1907 in Ireland
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See also: 1906 in Ireland, other events of 1907, 1908 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- January 2 - A new system of rail cars running from Amien Street in Dublin to Howth is introduced.
- January 5 - The first motor show, under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club, opens in the RDS Dublin.
- January 6 - The Sunday provisions of the new Licensing Act come into operation in Dublin and four other cities. Sunday opening hours will be from 2pm to 5pm.
- January 26 - Large sections of the audience boo a performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre.
- January 28 - Another performance of The Playboy of the Western World at the Abbey Theatre is interrupted by the audience who continue to boo, hiss and shout.
- February 4 - In a public debate at the Abbey Theatre the poet William Butler Yeats denies trying to suppress audience distaste during a performance of The Playboy of the Western World.
- July 6 - Irish State Jewels, valued at £50,000, are stolen from the safe in Dublin Castle.
- September 4 - An Irish Parliamentary Party meeting in the Mansion House is disrupted by Sinn Féin who hold a demonstration outside.
- October 17 - The Marconi transatlantic wireless telegraphy service between Galway and Canada is opened. Messages are exchanges without a hitch.
- November 9 - The Irish International Exhibition ends after six months. An estimated 3 million people visited it, including a large number from abroad.
- Irish Councils Bill.[1]
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
- Winners: Linfield
- Winners: Cliftonville 0 - 0, 1 - 0 Shelbourne
[edit] Golf
- British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship held at Royal County Down Golf Club, (winner: May Hezlet).
[edit] Births
- 21 February - Colville Deverell, cricketer and politician (d.1995).
- 13 July - John David Gwynn, cricketer (d.1998).
- 14 August - H. Montgomery Hyde, barrister, author and Ulster Unionist MP (d.1989).
- 8 October - J. G. Devlin, actor (d.1991).
- 28 October - John Harold Hewitt, poet (d.1987).
- 1 November - Bill Loughery, cricketer (d.1977).
- 19 December - Jimmy McLarnin, boxer (d.2004).
- Theodore William Moody, historian (d.1984).
- Margot Ruddock, actress, poet and singer (d.1951).
- H G Tyrell Smith, motor cycle racer.
[edit] Deaths
- 20 January - Agnes Mary Clerke, astronomer and writer (b.1842).
- 11 February - William Howard Russell, journalist (b.1821).
- 9 April - Owen Hall, theatre writer and critic (b.1853).
- 3 August - Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sculptor (b.1848).
- 17 December - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, mathematical physicist, engineer, and leader in the physical sciences (b.1824).
- James Brenan, artist (b.1837).
- Robert Cain, brewer and businessman (b.1826).
[edit] References
- ^ Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds) (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork, Ireland: The Mercier Press, p 370.
