1906 in Ireland
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See also: 1905 in Ireland, other events of 1906, 1907 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- January 4 - Irish Parliamentary Party Member_of_Parliament, William O'Brien, calls on nationalists to extract the maximum concessions for Ireland from every English government .
- February 17 - The 25th annual soccer match between Ireland and England takes place in Belfast. Ireland has yet to beat the 'old enemy' in the competition.
- May 16 - Temperance reformers meet with the Lord-Lieutenant. They want Sunday closing for all public houses, earlier closing on Saturdays and a reduction of licences throughout the country.
- May 30 - Land reform campaigner Michael Davitt dies aged 60.
- August 1 - The Catholic Hierarchy rules out any scheme for mixed education at Trinity College Dublin.
- August 7 - Douglas Hyde is awarded the freedom of Dublin.
- August 8 - A Parisian court cannot grant a divorce to Maud Gonne and John MacBride. A separation is granted and she is given custody of their son, Seán MacBride.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sports
Shelbourne FC become the first Dublin club to win the Irish Cup when they beat Belfast Celtic 2-0 in the Final in Dalymount Park.
[edit] Births
- April 13 - Samuel Beckett, Nobel Prize in Literature 1969, playwright, novelist and poet.
[edit] Deaths
- May 30 - Michael Davitt, land reform campaigner
- Edward James Saunderson, leader of the Irish Unionist Party in the British House of Commons
- November 27 - Michael Cusack, founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
