1942 in Ireland

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

[edit] Events

• March 3 - Due to the The Emergency the rationing of gas is introduced.
• March 5 - It is announced that Ireland is to have a new Central Bank replacing the old Currency Commission.
• June 2 - Speed levels are restricted to prevent wear of tyres on cars, motorcycles and buses.
• August 11 - Irish Rose rescues survivors from Wawaloam (American), in Atlantic, 7 saved.
• August 13 - Irish Pine rescues survivors from Richmond Castle (British), in Atlantic, 19 saved.
• August 26 - Irish Willow rescues survivors from Empire Breeze (British), in Atlantic, 47 saved.
• September 17 - Irish Larch rescues survivors from Stone Street ( Panamanian), in Atlantic, 40 saved.
• November 15 - Irish Pine torpedoed and sunk by U-608, in North Atlantic, 33 died.
• December 12- Irish Poplar collided with launch Eileen and Cork Harbour pilot during force 8 gale, 5 died
• December 22 - There are reports of a split in the Irish Labour Party due to the selection of candidates for the forthcoming general election.

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• League of Ireland

Winners: Cork United

• FAI Cup

Winners: Dundalk 2 - 2, 3 - 1 Cork United.

[edit] Golf

• Irish Open is not played due to The Emergency.

[edit] Births

• 12 January - John Moore, Bishop of the Diocese of Bauchi, Nigeria.
• 12 January - Hilary Weston, 26th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (from 1997 to 2002).
• 18 January - Eric Barber, soccer player.
• 12 February - Robert Ellison, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Banjul, Gambia.
• 22 April - Aengus Fanning, journalist and editor.
• 11 May - George Nicolls, former Sinn Féin and Cumann na nGaedhael TD.
• 15 May - Pádraic McCormack, Fine Gael TD for Galway West.
• 18 August - Tommy Carroll, soccer player.
• 30 August - Jonathan Aitken, former Conservative Member of Parliament, convicted of perjury in 1999.
• August - Ned O'Keeffe, Independent TD for Cork East, formerly Fianna Fáil.
• 17 September - Des Lynam, sportscaster and British television personality.
• 4 October - Frank Stagg, Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger striker for 62 days in Wakefield Prison (d.1976).
• 24 December - Anthony Clare, psychiatrist and broadcaster (d.2007).

[edit] Full date unknown

• John Bowman, historian and broadcaster.
• Tony Doyle, actor (d.2000).
• Jackie Gilroy, Gaelic footballer (d.2007).
• Pat Ingoldsby, former television presenter, poet.
• Sean Matgamna, Trotskyist theorist.
• Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, poet.
• Breandan O. Madagain, Irish scholar and writer.
• Nuala O'Faolain, journalist and writer.
• Padraig O'Malley, professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston and writer.
• Dermot O'Reilly, musician, producer and songwriter (d.2007).
• Ted Tynan, Workers Party of Ireland politician.
• Macdara Woods, poet.

[edit] Deaths

• 8 January - Thomas Hughes, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at Guillemont, France (b.1885).
• 14 January - James Graham, cricketer (b.1906).
• 7 February - Bishop Patrick McKenna, Bishop of Clogher, 1909-1942 (b.1868).
• 8 April - Philip Meldon, cricketer (d.1874).
• 20 April - Thomas Kelly, book and picture dealer, member of 1st Dáil (Pro Treaty), representing Dublin (St Stephen's Green).
• 29 May - Samuel Jacob Jackson, politician in Canada (b.1848).
• 30 June - Robert Pilkington, lawyer and politician who sat in Western Australian Legislative Assembly and British House of Commons (b.1870).
• 15 July - Paddy Finucane, RAF fighter pilot, youngest Wing Commander in RAF history, killed in action (b.1920).
• 10 September - Patrick Stone, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (b.1857).
• 30 September - Jack Finlay, Laois hurler and TD (b.1890).
• 23 November - Peadar Kearney, Irish Republican and songwriter who wrote the lyrics to The Soldier's Song (b.1883).

[edit] Full date unknown

• Éamon a Búrc, tailor and seanchaí (b.1866).
• Patrick R. Chalmers, writer (b.1872).