[edit] Events [edit] Arts and literature [edit] Athletics - Tom Kiely establishes a world record in the hammer event. He becomes the first man to throw the hammer more than 160 feet.
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- 18 February England 13 - 2 Ireland (in Sunderland)[1]
- 4 March Ireland 1 - 0 Wales (in Belfast)[1]
- 25 March Scotland 9 - 1 Ireland (in Glasgow)[1]
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- Winners: Distillery
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- Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Glentoran
[edit] Births - 18 January - Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet, Fine Gael TD and MEP (d.1981).
- 21 January - John Bodkin Adams, general practitioner in Eastbourne cleared of murdering one of his patients (d.1983).
- 7 June - Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short story writer (d.1973).
- 20 June - Robert Donovan, cricketer (d.1932).
- 4 July - Alexander Armstrong, naval surgeon, explorer and author (b.1818).
- 15 July - Seán Lemass, Fianna Fáil TD and founder member, Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach (d.1971).
- 22 September - Mick Gill, Galway and Dublin hurler (d.1980).
- 25 October - Micheál MacLiammóir, actor and dramatist (d.1978).
- 26 November - Jacko Heaslip, cricketer (d.1966).
[edit] Full date unknown - Patrick Giles, Fine Gael TD (d.1965).
- Garrett Howard, Dublin and Limerick hurler.
- Lory Meagher, Kilkenny hurler (d.1973).
- David Neligan, policeman, "The Spy in the Castle" for Michael Collins (d.1983).
- Jimmy O'Dea, comedian (d.1965).
- Eugene O'Mahoney, museum curator and entomologist (d.1951).
- Arland Ussher, academic, essayist and translator (d.1980).
- Liam Ó Buachalla, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 1951–1954 and 1957–1969 (d.1970).
[edit] Deaths - 19 March - Patrick Walsh, journalist, politician and mayor of Augusta, Georgia (b.1840).
- 16 May - Frederick McCoy, palaeontologist and museum administrator in Australia (b.1817).
- 5 June - Margaret Anna Cusack, nun, writer and founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (b.1832).
- 18 October - Eugene O'Growney, priest and scholar (b.1863).
- 17 December - Walter Shanly, civil engineer, author, businessman and politician in Canada (b.1817).
[edit] Full date unknown [edit] References - ^ a b c Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 156. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.
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