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. Val Harris becomes the first Dubliner to play for Ireland.
- 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] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Cliftonville and Distillery. The title was shared after two playoff matches ended in draws.
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- Winners: Shelbourne 2 - 0 Belfast Celtic. Shelbourne become the first Dublin club to win the Irish Cup.
[edit] Births
- 13 April - Samuel Beckett, Nobel Prize in Literature 1969, playwright, novelist and poet.
- 28 September - Lawrence Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse
- 10 December - Padraig Marrinan, artist (d.1975).
[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.
