Ireland

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Death of Galway man Pádraic Ó Conaire, who was among the first writers to develop a new modern literature in the Irish language

ireland

Maeve Kyle, athlete and hockey player, is born in Kilkenny

ireland

William Trevor (Cox), prolific short story-writer and novelist is born in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. He has written over 30 works including The Story of Lucy Gault which was short-listed for the 2002 Booker Prize

ireland

Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter born.

ireland

Daniel Joseph Bradley, Irish physicist, born

ireland

Birth of journalist and BBC political editor, John Cole

ireland

After the Free State general election on June 09, de Valera and Fianna Fáil enter the Dáil as the largest opposition party

ireland

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is established to control the Shannon hydro-electric scheme and take over all existing projects for the electrification of Ireland

ireland