Ahern, Catherine Ita (1915–)
Ahern, Catherine Ita (1915–)
Irish politician. Name variations: Kit Ahern. Born Catherine Ita Liston, Jan 13, 1915, in Athea, Co. Limerick, Ireland; m. Dan Ahern, 1941.
Began career as a secondary schoolteacher; unsuccessfully contested the general elections (1965, 1969, 1973) as a Fianna Fáil candidate; elected to 21st Dáil for Kerry North (1977–81); was Taoiseach Sean Lemass's nominee for Seanad (1964–65), casual vacancy (1965–77).
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