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| term_end1 = [[1969 Irish general election|June 1969]]
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| constituency1 = [[Roscommon (Dáil constituency)|Roscommon]]
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| birth_name = Joan Theresa Crowley
| birth_name = Hanna Teresa Crowley
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|2|8|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|2|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]], [[County Cork]], Ireland
| birth_place = [[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]], [[County Cork]], Ireland
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'''Joan Theresa Burke''' ({{nee|Hanna Teresa Crowley}};<ref>https://www.dib.ie/biography/burke-joan-a10342</ref> 8 February 1928 – 27 November 2016) was an Irish [[Fine Gael]] politician, farmer and nurse who served as a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) from 1964 to 1981.<ref name=oireachtas_db/>
'''Joan Theresa Burke''' ({{nee|Crowley}}; 8 February 1928 – 27 November 2016) was an Irish [[Fine Gael]] politician, farmer and nurse who served as a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) from 1964 to 1981.<ref name=oireachtas_db/>


She was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as a Fine Gael [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for the [[Roscommon (Dáil constituency)|Roscommon]] constituency at the [[1964 Roscommon by-election|July 1964 by-election]] caused by the death of her husband [[James Burke (Roscommon politician)|James Burke]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joan-Burke.D.1964-07-08/|title=Joan Burke|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref> Her victory made her the first woman to ever represent [[County Roscommon]] as a TD, and she was only the fourth woman to represent [[Cumann na nGaedheal]]/Fine Gael since the foundation of the state.<ref name="an-appreciation"/> Burke topped the poll in every single election she ever fought.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2802|title=Joan Burke|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref>
She was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as a Fine Gael [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for the [[Roscommon (Dáil constituency)|Roscommon]] constituency at the [[1964 Roscommon by-election|July 1964 by-election]] caused by the death of her husband [[James Burke (Roscommon politician)|James Burke]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joan-Burke.D.1964-07-08/|title=Joan Burke|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref> Her victory made her the first woman to ever represent [[County Roscommon]] as a TD, and she was only the fourth woman to represent [[Cumann na nGaedheal]]/Fine Gael since the foundation of the state.<ref name="an-appreciation"/> Burke topped the poll in every single election she ever fought.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2802|title=Joan Burke|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref>


Although sometimes erroneously cited as a native of [[Tulsk]], she was, in fact, a native of [[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]], [[County Cork]]. She first came to Tulsk to attend a friend's wedding and while there met James Burke, whom she later married in 1959. At the time of the marriage, James had already been a TD for 5 years. It was in James' native Tulsk the pair settled.<ref name="an-appreciation"/>
She was from [[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]], [[County Cork]].<ref name=dib>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/burke-joan-a10342|title=Burke, Joan|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|last=O'Riordan|first=Turlough|access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> She was educated at Presentation Convent, Bandon, and later at Loreto Convent, Killarney, County Kerry. She trained as a nurse at Galway Regional Hospital, qualifying in 1951 and worked in Dublin at Cork Street Fever Hospital, and Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot.<ref name=dib/> She first came to Tulsk to attend a friend's wedding and while there met James Burke, whom she later married in 1959. At the time of the marriage, James had already been a TD for 5 years. It was in James' native Tulsk the pair settled.<ref name="an-appreciation"/>


As a TD, Joan Burke was a pronounced opponent of the “marriage bar” which prohibited women in Ireland from working in the public sector if they were married (the mentality of the time being that a married woman's place was in the home). She was also a noted advocate for the rights of farmers.<ref name="an-appreciation"/>
As a TD, Joan Burke was a pronounced opponent of the “marriage bar” which prohibited women in Ireland from working in the public sector if they were married (the mentality of the time being that a married woman's place was in the home). She was also a noted advocate for the rights of farmers.<ref name="an-appreciation"/>

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Joan Burke
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1969 – June 1981
ConstituencyRoscommon–Leitrim
In office
July 1964 – June 1969
ConstituencyRoscommon
Personal details
Born
Hanna Teresa Crowley

(1928-02-08)8 February 1928
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Died27 October 2016(2016-10-27) (aged 88)
Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
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(m. 1959; died 1964)​
Children2
Alma materUniversity College Cork

Joan Theresa Burke (née Crowley; 8 February 1928 – 27 November 2016) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and nurse who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1964 to 1981.[1]

She was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Roscommon constituency at the July 1964 by-election caused by the death of her husband James Burke.[1] Her victory made her the first woman to ever represent County Roscommon as a TD, and she was only the fourth woman to represent Cumann na nGaedheal/Fine Gael since the foundation of the state.[2] Burke topped the poll in every single election she ever fought.[3]

She was from Bandon, County Cork.[4] She was educated at Presentation Convent, Bandon, and later at Loreto Convent, Killarney, County Kerry. She trained as a nurse at Galway Regional Hospital, qualifying in 1951 and worked in Dublin at Cork Street Fever Hospital, and Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot.[4] She first came to Tulsk to attend a friend's wedding and while there met James Burke, whom she later married in 1959. At the time of the marriage, James had already been a TD for 5 years. It was in James' native Tulsk the pair settled.[2]

As a TD, Joan Burke was a pronounced opponent of the “marriage bar” which prohibited women in Ireland from working in the public sector if they were married (the mentality of the time being that a married woman's place was in the home). She was also a noted advocate for the rights of farmers.[2]

She retired from politics at the 1981 general election.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Joan Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "An Appreciation: Joan Burke". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Joan Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  4. ^ a b O'Riordan, Turlough. "Burke, Joan". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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