever-present at her husband's side and was a trusted confidante and steady influence on him, particularly during the Arms Crisis.[1]
máirín, lynch, máirín, rita, lynch, née, connor, august, 1916, june, 2004, wife, jack, lynch, served, taoiseach, from, 1966, 1973, from, 1977, 1979, bornmáirín, rita, connor, 1916, august, 1916dublin, irelanddied8, june, 2004, 2004, aged, sandymount, dublin, i. Mairin Rita Lynch nee O Connor 14 August 1916 8 June 2004 was the wife of Jack Lynch who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1979 Mairin LynchBornMairin Rita O Connor 1916 08 14 14 August 1916Dublin IrelandDied8 June 2004 2004 06 08 aged 87 Sandymount Dublin IrelandResting placeSt Finbarr s Cemetery Cork IrelandKnown forSpouse of the Taoiseach 1966 1973 1977 1979 SpouseJack Lynch m 1946 died 1999 wbr Mairin O Connor was born in Dublin in 1916 Her father was a naval doctor lost at sea during World War I her mother worked for the Dublin Industrial Development Association She met her future husband Jack Lynch a player on both the Cork senior hurling and football teams in the early 1940s The couple married on 10 August 1946 Jack Lynch later served as a government minister throughout the 1950s before rising to the position of Fianna Fail leader and Taoiseach in 1966 It was only after consultation with his wife that Lynch allowed his name to go forward to succeed Sean Lemass From that moment on Mairin Lynch became a highly recognised and respected member in the public eye She was ever present at her husband s side and was a trusted confidante and steady influence on him particularly during the Arms Crisis 1 Mairin also played field hockey for Maids of the Mountain In 1947 she was captain of the Maids team that won the Irish Junior Cup 2 She died in Dublin on 8 June 2004 3 References edit Mrs Mairin O Connor Lynch findagrave com Archived from the original on 1 October 2017 Retrieved 30 September 2017 Dermot Keogh 2009 Jack Lynch A Biography Gill amp Macmillan Ltd Tributes paid to widow of ex Taoiseach Lynch RTE News 9 June 2004 Archived from the original on 11 June 2004 Retrieved 16 April 2008 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Irish field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mairin Lynch amp oldid 1149614527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
