Sheelagh Murnaghan
Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
About Sheelagh Murnaghan
Lived 1924 – 1993 (aged 69). Sheelagh Murnaghan was a British politician and barrister.
Sheelagh Mary Murnaghan, (26 May 1924 – 14 September 1993) was an Ulster Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland at Stormont from 1962 to 1969.
Early life
Sheelagh Mary Murnaghan was born on 24 May 1924 to Josephine Mary Morrogh and Vincent Hugh Murnaghan. She was the eldest of their six children. Her grandfather, George Murnaghan was a well-known nationalist politician in Ireland. She was educated at Loreto Grammar School in Omagh, Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham and studied law in Queen's University Belfast, graduating in 1947. While studying in Queen's University, Murnaghan also captained the hockey team from 1955 to 1956 and was the president of the Literary and Scientific Debating Society; also known as The Literific.
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Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland (1924-1993)
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Sheelagh Murnaghan was born on 26 May 1924 in Dublin.
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Sheelagh Murnaghan died on 14 September 1993 in Belfast.
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Sheelagh Murnaghan was a politician and barrister.
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Sheelagh Murnaghan was British.
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