1942 in Ireland
Encyclopedia
Events
- March 3 - Due to the The Emergency the rationing of gas is introduced.
- March 5 - It is announced that Ireland is to have a new Central Bank replacing the old Currency Commission.
- June 2 - Speed levels are restricted to prevent wear of tyres on cars, motorcycles and buses.
- August 11 - Irish Rose rescues survivors from Wawaloam (American), in Atlantic, 7 saved.
- August 13 - Irish Pine rescues survivors from Richmond Castle (British), in Atlantic, 19 saved.
- August 26 - Irish Willow rescues survivors from Empire Breeze (British), in Atlantic, 47 saved.
- September 17 - Irish Larch rescues survivors from Stone Street (PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
nian), in Atlantic, 40 saved. - October 2 - British cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
Curaçao collides with the liner Queen MaryRMS Queen MaryRMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line...
off the coast of DonegalDonegalDonegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
and sinks, 338 drown. - November 15 - Irish Pine torpedoed and sunk by U-608, in North Atlantic, 33 die.
- December 12- Irish Poplar collides with launch Eileen and Cork Harbour pilot during force 8 gale, 5 die.
- December 22 - There are reports of a split in the Irish Labour Party due to the selection of candidates for the forthcoming general election.
Football
- League of IrelandLeague of IrelandThe League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
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- Winners: Cork United
- FAI CupFAI CupThe Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
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- Winners: DundalkDundalk F.C.Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
2 - 2, 3 - 1 Cork United.
- Winners: Dundalk
Golf
- Irish OpenIrish Open (golf)The Irish Open is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour, currently played at the end of July or early August each year. The event has been played in many locations on the island; its current home is the Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland...
is not played due to The Emergency.
Births
- 12 January - John Moore, BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Diocese of Bauchi, NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. - 12 January - Hilary WestonHilary WestonHilary M. Weston , CM, O.Ont was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, serving from 1997 to 2002. During her five year tenure, Mrs...
, 26th Lieutenant Governor of OntarioLieutenant Governor of OntarioThe Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
(from 1997 to 2002). - 18 January - Eric BarberEric BarberEric Barber is a former Irish professional footballer. He spent most of his career playing for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland with whom he had three spells from 1958 to 1966, 1971–75 and 1978–80, managing them during the 1979–80 season.-Professional:During his time with Shels, Barber scored...
, soccer player. - 12 February - Robert EllisonRobert Ellison (Roman Catholic bishop)Robert Patrick Ellison is the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Banjul, Gambia. He was born in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on July 6, 1969, for the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. On 25 February 2006 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Banjul. He was...
, Roman Catholic BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Diocese of Banjul, Gambia. - 22 April - Aengus FanningAengus FanningAengus Fanning is an Irish journalist and former editor of farming of the Irish Independent. Originally from Tralee in County Kerry, he has been the editor of the Sunday Independent since...
, journalist and editor. - 15 May - Pádraic McCormackPádraic McCormackPádraic McCormack is a former Irish Fine Gael politician, who served as a Teachta Dála for the Galway West constituency from 1989 to 2011, and as a Senator from 1987 to 1989....
, Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
for Galway West. - 18 August - Tommy Carroll, soccer player.
- 30 August - Jonathan AitkenJonathan AitkenJonathan William Patrick Aitken is a former Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, and British government minister. He was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months...
, former ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, convicted of perjuryPerjuryPerjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
in 1999. - August - Ned O'KeeffeNed O'KeeffeEdward "Ned" O'Keeffe is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He served as a Teachta Dála for the Cork East constituency from 1982 to 2011....
, Independent TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
for Cork EastCork East (Dáil Éireann constituency)Cork East is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...
, formerly Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
. - 17 September - Des LynamDes LynamDesmond Michael "Des" Lynam, OBE is an Irish television and radio presenter based in the UK.He has hosted television coverage of high profile events for many years...
, sportscaster and British television personality. - 4 October - Frank StaggFrank StaggFrank Stagg -Background:Stagg was the seventh child in a family of thirteen children, born at Hollymount near Ballinrobe, County Mayo,...
, Provisional Irish Republican ArmyProvisional Irish Republican ArmyThe Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
hunger strikeHunger strikeA hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not...
r for 62 days in Wakefield Prison (d.19761976 in Ireland-Events:*January 5 - Former Taoiseach, John A. Costello, dies in Dublin aged 84.*March 18 - Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and Mrs Cosgrave are greeted by President Gerald Ford and Mrs Betty Ford at the White House....
). - 24 December - Anthony ClareAnthony ClareAnthony Ward Clare was an Irish psychiatrist well known in the UK and Ireland as a presenter of radio and TV programmes.-Career:...
, psychiatristPsychiatristA psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
and broadcasterPresenterA presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
(d.20072007 in Ireland-Incumbents:* President – Mary McAleese* Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern* Tánaiste – Michael McDowell , Brian Cowen* Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Peter Hain , Shaun Woodward* First Minister – office suspended , Ian Paisley...
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Full date unknown
- John BowmanJohn BowmanJohn Bowman PhD is an Irish historian and a long-standing broadcaster and presenter of current affairs and political programmes with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He chaired the audience-participation political programme Questions and Answers on RTÉ One for 21 years...
, historian and broadcaster. - Tony Doyle, actor (d.20002000 in Ireland-Events:* 3 February – John Gilligan's extradition from the UK to Ireland on drug trafficking and murder charges is completed.* 11 February – The British government suspends devolution in Northern Ireland....
). - Jackie GilroyJackie GilroyJackie Gilroy is a former Gaelic footballer for Dublin and St Vincents. He was born in Raheny, County Dublin. He won an all-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1963 as part of the Dublin senior football panel. Dublin defeated Galway in the final at Croke Park. Jackie won the All-Ireland Minor Football...
, Gaelic footballer (d.20072007 in Ireland-Incumbents:* President – Mary McAleese* Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern* Tánaiste – Michael McDowell , Brian Cowen* Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Peter Hain , Shaun Woodward* First Minister – office suspended , Ian Paisley...
). - Pat IngoldsbyPat IngoldsbyPat Ingoldsby is an Irish poet. He has hosted children's TV shows, written plays for the stage and for radio, published books of short stories, and been a newspaper columnist...
, former television presenter, poet. - Sean MatgamnaSean MatgamnaSean Matgamna, also known as John O'Mahony is a Trotskyist theorist and activist. He was a founder of Workers' Fight in 1966 and is still a prominent member of the group, now called the Alliance for Workers' Liberty.- Early political experience :He joined the Young Communist League as a teenager...
, Trotskyist theorist. - Eiléan Ní ChuilleanáinEiléan Ní ChuilleanáinEiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is an Irish poet born in Cork .-Life:Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is the daughter of Eilís Dillon and Professor Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin. She was educated at University College Cork and The University of Oxford. She lives in Dublin with her husband Macdara Woods, and they have one...
, poet. - Breandán Ó Madagain, Irish scholar and writer.
- Nuala O'FaolainNuala O'FaolainNuala O'Faolain was an Irish journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and author. She became internationally well-known for her two volumes of memoir, Are You Somebody? and Almost There; a novel, My Dream of You; and a history with commentary, The Story of Chicago May...
, journalist and writer. - Padraig O'MalleyPadraig O'MalleyPadraig O'Malley is a peacemaker, noted author and professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston who specializes in the problems of divided societies, such as South Africa and Northern Ireland...
, professor at the University of Massachusetts BostonUniversity of Massachusetts BostonThe University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the second largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. The university is located on on Harbor Point in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States...
and writer. - Dermot O'ReillyDermot O'ReillyDermot Anthony O'Reilly was an Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter....
, musician, producer and songwriter (d.20072007 in Ireland-Incumbents:* President – Mary McAleese* Taoiseach – Bertie Ahern* Tánaiste – Michael McDowell , Brian Cowen* Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Peter Hain , Shaun Woodward* First Minister – office suspended , Ian Paisley...
). - Ted TynanTed TynanTimothy "Ted" Tynan is a member of Cork City Council and leading member of the Workers' Party of Ireland.Councillor Tynan was born in Cork city in 1942...
, Workers' Party of IrelandWorkers' Party of IrelandThe Workers' Party is a left-wing republican political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party, adopting its current name in 1982....
councillor in Cork. - Macdara WoodsMacdara WoodsMacdara Woods is an Irish poet born in Dublin.-Life:Macdara Woods is married to the poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, they have an adult son, Niall, a musician. Woods currently lives in Dublin and Umbria...
, poet.
January to June
- 1 January - John Meredith, Australian ArmyAustralian ArmyThe Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
(b.18641864 in Ireland-Events:* 30 January - Opening of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.* Foundation of the Munster Bank later rescued as the Munster & Leinster Bank. See Allied Irish Banks.-Births:...
). - 8 January - Thomas HughesThomas Hughes (VC)Thomas Hughes VC was a British Army soldier, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, during the First World War....
, soldier, recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
for gallantry in 1916 at GuillemontGuillemontGuillemont is a commune roughly 8 miles east of Albert in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It, like much of the surrounding area, is primarily an agricultural community, but is known for its large cemetery, which has become a tourist attraction...
, France (b.18851885 in Ireland-Events:*The Munster & Leinster Bank begins operations following the collapse of the Munster Bank - see Allied Irish Banks.*The Railway Tavern in Belfast is renovated and reopened as the Crown Liquor Saloon....
). - 14 January - James GrahamJames Graham (cricketer)James Robert Graham was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played seven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1936 and 1939, including six first-class matches.-Playing career:He made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in June 1936 in a...
, cricketer (b.19061906 in Ireland-Events:*January 4 - Irish Parliamentary Party Member of Parliament, William O'Brien, calls on nationalists to extract the maximum concessions for Ireland from every English government ....
). - 7 February - Bishop Patrick McKennaBishop Patrick McKennaThe Most Rev. Dr. Patrick McKenna was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher in Ireland.Born at Moybridge in the parish of Errigal Truagh,County Monaghan, he studied at St. Macartan's College, Monaghan and Maynooth College. He was a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland, ordained in 1894...
, Bishop of ClogherBishop of ClogherThe Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one...
, 1909-1942 (b.18681868 in Ireland-Events:*26 May - Michael Barrett, member of the Fenians, publicly executed outside the walls of Newgate Prison, for his part in the Clerkenwell bombing of 1867.-Births:*2 February - Frederic Trench, 3rd Baron Ashtown, peer ....
). - 8 April - Philip MeldonPhilip MeldonPhilip Albert Meldon was an Irish cricketer was born in Dublin, Ireland. He played twice for Ireland; against I Zingari in August 1899 and against H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI in 1905....
, cricketer (d.18741874 in Ireland-Events:*February — General election in which 59 professing Home Rulers were returned.*Queen Victoria creates her third eldest son, The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, after the province of Connaught.-January to June:...
). - 20 April - Thomas KellyThomas Kelly (Irish politician)Thomas Kelly was an Irish Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil politician. He was a book and picture dealer before entering politics. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin and was elected to Dublin City Council...
, founding member of Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, member of 1st Dáil (Pro Treaty), later a member of Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
. - 11 May - George NicollsGeorge NicollsGeorge Nicolls was an Irish politician and solicitor. He was first elected at the 1921 elections for the Galway constituency as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála to the 2nd Dáil. In January 1922, he was appointed Assistant Minister for Home Affairs in the Fourth Ministry.Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty,...
, former Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
and Cumann na nGaedheal TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
. - 29 May - Samuel Jacob JacksonSamuel Jacob JacksonSamuel Jacob Jackson was a Canadian politician.Born in Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland, Jackson was educated at Brantford, Ontario. He was elected to...
, politician in Canada (b.18481848 in Ireland-Events:* Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag of the Republic of Ireland.*12 May - Kilkenny railway station opened....
). - 30 June - Robert PilkingtonRobert PilkingtonRobert Rivington Pilkington was an Irish politician who sat in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the British House of Commons.Robert Pilkington was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1870...
, lawyer and politician who sat in Western Australian Legislative AssemblyWestern Australian Legislative AssemblyThe Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
and British House of CommonsBritish House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
(b.18701870 in Ireland-Events:* 19 May — The Home Government Association is established by Isaac Butt to argue for devolution for Ireland and repeal of the Act of Union.*The building of Belfast Castle is completed, to a design by Charles Lanyon and his son....
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July to December
- 1 July - Peadar Toner Mac FhionnlaoichPeadar Toner Mac FhionnlaoichPeadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich , known as Cú Uladh , was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic Revival...
, Irish Language writer (b.18571857 in Ireland-Events:*April - General election.*12 July - In Belfast, confrontations between crowds of Catholics and Protestants turn into 10 days of rioting, with many of the police force joining the Protestant side...
) - 15 July - Paddy FinucanePaddy FinucaneWing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane DSO, DFC & Two Bars , known as Paddy Finucane, was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot...
, RAFRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
fighter pilot, youngest Wing CommanderWing Commander (rank)Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
in RAF history, killed in action (b.19201920 in Ireland-Events:*27 February - The text of the Home Rule Bill to be introduced in the British House of Commons is published. It provides for the establishment of a 128-member parliament in Dublin and a 52-member parliament in Belfast....
). - 10 September - Patrick StonePatrick StonePatrick Stone was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1901 to 1904, and from 1905 to 1908....
, Member of the Western Australian Legislative AssemblyWestern Australian Legislative AssemblyThe Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
(b.18571857 in Ireland-Events:*April - General election.*12 July - In Belfast, confrontations between crowds of Catholics and Protestants turn into 10 days of rioting, with many of the police force joining the Protestant side...
). - 30 September - Jack FinlayJack FinlayJohn Finlay was a famous Irish sports person who played hurling for Laois in the 1910s and in later life was a politician....
, LaoisLaois GAAThe Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
hurler and TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(b.18901890 in Ireland-Events:*20 June - The newly covered St George's Market in Belfast is opened to the public.*17 November - Captain Willy O'Shea divorces his wife, Kitty, and wins custody of their children...
). - 23 November - Peadar KearneyPeadar KearneyPeadar Kearney was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "The Soldier's Song" , now the Irish national anthem.-Background:...
, Irish Republican and songwriter who wrote the lyrics to The Soldier's SongAmhrán na bhFiannis the national anthem of Ireland. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney, and the original English lyrics were authored by Kearney. It is sung in the Irish language translation made by Liam Ó Rinn. The song has three verses, but the national anthem consists of the chorus only...
(b.18831883 in Ireland-Events:*April - The narrow gauge Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway opens in County Tyrone.*1 November - Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast admits its first patients.-Soccer:*International*Irish Cup-Births:...
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Full date unknown
- Éamon a BúrcÉamon a BúrcÉamon a Búrc was a tailor and Irish storyteller or seanchaí.Born to an Irish-speaking family in Carna, County Galway, Ireland, Éamon a Búrc, was brought by his parents to Graceville, Minnesota in 1880. Their passage was paid for by Archbishop John Ireland, who wished to fill up the Minnesota...
, tailor and seanchaí (b.18661866 in Ireland-Events:*22 June - Archbishop Cullen is elevated to the cardinalate as the first Irish Cardinal.*14 October - St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast, is dedicated, although the building is incomplete.-Births:...
). - Patrick R. ChalmersPatrick R. ChalmersPatrick Reginald Chalmers was an Irish writer, who worked as a banker. His first book was Green Days and Blue Days , followed by A Peck of Malt ....
, writer (b.18721872 in Ireland-Events:*Party Processions Acts repealed.*Summer - About 30,000 Nationalists hold a demonstration at Hannahstown in Belfast, campaigning for the release of Fenian prisoners, but leading to another series of riots between Catholics and Protestants in the city....
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