1936 in Ireland
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See also: 1935 in Ireland, other events of 1936, 1937 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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[edit] Events
- February 9 - Brian de Valera, the third son of Éamon de Valera dies tragically in a horse-riding accident aged 21.
- March 5 - 500 delegates attend the Fine Gael - United Ireland Party Árd-Feis in Dublin. W.T. Cosgrave is once again nominated as its president.
- April 4 - A dispute between two unions over who makes coffins results in the coffin of an abandoned infant being turned away from Glasnevin Cemetery.
- May 27 - Aer Lingus makes its first flight. The five-seater plane, Iolar, travels from Baldonnell to Bristol.
- May 28 - The Dáil passes a motion abolishing the Senate of the Irish Free State.
- June 20 - The IRA is (again) declared an illegal organisation by the government.
- November 20 - General Eoin O'Duffy leads 600 men in his Bandera to fight for Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Some source articles about the Bandera.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Bohemians
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- Winners: Shamrock Rovers 2 - 1 Cork
[edit] Births
- 2 February - Tony Ryan, founder Guinness Peat Aviation and Ryanair.
- 12 February - Monica Barnes, former Fine Gael Teachta Dála.
- 3 March - Christopher Jones, Bishop of Elphin (1994 - ).
- 15 March - David Andrews, former Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister and Chairman of the Irish Red Cross.
- 19 April - Séamus Pattison, Labour Party TD and former Ceann Comhairle.
- 7 May - Tony O'Reilly, former rugby player and businessman.
- 6 June - William Murphy, Bishop of Kerry (1995 - ).
- 8 June - Michael O'Leary, former leader of the Labour Party, Tánaiste and Cabinet Minister.
- 9 June - Mick O'Dwyer, former Gaelic footballer and manager.
- 9 July - Bobby Molloy, former Fianna Fáil/Progressive Democrats TD and Cabinet Minister.
- 13 August - James Moriarty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (2002 - ).
- 17 August - Seamus Mallon, former Deputy-Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and first Deputy-First Minister of Northern Ireland.
- 24 September - John Magee SPS, Bishop of Cloyne (1987 - ), former private secretary to Pope John Paul II.
- 5 October - Brian Hannon, Bishop of Clogher from 1986 to 2001.
- 21 October - William Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
- 12 December - Noel Sheridan, actor, artist, Director National College of Art and Design (1979 - 2003).
