10 Facts About Maureen O'Carroll

Maureen O'Carroll was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dala for the Dublin North-Central constituency from 1954 to 1957.

Maureen O'Carroll led the way with women border guards and ensuring that the word "illegitimate" no longer appeared on birth certificates.

Maureen O'Carroll was the eldest child of Michael McHugh and Elizabeth O'Dowd.

Maureen O'Carroll's father had been a participant in the Easter Rising as well as a journalist, and was very influential upon her.

Maureen O'Carroll returned to Gortnor Abbey to become a Novitiate she later decided not to commit to that life.

Maureen O'Carroll died in 1984, shortly after her grandson Danny was born, his sister Fiona was just 3 years old at the time.

Maureen O'Carroll entered politics as a founder of the Lower Prices Council, which campaigned against high prices, scarcity and black marketeering in the aftermath of World War II.

Maureen O'Carroll served as Labour's Chief Whip from 1954 to 1957, and was the first woman to hold that position in any Irish political party.

Maureen O'Carroll is credited as helping to remove the status of "illegitimate" from birth certificates.

Maureen O'Carroll did not stand again for election to the Dail.