1918 in Ireland
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See also: 1917 in Ireland, other events of 1918, 1919 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- January 18 - Count Plunkett, Seán T. O'Kelly and others protest at the forcible feeding of Sinn Féin prisoners in Mountjoy Jail.
- March 2 - In Skibbereen, County Cork Ernest Blythe is arrested for non-compliance with a military rule directing him to reside in Ulster.
- March 6 - In the House of Commons in Westminster, tributes are paid to John Redmond, Irish Nationalist leader, who has died in London.
- April 18 - The Military Service Bill, which includes conscription in Ireland, becomes law. A conference of nationalist parties, Sinn Féin and labour movements meets in Dublin to organise an all-Ireland opposition to conscription
- April 20 - The Irish Parliamentary Party holds a meeting in Dublin to oppose conscription.
- May 5 - 15,000 people attend an anti-conscription meeting in County Roscommon. John Dillon, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party and Éamon de Valera of Sinn Féin share the platform in a united cause.
- May 20 - A special anti-conscription convention is held in Dublin. It condemns the deportations of many Sinn Féin members.
- July 3 - The Lord-Lieutenant issues a proclamation banning Sinn Féin, the Irish Volunteers, the Gaelic League and Cumann na mBan.
- October 10 - The Irish mail boat 'Leinster' is sunk by a German submarine with the loss of 500 lives.
- November 11 - At 5.00am an armistice dictated by the Allies is signed by the Germans. Six hours later World War I officially ends. A total of 140,000 Irishmen were killed during the war.
- December 22 - Ireland voices a united invitation to US President Woodrow Wilson to visit.
- December 28 - Sinn Féin have a landslide victory in the general election, winning 73 of the 105 seats in Ireland. The Irish Parliamentary Party is nearly wiped out.
- December 30 - The Irish Independent strongly criticises Countess Markiewicz, the first female Member of Parliament elected to Westminster.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
- Winners: Linfield
- Winners: Belfast Celtic 0 - 0, 0 - 0, 2 - 0 Linfield
[edit] Births
- 26 January - Louis Jacobson, cricketer.
- 7 February - Markey Robinson, artist (d.1999).
- 14 February - Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, former Ceann Comhairle and Fine Gael TD and Cabinet Minister (d.2006).
- 12 March - Pádraig Faulkner, teacher, former Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Louth and Cabinet Minister.
- 16 April - Spike Milligan, comedian, poet and writer (d.2002).
- 22 May - Alan Clodd, book collector, dealer and publisher (d.2002).
- 27 June - Marie Kean, actress (d.1993).
- 9 August - Luke Belton, former Fine Gael TD (d.2006).
- 12 September - Valerie Goulding, former Senator and campaigner for the disabled (d.2003).
- 17 September - Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel (1983–1993) (d.1997).
- 26 September - Jackie Vernon, footballer (d.1981).
- 29 September - Douglas Gageby, journalist and newspaper editor (d.2004).
- 13 October - Jack MacGowran, actor (d.1973).
- 19 November - Brendan Corish, Irish Labour Party TD and former leader, Cabinet Minister and Tánaiste (d.1990).
- 24 December - Willie Clancy, uileann piper (d.1973).
- Valentin Iremonger, poet and diplomat (d.1991).
- A. J. Potter, composer (d.1980).
- James Young, comedian (d.1974).
[edit] Deaths
- 10 June - William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, soldier (b.1873).
- 19 July - William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim, peer (b.1851).
- 31 July - George McElroy, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force pilot during World War I, killed in action (b.1893).
- 18 September - Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1918 on the Drocourt-Queant Line, France (b.1892).
- Dora Sigerson Shorter, poet (b.1866).
