Mary Bridget Ryan (; 31 January 1898 – 8 February 1981) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was a member of Cumann na mBan and a founder member of Fianna Fáil. She was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1944 general election. Her husband Martin Ryan was a TD for the same constituency from 1933 until his death in 1943. After boundary changes, she was returned at the 1948 general election for Tipperary North, and re-elected at the 1951, 1954 and 1957 general elections. At the 1961 general election, she lost her seat to Fine Gael's Thomas Dunne. See also Families in the Oireachtas References 1898 births 1981 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Irish farmers Members of the 12th Dáil Members of the 13th Dáil Members of the 14th Dáil Members of the 15th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil 20th-century women Teachtaí Dála Politicians from County Tipperary Spouses of Irish politicians