1930 in Ireland
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Events from the year1930 in Ireland.
Incumbents[edit]
- Governor-General:James McNeill
- President of the Executive Council:W. T. Cosgrave(CnaG)
- Vice-President of the Executive Council:Ernest Blythe(CnaG)
- Minister for Finance:Ernest Blythe(CnaG)
- Chief Justice:Hugh Kennedy
- Dáil:6th
Events[edit]
- John Dulantybegins a 20-year spell as Ireland's High Commissioner (later, Ambassador) to London.[1]
- 31 December –Mayo County Councilis dissolved by ministerial order for refusing to appoint MissLetitia Dunbar-Harrisonto the position of county librarian on the grounds that she is a Protestant.[2]
Arts and literature[edit]
- 1 July –George Shiels' playThe New Gossoonis premiered at theAbbey Theatre,Dublin.
- 28 August – a painting by the Dutch artistRembrandt,found in an Irish cottage, is authenticated.
- 17 November –W. B. Yeats' 1-act playThe Words Upon The Window Paneis premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.[3]
- Samuel Beckett's first separately issued work, the poemWhoroscope,is published byNancy Cunard's Hours Press in France.[4]
- George MoorepublishesAphrodite in AulisandA Flood.
- 'Æ' (George William Russell) publishesEnchantment, and Other Poems.[4]
Sport[edit]
Football[edit]
- League of Ireland
- Winners:Bohemians
- FAI Cup
- Winners:Shamrock Rovers1 – 0Brideville
Golf[edit]
- Irish Openis won byCharles Whitcombe(England).
Motor racing[edit]
Births[edit]
- 4 January –Tras Honan,Fianna Fáil politician, twice Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
- 7 January –Justin Keating,senior Irish Labour Party politician, Teachta Dála, Cabinet Minister, Member of the European Parliament and member of Seanad Éireann (died 2009)
- 12 January –Jennifer Johnston,novelist and playwright
- 18 January –Breandán Ó hEithir,journalist and broadcaster working in Irish and English languages (died 1990)
- 22 February –David Cremin,Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
- 30 March –Fergus O'Brien,Fine Gael TD and Minister of State
- 13 March –Don Cockburn,television newsreader (died 2017)
- 1 April –Frank Cluskey,leader of the Irish Labour Party (died 1989)
- 12 April –Patrick Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick,peer and public servant (died 2003)
- 26 April –Jack Fitzsimons,architect, member of Seanad Éireann and campaigner (died 2014)
- 10 May –William McDermott,Bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica,Peru
- 13 June –Billy Ringrose,equestrian (died 2020)
- 27 June –Enda McDonagh,priest (died 2021)
- 28 June –William C. Campbell,parasitologist, recipient of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 13 August –Frank Durkan,lawyer in the United States (died 2006)
- 19 August –Frank McCourt,teacher and writer (died 2009)
- 29 August –Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh,Gaelic games commentator for Radio Telifís Éireann
- 30 August –Kieran Crotty,Fine Gael TD
- 9 September –Des Hanafin,Fianna Fáil politician, member of Seanad Éireann (died 2017)
- 26 September –Joe Sherlock,Labour Party TD (died 2007)
- 1 October –Richard Harris,actor (died 2002)
- 5 October –Sean Potts,tin whistle player with The Chieftains (died 2014)
- 11 October –Joan O'Hara,actress (died 2007)
- 22 October –Philomena Lynott,entrepreneur and memoirist (died 2019)
- 23 October –Thomas Flanagan,Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Antonio (died 2019)
- 4 November –Gerry Duffy,cricketer
- 17 November –Brian Lenihan,Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister, senator and presidential candidate (died 1995)
- 15 December –Edna O'Brien,novelist and short story writer
- Full date unknown
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- Edward Delaney,sculptor
- George Eogan,archaeologist, member of Seanad Éireann (died 2021)
- Maeve Kelly,writer
- Seán Ó Coisdealbha,poet, playwright and actor (died 2006)
- Bertie Troy,priest, hurler and All-Ireland winning manager with Cork (died 2007)
Deaths[edit]
- 26 September –Dick Fitzgerald,Kerry Gaelic footballer (born1882)
- 29 September –Bryan Mahon,British Army general, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland and Senator (born1862)
- 1 October –James Whiteside McCay,Lieutenant General in the Australian Army, member of the Victorian and Australian Parliaments (born1864)
- 31 October –Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony,Nationalist politician, barrister and philanthropist (born1850)
- 30 November –Mary Harris "Mother" Jones,labor and community organizer, member of theIndustrial Workers of the World,and socialist in the United States (born1830)
References[edit]
- ^"1930: John Dulanty's 20-year stint representing Ireland in London".Department of Foreign Affairs.Retrieved21 November2021.
- ^Walsh, Pat (2009).The Curious Case of the Mayo Librarian.Cork: Mercier Press.ISBN9781856356152.
- ^"The Words Upon The Window Pane".Playography Ireland.Irish Theatre Institute.Retrieved11 August2020.
- ^abCox, Michael, ed. (2004).The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature.Oxford University Press.ISBN0-19-860634-6.