- 1931 in Ireland
Events
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February 12 - 16 members of the Ennis DalcassianGaelic Athletic Association club are expelled for attending the Ennis-Nenagh rugby match.
*March 17 - FirstSt. Patrick's Day parade held in theIrish Free State reviewed byDesmond Fitzgerald , Minister of Defense.
*April 3 - Persistent rainfall causes the banks of the River Lee to burst. Half the houses in Cork are flooded.
*May 7 - The Irish Youth Hostel Service, An Óige, is established.
*May 17 - Muintir na Tíre, the rural organisation, is founded by Canon John Hayes.
*August 13 - Law books return to the rebuilt Four Courts where High Court business resumes. The Four Courts were destroyed during the Civil War.
*September 5 - The first issue of the "Irish Press ", the newspaper ofFianna Fáil , goes on sale today for 1d.
*September 27 -Saor Éire 's first National Congress takes place in the Iona Hall inDublin .
*December 4 - The derelict aerodrome at Collinstown in northCounty Dublin is considered as the site for a new civil airport.Arts and literature
port
Football
*League of Ireland::Winners: Shelbourne
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FAI Cup ::Winners: Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1, 1 - 0 DundalkGolf
*Irish Open is won by
Bob Kenyon (England ).Births
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2 March - Paddy Cooney, solicitor, formerFine Gael TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP.
*9 March -Jackie Healy-Rae ,Fianna Fáil . TD for Kerry South.
*9 April - Patrick Walsh, Bishop of Down & Connor (1991 - ).
*5 June -Laurence Forristal , Bishop of Ossory (1981 - ).
*8 July -Thomas Flynn , Bishop of Achonry (1976 - ).
*26 July -Paddy Harte , formerFine Gael TD and Minister of State.
*1 August -Seán Ó Riada , composer and musician (d.1971).
*20 September -Malachy McCourt , actor, writer and politician.
*13 October -Jimmy O'Neill , soccer player (d.2007).
*27 October -Seán Calleary , formerFianna Fáil TD and Minister of State.
*28 November -Dervla Murphy , travel writer.
*1 December -Mervyn Taylor , formerIrish Labour Party TD and Cabinet Minister.Full date unknown
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Mick Cashman , Cork hurler (d.1990).
*Seán Clohessy , former Kilkenny hurler.
*Jimmy Smyth, former Clare hurler.Deaths
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7 March -Hamilton Lyster Reed , recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1899 at theBattle of Colenso ,South Africa (b.1869).
*26 March -Timothy Michael Healy , Nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and firstGovernor-General of the Irish Free State (b.1855).
*22 March -James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy , lawyer,Lord Chancellor of Ireland , first Chairman of Seanad Éireann (b.1851).
*2 April -Katharine Tynan , novelist and poet (b.1861).
*13 April -William Dowler Morris , mayor ofOttawa (b.1857).
*22 April -Patrick Kenny , Independent member of theSeanad for 12 years from 1922. LeasCeann Comhairle 1928.
*25 June -Con Lucid ,Major League Baseball player (b.1874).
*27 August -Frank Harris , author, editor, journalist and publisher (b.1856).
*29 September -William Orpen , painter (b.1878).
*18 October -Reginald Clare Hart , soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 in theBazar Valley ,Afghanistan (b.1848).
*23 October -Peter de Loughry , member of1922 Seanad , TD representing Carlow-Kilkenny from 1927 to 1931.
*28 October -Patrick Glynn ,Attorney General of Australia and Minister for External Affairs (b.1855).
*27 December -Alfred Perceval Graves , writer (b.1846).Full date unknown
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Theresa Lennon Blunt , writer.
*Harry Clarke ,stained glass artist and book illustrator (b.1889).
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