1944 in Ireland
Events from the year 1944 in Ireland.
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Incumbents
Events
- 26 January – W. T. Cosgrave officially resigns as leader of Fine Gael.
- 10 March – The United States alleges that Ireland's neutrality is operating in favour of the Axis Powers.
- 13 March – The British government bans all travel between Great Britain and Ireland.
- 22 March – Cymric (Capt. C. Cassidy) lost between Ardrossan and Lisbon: 11 dead.
- 30 March – first Dunnes Stores opens.
- 1 June – 1944 Irish general election: The ruling Fianna Fáil under Éamon de Valera gains a majority of 14 seats over all other parties. Members of the 12th Dáil assemble on 9 June.
- 7 June – The Minister for Supplies, Seán Lemass, announces further rationing of electricity.
- 21 July – Irish Fir (Capt, J.P. Kelly) reports a 'near miss' torpedo attack in North Atlantic.
- 22 August – Men from Tyrone and Fermanagh form an Anti-Partition League in Dublin.
- 29 November – The Chief Genealogical Officer issues County Dublin with a coat of arms, the first county to receive such a distinction.
- 30 November – General Eoin O'Duffy, former leader of the Blueshirts, dies aged 52 in Dublin.
- Dr. John Dignan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert, publishes Social Security: Outlines of a Scheme of National Health Insurance.[1]
- Dr. James Deeny is appointed Chief Medical Officer.[1]
Arts and literature
- January – The White Stag group stages an exhibition of Subjective Art in Dublin.[1]
- 28 August – Joseph Tomelty's play The End House (dealing with the Special Powers Act in Northern Ireland) is premièred at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.[2]
- John M. Feehan founds the successful Cork-based publishing house Mercier Press.
- John Lynch's De praesulibus Hiberniae (written 1672) is first published, in Dublin.[3]
- Frank O'Connor's short story collection Crab Apple Jelly is published.[1]
Sport
Football
- GAA All Ireland Football
- Winners: Roscommon GAA
- League of Ireland
- Winners: Shelbourne
- FAI Cup
- Winners: Shamrock Rovers 3–2 Shelbourne.
Golf
- Irish Open is not played due to The Emergency.
Births
- 2 January – Martin Drennan, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh.
- 5 January
- Ivan Cooper, co-founder of the SDLP (NI) (died 2019).
- Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, businessman and senator (killed in helicopter accident in England 2014).
- Louis Stewart, jazz guitarist (died 2016)
- 7 January – Joe McGowan, historian, folklorist and author.
- 8 February – Brian Farrell, Roman Catholic bishop in the Roman Curia.
- 22 February – Richard Higgins, Roman Catholic Titular Bishop of the Casae Calanae and an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.
- 10 April – Leo O'Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore (1998–2018).
- 8 May – Paddy O'Hanlon, barrister and SDLP politician (died 2009).
- 21 May
- Gerry Murphy, soccer coach.
- Mary Robinson, first female President of Ireland (1990–1997), United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997–2002).[4]
- 24 May
- Ruth Dudley Edwards, historian.
- Raymond Field, Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Dublin.
- 25 May – Tom Munnelly, folk-song collector (died 2007).
- 27 May – Hugh Lambert, journalist and editor (died 2005).
- 30 May – Liam Naughten, Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 until his death (died 1996).
- 1 June
- 5 June – Colm Wilkinson, singer and actor.
- 6 June – Paul Connaughton Snr, Fine Gael TD for Galway East.
- 29 June – Seán Doherty, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (died 2005).
- 3 July – Tim O'Malley, Progressive Democrats TD.
- 17 July – Vincent Browne, journalist, RTÉ broadcaster.
- 31 July – David Norris, member of the Seanad representing Dublin University, founder of Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform (born in Belgian Congo).
- 3 August – Pearse Lyons, biochemist and businessman (died 2018 in the United States).
- 7 August – Brendan McWilliams, meteorologist and science writer (died 2007).
- 9 August – Seán Barrett, Fine Gael TD, cabinet minister and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann.
- 17 August – Peter Kelly, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford–Roscommon, later Longford–Westmeath (died 2019).
- 1 September
- Pat Upton, Labour Party TD (died 1999).
- Eamonn Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (1990– ).
- 9 September – Bernard Allen, Fine Gael TD for Cork North-Central.
- 24 September – Eavan Boland, poet (died 2020).
- 1 October – Emmet Stagg, Labour Party TD for Kildare North.
- 16 October – Paul Durcan, poet.
- 19 October – Liam Lawlor, Fianna Fáil politician, resigned following a finding that he had failed to co-operate with a planning irregularities investigation (died 2005).
- 30 November – John Boland, senior Fine Gael politician (died 2000).
- 22 December – Patrick Nee, mobster and author in the United States.
- 28 December – Noel Ahern, Fianna Fáil, TD for Dublin North-West and Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works.
- Full date unknown
- Dermot Gallagher, civil servant and diplomat (died 2017).
- Tom Garvin, political scientist and historian.
- Tom Walsh, Kilkenny hurler.
Deaths
- 16 February – Mainie Jellett, abstract painter (born 1897).
- 19 February – J. J. "Ginger" O'Connell, officer in the Irish Volunteers and Irish Defence Forces (born 1887).
- 15 March – Thomas Byrne, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1898 at the Battle of Omdurman, Sudan (born 1866).
- 25 April – Tony Mullane, Major League Baseball player (born 1859).
- 12 May – Edel Quinn, lay missionary (born 1907).
- 10 June – Frank Ryan, member of the Irish Republican Army, editor of An Phoblacht, leftist activist and leader of Irish volunteers on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War (born 1902).
- August – Noble Huston, Presbyterian minister and dog breeder.
- 19 September – David Lord, Royal Air Force pilot, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Arnhem (born 1913).
- 6 November – Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, British politician and businessman, assassinated in Cairo by the Zionist group Lehi (Stern Gang) (born 1880).
- 28 November – Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet, Unionist MP and Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland 1925–1937 (born 1864).
- 30 November – Eoin O'Duffy, first leader of Fine Gael and the Blueshirts, leader of Irish volunteers on the Nationalist side of the Spanish Civil War (born 1892).
- 1 December – Charlie Kerins, Chief of Staff of the IRA, convicted of murder of Garda Síochána officer and hanged (born 1918).
References
- Wills, Clair (2007). That Neutral Island. London: Faber. ISBN 9780571221059.
- Gray, John (1984). "Interview From The Archive: Joseph Tomelty". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- Gwynn, Aubrey (March 1945). "John Lynch's De Praesulibus Hiberniae". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. Irish Province of the Society of Jesus. 34 (133): 37–52. JSTOR 30099542.
- "Mary Robinson". Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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