| 词条 | Margaret Tynan |
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| name = Margaret Tynan | image = File:Margaret Tynan.png | image_size = 200px | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|11|15}} | birth_place = Kilkenny, Ireland | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2007|10|28|1930|11|15}} | death_place = Kilkenny, Ireland | nationality = Irish | years_active = | known_for = First woman Mayor of Kilkenny city | notable_works = |}}Margaret Tynan (November 15, 1930 – October 28, 2007) was the first woman Mayor of Kilkenny city. She was first elected in 1969 and was elected another seven times after that.[1] Early lifeMargaret Tynan was the daughter of Pierce Tynan, founder of the Kilkenny Motor Company. Tynan was educated at Presentation Convent and Mount Rath in Co Laois and began a degree in medicine at University College Dublin. She did not complete her degree as she returned home to run the family business and take care of her parents. She had three brothers who died relatively young, two in tragic circumstances. The eldest, Paddy, was killed testing a car, while her youngest brother Dominic, drowned in 1974. Her middle brother died from a heart attack. Tynan was a rally driver and occasionally beat Rosemary Smith. Her other sports included golf, camogie, table tennis and badminton.[2] Political careerA member and then president of the Chamber of Commerce Tynan got involved in county council politics for Fine Gael when she was elected as their candidate in 1974.[2] Institutions she was involved in founding in Kilkenny were the Social Services, the Citizens' Information Centre and the Rape Crisis Centre, the Business and Professional Women's Association, the Kilkenny Soroptimists and the Civic Trust.[3] References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/192071/Papers-of-first-female-mayor-at.html | title=kilkenny people | accessdate=17 February 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tynan, Margaret}}2. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/formidable-fighter-for-values-and-heritage-of-kilkenny-1.981115 | title=irish times | accessdate=17 February 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.nwcilegacyproject.com/updates/mayor-of-kilkenny-margaret-tynan-and-her-legacy-with-elaine-bradshaw-at-callan-workhouse-union-thursday-2-july-1pm | title=nwci legacy project | accessdate=17 February 2016}} 6 : 1930 births|2007 deaths|Women mayors of places in Ireland|Mayors of places in the Republic of Ireland|People from Kilkenny (city)|20th-century women politicians |
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