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 from 1954–1957. Her sister Bridget Boland was a playwright.
She was one of five daughters of the Member of Parliament 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. The 1966 by-election following her death was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate, John O"Leary.
