1904 in Ireland
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See also: 1903 in Ireland, other events of 1904, 1905 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- April 26 - King Edward VII and his Queen arrive in Kingstown. The royal couple attend the Punchestown Races for the day.
- May 2 - The King and Queen travel to Waterford where they stay at Lismore Castle, the home of the Duke of Devonshire.
- June 16 - Bloomsday: James Joyce meets Nora Barnacle on this day and later sets his novel Ulysses on this day.
- December 27 - The Irish National Theatre Society (Abbey Theatre) opens to the public for the first time. They witness a play by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory.
- Construction of Government Buildings, Merrion Street starts (finishes 1922)
[edit] Arts and literature
Jame Joyce's "Eveline" was first published.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Births
- January 16 - Frederick Boland, diplomat, Chancellor Trinity College (1963 - 1982)
- January 26 - Seán MacBride, former Clann na Poblachta TD, Cabinet Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
- April 27 - Cecil Day-Lewis, British Poet Laureate (1967-1972) born in County Laois.
- October 21 - Patrick Kavanagh, poet.
