Honor Crowley
Honor Mary Crowley was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served for twenty years as Teachta Dála for the Kerry South constituency.
She was one of five daughters of the MP John Pius Boland who won gold medals in Tennis at the 1896 Olympics in Athens; he was a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and represented South Kerry from 1900 until 1918.
A social worker before entering politics, Crowley was first elected to the 12th Dáil at the by-election on 4 December 1945 caused by the death of her husband, Fianna Fáil TD Frederick Crowley. She was re-elected at the next six general elections, and died in 1966 while still in office. She was the first woman to represent Ireland on a delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, which she did between 1954 and 1957.
The 1966 by-election following her death was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate, John O'Leary.
Her sister Bridget Boland was a playwright.
