Sheelagh Murnaghan was the Ulster Liberal Party MP for Queen's University in the Northern IrelandHouse of Commons at Stormont from 1961 to 1968. The Ulster Liberal Party was the Northern Ireland branch of the UK Liberal Party. ... Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology). ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... Stormont is Stormont, a suburb of Belfast Stormont Castle, a castle in the area Parliament Building of Northern Ireland, known as Stormont a nickname for the former Parliament of Northern Ireland and its unionist-dominated executive, the Government of Northern Ireland Stormont County an old county that is now a... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
SheelaghMurnaghan (1924-93) was Northern Ireland's first woman barrister and a Liberal MP representing Queen's University, Belfast.
Her attempts in the 1960s to bring about reform in local government were unsuccessful as was her attempt to introduce a Human Rights Bill.
From now on, protest marches were spoiled by sectarian rioting, police violence, paramilitary involvement and repressive measures while high hopes for resolution of injustice by peaceful protest were fading.