Contents 1 Events 2 Sport 2.1 Football 2.2 Golf 3 Births 3.1 Full date unknown 4 Deaths 4.1 January to June 4.2 Full date unknown

Events

• January 2 - Three Carlow women are killed in a night of bombing in parts of Leinster. Events February 7 - Munster (Capt R Paisley mined and sunk in Irish Sea entering Liverpool March Events January 11 - The INTO Congress in Galway calls on the government to abolish the ban on married women teachers Events January 17 - The Ford Motor Works in Cork City produces its 25000th car to be built there Events January 22 - The National Council of Women of Ireland is agitating to form a women's police force Events February 9 - Brian de Valera the third son of Éamon de Valera dies tragically in a horse-riding accident aged 21 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events March 3 - Due to the The Emergency the rationing of gas is introduced Events February 1 - The Central Bank of Ireland is established it was not however not given all then powers expected of a Central bank. Events January 26 - W T Cosgrave officially resigns as leader of no Fine Gael. Events January 1 - Most traffic in the Irish Free State comes under the control of Córas Iompair Éireann. Events 3 January - William Joyce, alias Lord Haw Haw is hanged in Wandsworth Prison for treason Events 15 April - The Belfast blitz 1000 people are killed in bombing raids on Belfast. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of years in Ireland. See also the Timeline of Irish history. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Carlow ( is an inland Town in the south-east of Ireland in County Carlow, 84 km from Dublin. Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of
• January 13 - The poet and novelist James Joyce dies in Switzerland. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the
• January 24 - Part of the old State Chambers in Dublin Castle are destroyed by fire. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish governmental complex formerly the fortified
• March 6 - 3,800 animals are slaughtered after the fiftieth case of foot & mouth disease is announced. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of
• March 20 - Bread rationing is introduced. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
• March 21 - Glencullen (Capt. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. T. Waldron) and Glencree (Capt. D. McLean) machine-gunned by Luftwaffe in Bristol Channel. The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset
• March 22 16:00 hours - Collier St. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Fintan (Capt. N. Hendry) attacked by two Luftwaffe bombers, off the coast of Pembrokeshire and sunk with all hands - 9 dead. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Geography Pembrokeshire is a maritime County, bordered by the sea on three sides by Ceredigion (Cardiganshire to the northeast and by
• March 26 Edenvale (Capt. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. T. Tyrrell) bombed and machine-gunned by Luftwaffe in Bristol Channel
• March 27 Lady Belle (Capt. The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates T. Donohue) bombed and machine-gunned by Luftwaffe in Irish Sea.
• April 2 Edenvale (Capt. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of T. Tyrrell) bombed and machine-gunned (again) by Luftwaffe in Bristol Channel
• April 15 - The Belfast blitz 1,000 people are killed in bombing raids on Belfast. The Bristol Channel ( Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English The Belfast Blitz was an event that occurred on the night of Easter Tuesday 15 April 1941. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. 71 fire men with 13 fire tenders from Dundalk, Drogheda, Dublin, and Dún Laoghaire crossed the Irish border to assist their Belfast colleagues. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Dún Laoghaire (in Irish d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɫeːrʲə sometimes spelled Dún Laoire; Anglicised as Dunleary, dʌn ˈlɪəri is a suburban
• May 5 - Belfast suffers its third bombing raid during World War II. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Dublin government authorises its emergency services to assist.
• May 12 - Menapia (Capt C Bobels) bombed and machine-gunned by Luftwaffe off Welsh coast - 2 wounded. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
• May 14 - Five outbreaks of foot and mouth diesase are reported in Ireland. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
• May 17 - Glenageary (Capt R. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Simpson) bombed and machine-gunned by Luftwaffe in Irish Sea.
• May 19 - City of Waterford (Capt. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and W. Gibbons) bombed and machine-gunned by Luftwaffe off Welsh coast. 1 wounded
• May 26 - A special sitting of Dáil Éireann unanimously condemns the introduction of conscription in Northern Ireland. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• May 27 - Speaking in the British House of Commons Prime Minister Winston Churchill rules out the introduction of conscription in the North. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874
• May 30 Kyleclare (Capt. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following T. Hanrahan) bombed off Waterford coast.
• May 31 - Bombing of Dublin in World War II: 34 people are killed when the Luftwaffe bomb part of Dublin. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Bombing of Dublin in World War II occurred on 31 May 1941 when amid World War II, the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe) bombed Dublin ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
• August 22 - S. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. S. Clonlara (Capt. Joseph Reynolds) torpedoed and sunk by U-564 in North Atlantic, while in convoy OG71 ("Nightmare Convoy") - 13 survivors and 11 dead. A convoy is a group of Vehicles (of any type but usually motor vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support
• October 12 - Charles Stewart Parnell, the uncrowned King of Ireland, is honoured in a huge pageant in Dublin. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Charles Stewart Parnell ( 27 June 1846 &ndash 6 October 1891) was an Irish Protestant landowner nationalist Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.

Sport

Football

• League of Ireland

Winners: Cork United

• FAI Cup

Winners: Cork United 2 - 2, 3 - 1 Waterford. The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or later the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications Cork United FC is a name used by two former Irish football clubs based in Cork. The FAI Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knock-out Association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic Cork United FC is a name used by two former Irish football clubs based in Cork. Waterford United ( Irish: Cumann Peile Phort Láirge Aontaithe) is an Irish football club playing in the Football League

Golf

• Irish Open is not played due to The Emergency. The Irish Open is a European Tour golf tournament which is currently played in May each year The Emergency (Ré na Práinne was an official Euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its position during World War II.

Births

• 31 March - Jim O'Keeffe, Fine Gael TD for Cork South West. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Jim O'Keeffe (Séamus Ó Chaoimh born 31 March 1941 is an Irish Fine Gael politician Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael (ˌfina gail meaning Family of the Irish or Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Cork South West is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.
• 18 April - Michael D. Higgins, Labour Party TD and former Cabinet Minister. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Michael Daniel Higgins (born 18 April 1941 known in Irish as Micheál D The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre is a Democratic socialist and Social democratic Political party in the Republic of Ireland. A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
• 24 June - Gerard Clifford, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Gerard Clifford (born 24 June, 1941) is a Roman Catholic Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Armagh. See also Bishop (Catholic Church An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a Diocese because The Archdiocese of Armagh ( Latin: Archidioecesis Ardmachana; Irish: Ard-Deoise Ard Mhacha) was founded by St
• 24 July - Tony Dunne, former soccer player. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Anthony Peter Dunne (born July 24, 1941 in Dublin) Irish football player who regularly appeared at left-back.
• 27 August - Paddy Barry, former Cork hurler. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Paddy Barry (born 27 August, 1941) is a retired Irish sportsperson For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship.
• 18 September - Michael Hartnett, poet (d. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Michael Hartnett ( Irish: Mícheál Ó hAirtneada) ( September 18, 1941 - October 13, 1999) was an Irish poet 1999). Events January 4 - The Euro makes its debut on European financial markets
• 2 October - Donal Moynihan, former Fianna Fáil TD. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Donal Moynihan (born 2 October 1941 is an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician who sat in Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála for Cork North Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
• 13 October - Mick Doyle, rugby player and coach, killed in car crash (d. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Mick Doyle ( October 13, 1941 - May 11, 2004) was an Irish rugby union international player and coach 2004). Events January 1 - Ireland takes over as President of the European Commission
• 20 October - Mike Murphy, former television and radio broadcaster. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Mike Murphy (born October 20, 1941) is a former television and radio broadcaster with the Irish national station Radio Telefís Éireann
• 11 November - Eddie Keher, former Kilkenny hurling player. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Edward Peter Keher (born 11 November, 1941 in Inistioge, County Kilkenny) better known as Eddie Keher, is a former Irish The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards
• 2 December - William Lee, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (1993 - ). Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire William Lee is the Catholic bishop of the Irish diocese of Waterford and Lismore
• 10 December - Fionnuala Flanagan, actress. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V

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• Jonathan Bardon, historian and author. Jonathan Bardon (born in Dublin, 1941) OBE, is an Irish Historian and Author.
• James Coleman, installation and video artist. James Coleman, born in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon in 1941 is an Irish installation and video artist associated with slide-tape works sequences of still images
• Enda Colleran, former Gaelic footballer (d. Enda Colleran (May 1942 - April 8, 2004) was a famous Irish sports person who played Gaelic football for Mountbellew and County Galway 2004). Events January 1 - Ireland takes over as President of the European Commission
• Paddy Flanagan, cyclist (d. Paddy Flanagan was born in 1941 in Kildangan, County Kildare. 2000). Events February 3 - John Gilligan 's extradition from the UK to Ireland on drug trafficking and murder charges is completed
• Eamon Grennan, poet. Eamon Grennan (1941 -) is an Irish Poet born in Dublin. He has lived in the United States, except for brief periods since 1964
• John Keogh, soccer player. John Keogh (born 1941 in Dublin is an Irish former professional football player who played as a full back in the 1960's
• Phil Larkin, former Kilkenny hurler. Phil 'Fan' Larkin (born 1941 is a former Irish sportsperson He played Hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards
• Caitlín Maude, poet, actress and traditional singer (d. Caitlín Maude (1941 &ndash 1982 was an Irish poet actress and traditional singer 1982). Events January 21 - Kildare TD Charlie McCreevy, is expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey
• Derrick O'Connor, actor. Derrick O'Connor (born 1941) is an Irish character actor mostly known for his roles in Terry Gilliam films
• Fiachra Trench, musician and composer. Fiachra Trench (born 1941) is a musician and composer from Drogheda, County Louth in Ireland.

Deaths

January to June

• 6 January - F. R. Higgins, poet and theatre director (b. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Frederick Robert Higgins ( 24 April 1896 - 6 January 1941) was an Irish Poet and Theatre director. 1896). Events James Connolly founds the Irish Republican Socialist Party.
• 10 January - John Lavery, artist (b. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Sir John Lavery ( 20 March, 1856 &ndash 10 January, 1941) was an Irish painter best known for his portraits 1856). Events Arts and literature Sport Births 14 February - Frank Harris, author editor journalist and publisher
• 13 January - James Joyce, writer and poet (b. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 1882). Events 6 May - Phoenix Park Murders Arts and literature Sport Football International
• 15 February - Andrew Jameson, public servant, businessman and Seanad member (b. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Andrew Jameson PC (Ire ( 17 August 1855 &ndash 15 February 1941) was a Scottish -born Irish public servant Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas 1855). Events October - Charles Gavan Duffy, founder of the Tenant Right League, emigrates to Australia.
• 19 February - Hamilton Harty, conductor and composer (b. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty ( December 4, 1879 &ndash February 19, 1941) was an Irish and British Composer, Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance 1879). Events 20 April - First of many "monster meetings" of tenant farmers held in Irishtown near Claremorris, County Mayo.
• 13 March - Finlay Jackson, cricketer and rugby player (b. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Finlay William Jackson (21 November 1901 in Belfast, Ireland – 13 March 1941 in Belfast was an Irish Cricketer and Rugby Union player 1901). Events January 1 - The centenary of the Act of Union is celebrated by British forces in Ireland.
• 19 May - Lola Ridge, anarchist poet and editor (b. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Lola Ridge ( December 12, 1873 - May 19, 1941) was an anarchist poet and an influential editor of Avant-garde, feminist Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i 1873). Events February - Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded at Manchester.
• 4 July - William John English, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Vlakfontein, South Africa (b. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples William John English VC ( October 6, 1882 - July 4, 1941) born Cork, was an Irish recipient of the See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 1882). Events 6 May - Phoenix Park Murders Arts and literature Sport Football International
• 19 August - John T. Browne, Mayor of Houston, Texas (b. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. John Thomas Browne (born March 23, 1845 in Ballylanders County Limerick, Ireland; died August 19, 1941 in Houston This is a list of people who have served as Mayor of the city of Houston, Texas, United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. 1845). Events Devon Commission reports to the government on the poor living conditions of the population "in many districts their only food is the potato".
• 11 September - John MacLoughlin, elected for 9 years to Seanad from 1922 as an Independent. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas
• 26 November - James Jackman, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1941 at Tobruk, Libya. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" James Joseph Bernard Jackman VC (born in Dublin 19 March 1916 - 26 November 1941) was an Irish recipient of See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since Tobruk or Tubruq (طبرق also transliterated as Tóbruch, Tobruch, Ţubruq, Tobruck) is a Town, Seaport Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Killed in action the next day. (b. 1916). Events January 14 - Michael Collins quits his job in London and returns to Ireland

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• William Gerard Barry, painter (b. William Gerard Barry (1864 in Ballyadam Carrigtwohill &ndash September 9, 1941) was an Irish painter. 1864). Events Foundation of the Munster Bank later rescued as the Munster & Leinster Bank.
• Mildred Anne Butler, painter (b. Mildred Anne Butler ( January 11, 1858 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny &ndash October 11, 1941) was an Irish 1858). Events Arts and literature Sport Births 13 February - James Murray Irwin, British Army doctor (d
• Sidney Royse Lysaght, writer (b. Sidney Royse Lysaght (1860 - 1941 (pronounced LYE-suht was an Irish writer who worked in the iron industry. 1860). Events Deasy's Land Act, intended to reform tenants' rights Construction began on St Peter's Cathedral Belfast.

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