Caroline Acheson (; 11 September 1934 – 16 January 2023) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland.
Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...
politician who served as a
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for the
Tipperary South from 1981 to 1982.
Career
Acheson was born in
Clonmel
Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...
,
County Tipperary
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, in 1934. She was daughter of Matt Barlow, Republican activist in the
Irish War of Independence
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. She was educated at the Presentation Convent, Clonmel, the Convent of Mercy,
Carlow
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, and the London School of Business Studies. Acheson worked as a company director in the family business before becoming involved in politics.
Acheson was elected to
South Tipperary County Council in 1974. She was elected to
Dáil Éireann
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as a Fianna Fáil TD for the
Tipperary South constituency at the
1981 general election, but lost her seat at the following
February 1982 election.
Acheson was a sister of former Senator
Tras Honan. She was chairperson of the
Irish Red Cross Society from 1981 to 1984.
Acheson died on 16 January 2023, at the age of 88.
See also
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Families in the Oireachtas
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References
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1934 births
2023 deaths
Fianna Fáil TDs
Members of South Tipperary County Council
Members of the 22nd Dáil
20th-century women Teachtaí Dála
Politicians from County Tipperary