1942 in Ireland
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See also:
1942 in Northern Ireland
Other events of 1942
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Contents
1
Events
2
Sport
2.1
Football
2.2
Golf
3
Births
3.1
Full date unknown
4
Deaths
4.1
January to June
4.2
July to December
4.3
Full date unknown
Events
March 3
- Due to the
The Emergency
the rationing of gas is introduced.
March 5
- It is announced that Ireland is to have a new
Central Bank
replacing the old Currency Commission.
June 2
- Speed levels are restricted to prevent wear of tyres on cars, motorcycles and buses.
August 11
-
Irish Rose
rescues survivors from
Wawaloam
(
American
), in Atlantic, 7 saved.
August 13
-
Irish Pine
rescues survivors from
Richmond Castle
(
British
), in Atlantic, 19 saved.
August 26
-
Irish Willow
rescues survivors from
Empire Breeze
(British), in Atlantic, 47 saved.
September 17
-
Irish Larch
rescues survivors from
Stone Street
(
Panamanian
), in Atlantic, 40 saved.
November 15
-
Irish Pine
torpedoed and sunk by U-608, in
North Atlantic
, 33 died.
December 12
-
Irish Poplar
collided with launch
Eileen
and Cork Harbour pilot during force 8 gale, 5 died
December 22
- There are reports of a split in the
Irish Labour Party
due to the selection of candidates for the forthcoming general election.
Sport
Football
League of Ireland
Winners:
Cork United
FAI Cup
Winners:
Dundalk
2 - 2, 3 - 1
Cork United
.
Golf
Irish Open
is not played due to
The Emergency
.
Births
12 January
-
John Moore
,
Bishop
of the
Diocese of Bauchi
,
Nigeria
.
12 January
-
Hilary Weston
, 26th
Lieutenant-Governor
of
Ontario
(from 1997 to 2002).
18 January
-
Eric Barber
, soccer player.
12 February
-
Robert Ellison
,
Roman Catholic
Bishop
of the
Diocese of Banjul
,
Gambia
.
22 April
-
Aengus Fanning
, journalist and editor.
11 May
-
George Nicolls
, former
Sinn Féin
and
Cumann na nGaedhael
TD
.
15 May
-
Pádraic McCormack
,
Fine Gael
TD
for
Galway West
.
18 August
-
Tommy Carroll
, soccer player.
30 August
-
Jonathan Aitken
, former
Conservative
Member of Parliament
, convicted of
perjury
in 1999.
August
-
Ned O'Keeffe
, Independent
TD
for
Cork East
, formerly
Fianna Fáil
.
17 September
-
Des Lynam
, sportscaster and
British
television personality.
4 October
-
Frank Stagg
,
Provisional Irish Republican Army
hunger striker
for 62 days in
Wakefield Prison
(d.
1976
).
24 December
-
Anthony Clare
,
psychiatrist
and
broadcaster
(d.
2007
).
Full date unknown
John Bowman
, historian and broadcaster.
Tony Doyle
, actor (d.
2000
).
Jackie Gilroy
, Gaelic footballer (d.
2007
).
Pat Ingoldsby
, former television presenter, poet.
Sean Matgamna
,
Trotskyist
theorist.
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
, poet.
Breandan O. Madagain
, Irish scholar and writer.
Nuala O'Faolain
, journalist and writer.
Padraig O'Malley
, professor at the
University of Massachusetts Boston
and writer.
Dermot O'Reilly
, musician, producer and songwriter (d.
2007
).
Ted Tynan
,
Workers Party of Ireland
politician.
Macdara Woods
, poet.
Deaths
January to June
1 January
-
John Meredith
,
Australian Army
Brigadier General
(b.
1864
).
8 January
-
Thomas Hughes
, soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross
for gallantry in 1916 at
Guillemont
,
France
(b.
1885
).
14 January
-
James Graham
, cricketer (b.
1906
).
7 February
-
Bishop Patrick McKenna
,
Bishop of Clogher
,
1909
-
1942
(b.
1868
).
8 April
-
Philip Meldon
, cricketer (d.
1874
).
20 April
-
Thomas Kelly
, book and picture dealer, member of
1st Dáil
(Pro Treaty),
representing
Dublin
(St Stephen's Green).
29 May
-
Samuel Jacob Jackson
, politician in
Canada
(b.
1848
).
30 June
-
Robert Pilkington
, lawyer and politician who sat in
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
and
British House of Commons
(b.
1870
).
July to December
15 July
-
Paddy Finucane
,
RAF
fighter pilot, youngest
Wing Commander
in RAF history, killed in action (b.
1920
).
10 September
-
Patrick Stone
, Member of the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
(b.
1857
).
30 September
-
Jack Finlay
,
Laois
hurler and
TD
(b.
1890
).
23 November
-
Peadar Kearney
, Irish Republican and songwriter who wrote the lyrics to
The Soldier's Song
(b.
1883
).
Full date unknown
Éamon a Búrc
, tailor and
seanchaí
(b.
1866
).
Patrick R. Chalmers
, writer (b.
1872
).
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