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
- James Joyce's "Eveline" was first published.
- Arthur Griffith's "The Resurrection of Hungary" was published.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
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- Winners: Linfield 5 - 1 Derry Celtic
- Shelbourne becomes the second Dublin team to join the Irish Football League, after Bohemians, who joined the previous year.
[edit] Births
- 16 January - Frederick Boland, diplomat, Chancellor Trinity College (1963 - 1982).
- 26 January - Seán MacBride, former Clann na Poblachta TD, Cabinet Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
- 29 February - James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, soldier and politician (d.1979).
- 27 April - Cecil Day-Lewis, British Poet Laureate (1967-1972).
- 21 October - Patrick Kavanagh, poet.
