1940 in Ireland
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See also: 1939 in Ireland, other events of 1940, 1941 in Ireland and the list of years in Ireland.
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[edit] Events
- February 2 - Munster mined and sunk in Irish Sea
- March 9 - Trawler Leulos sunk by gunfire from U-38, NW of Tory Island - 11 dead. (She moved between the surfacing U-boat and English trawlers, in the hope that the tricolour would protect her while the English escaped)
- March 10 - City of Bremen rescues crew of Amor (Dutch) in the North Sea - 33 saved
- March 29 - Fire destroys the roof and upper rooms of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.
- June 19 - Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies established.
- June 23 - Minister Frank Aiken encourages everyone to store food and water and to prepare a shelter in case of a direct hit.
- July 4 - Taoiseach Éamon de Valera announces that the policy of neutrality adopted the previous September will not be reversed.
- July 11 - Moyalla rescues survivors from Athellaird (British) off Cape Clear - 20 saved.
- July 15 - City of Limerick bombed by aircraft and sunk in Bay of Biscay - 2 dead.
- July 20 - City of Waterford shelled by submarine in North Atlantic - escaped
- July 30 - Kyleclare rescues survivors from Clan Menzies (British) off Mayo coast - 52 saved.
- August 1 - Collier Kerry Head bombed off Kinsale - survived this attack, but see October 22.
- August 15 - Meath mined and sunk off the South Stack, Holy Island, Anglesey - crew rescued by a local trawler - 700 cattle lost
- August 16 - Lock Ryan bombed off Land's End - survived
- August 27 - Lanahrone rescues survivors from Goathland (British) off Kerry coast - 18 saved
- September 4 - Luimneach sunk by gunfire from U-46 in Bay of Biscay.
- October 3 - The German news agency announces that the German government is willing to pay compensation for dropping bombs on Dublin.
- October 22 - Kerry Head bombed again, all 12 hands lost, in full view of watchers on Cape Clear Island
- November 7 - Éamon de Valera, speaking in response to Winston Churchill's statement, says that there can be no question of handing over Irish ports for use by British forces while they retain control of Northern Ireland.
- November 11 - Ardmore struck a mine off the Saltee Islands - 24 died
- November 24 - James Craig, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, dies suddenly. He was the longest continually serving Prime Minister in Europe.
- December 19 - Isolda, a lightship tender, was sunk by German bombers, within sight of Carnsore Point - six killed, seven wounded
- December 21 - Innisfallen - while leaving Liverpool she hit a mine off Wirral shore near New Brighton and sank - four died.
- December 27 - Dr. John Charles McQuaid is consecrated as Archbishop of Dublin.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
- Winners: St James' Gate
- Winners: Shamrock Rovers 3 - 0 Sligo Rovers.
[edit] Births
- 25 January - Philip Boyce, Bishop of Raphoe (1995 - ).
- 26 January - Séamus Hegarty, Bishop of Derry (1994 - ).
- 27 March - Lorcan Allen, farmer and former Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford, and the youngest person ever elected to Dáil Éireann (at the 1961 general election)
- 12 April - Dermot Fitzpatrick, former Fianna Fáil TD.
- 13 April - Frank O'Neill, soccer player.
- 20 April - Alfie Linehan, cricketer.
- 11 May - Mary Henry, member of the Seanad (1993–2007) representing University of Dublin.
- 15 May - Proinsias De Rossa, former leader of the Workers' Party & Democratic Left, former Cabinet Minister and an MEP.
- 28 May -Maeve Binchy, novelist and columnist.
- 29 May - Donal Murray, Bishop of Limerick (1996 - ).
- 6 June - Willie John McBride, international rugby player.
- 6 June - Michael Smith, Bishop of Meath (1990 - ).
- 5 September - Aideen O'Kelly, actress.
- 10 September - Dickie Rock, singer and songwriter.
- 12 September - Desmond Foley, Gaelic footballer and hurler and Fianna Fáil TD (d.1995).
- 19 October - Michael Gambon, actor.
- 1 November - Michael J Collins, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála representing Limerick West (1997 - ).
- 6 November - Johnny Giles, former international footballer and broadcaster.
- 17 November - Luke Kelly, singer, folk musician and member of the band The Dubliners (d.1984).
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January - William Harrington, cricketer (b.1869).
- 21 July - John Brunskill, cricketer (b.1875).
- 14 August - Seán Russell, Irish republican and a chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army (b.1893).
- 24 November - James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (b.1871).

