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List of events
Events from the year 1944 in Ireland .
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
GAA All Ireland Football
Winners: Roscommon GAA
League of Ireland
Winners:
Shelbourne
FAI Cup
Winners:
Shamrock Rovers 3–2
Shelbourne .
Golf
Births
2 January –
Martin Drennan ,
Roman Catholic
Bishop of the
Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh .
5 January
7 January –
Joe McGowan , historian, folklorist and author.
8 February –
Brian Farrell , Roman Catholic
bishop in the
Roman Curia .
22 February –
Richard Higgins , Roman Catholic
Titular Bishop of the
Casae Calanae and an
Auxiliary Bishop of the
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA .
10 April –
Leo O'Reilly , Bishop of Kilmore (1998–2018).
8 May –
Paddy O'Hanlon , barrister and
SDLP politician (died
2009 ).
21 May
24 May
25 May –
Tom Munnelly , folk-song collector (died 2007).
27 May –
Hugh Lambert , journalist and editor (died 2005).
30 May –
Liam Naughten , Fine Gael politician,
Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1995 until his death (died 1996).
1 June
5 June –
Colm Wilkinson , singer and actor.
6 June –
Paul Connaughton Snr ,
Fine Gael
TD for
Galway East .
29 June –
Seán Doherty ,
Fianna Fáil
TD and Cabinet Minister (died 2005).
3 July –
Tim O'Malley ,
Progressive Democrats
TD .
17 July –
Vincent Browne , journalist,
RTÉ broadcaster.
31 July –
David Norris , member of the
Seanad representing
Dublin University , founder of
Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform (born in Belgian Congo).
3 August –
Pearse Lyons , biochemist and businessman (died 2018 in the United States).
7 August –
Brendan McWilliams , meteorologist and science writer (died 2007).
9 August –
Seán Barrett ,
Fine Gael
TD , cabinet minister and
Ceann Comhairle of
Dáil Éireann .
17 August –
Peter Kelly ,
Fianna Fáil
TD for
Longford–Roscommon , later
Longford–Westmeath (died 2019).
1 September
9 September –
Bernard Allen ,
Fine Gael
TD for
Cork North-Central .
24 September –
Eavan Boland , poet (died 2020).
1 October –
Emmet Stagg ,
Labour Party
TD for
Kildare North .
16 October –
Paul Durcan , poet.
19 October –
Liam Lawlor ,
Fianna Fáil politician, resigned following a finding that he had failed to co-operate with a planning irregularities investigation (died 2005).
30 November –
John Boland , senior
Fine Gael politician (died 2000).
22 December –
Patrick Nee , mobster and author in the United States.
28 December –
Noel Ahern ,
Fianna Fáil ,
TD for
Dublin North-West and
Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the
Office of Public Works .
Full date unknown
Deaths
16 February –
Mainie Jellett , abstract painter (born
1897 ).
19 February –
J. J. "Ginger" O'Connell , officer in the
Irish Volunteers and
Irish Defence Forces (born
1887 ).
15 March –
Thomas Byrne , recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1898 at the
Battle of Omdurman ,
Sudan (born
1866 ).
25 April –
Tony Mullane ,
Major League Baseball player (born
1859 ).
12 May –
Edel Quinn ,
lay
missionary (born 1907).
10 June –
Frank Ryan , member of the
Irish Republican Army , editor of
An Phoblacht ,
leftist activist and leader of
Irish volunteers on the
Republican side in the
Spanish Civil War (born 1902).
August –
Noble Huston ,
Presbyterian minister and dog breeder.
19 September –
David Lord ,
Royal Air Force pilot, posthumous recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry at
Arnhem (born 1913).
6 November –
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne , British politician and businessman, assassinated in
Cairo by the
Zionist group
Lehi (Stern Gang) (born
1880 ).
28 November –
Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet ,
Unionist
MP and
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland 1925–1937 (born
1864 ).
30 November –
Eoin O'Duffy , general in the
National Army , first leader of
Fine Gael and the
Blueshirts , leader of Irish volunteers on the Nationalist side of the
Spanish Civil War (born
1892 ).
1 December –
Charlie Kerins ,
Chief of Staff of the IRA , convicted of murder of
Garda Síochána officer and hanged (born 1918).
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