1929 In Ireland

Events from the year 1929 in Ireland.

Incumbents

* Governor-General: James McNeill
* President of the Executive Council: W. T. Cosgrave ( CnaG)

Events

*17 January – all cats from abroad, except Great Britain, are to be kept in quarantine for a period of six months to avoid rabies.
*8 February – a Belfast court sentences Fianna Fáil leader, Éamon de Valera, to one month in jail for illegally entering County Armagh.
*20 February – Major-General Seán Mac Eoin, the ''Blacksmith of Ballinalee,'' is appointed Chief of Staff of the army.
*12 May
** After his resignation from the army Major-General Seán Mac Eoin receives the Cumann na nGaedheal nomination in the Sligo- Leitrim by-election.
**Maud Gonne MacBride is arrested and charged with seditious libel against the State.
*22 May – Northern Ireland general election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland, the first held following abolition of proportional representation and the redrawing of electoral boundaries to create single-seat territorial constituencies. The Ulster Unionist Party retains a substantial majority.
*23 June – 300,000 people attend the Pontifical High Mass at the Phoenix Park to mark the end of the Catholic Emancipation centenary celebrations.
*11 July – the restored General Post Office, Dublin, is officially opened by President W. T. Cosgrave.
*22 July – the Shannon hydro-electric scheme at Ardnacrusha, County Clare is opened.
*August – Censorship of Publications Act sets up the Censorship of Publications Board.
*21 October – the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme is handed over to the ESB ( Electricity Supply Board), bringing electricity to Galway and Dublin.
* 24 October – start of Wall Street Crash; Ireland's economy suffers.
*Six banks in Northern Ireland begin to issue banknotes in sterling.
*Primary Certificate introduced, but optional, at end of primary education.
*Fordson tractor production is moved to Cork from the United States.
* Inishtrahull is depopulated (other than lighthouse keepers).

Arts and literature

* 22 April – the first talking film, ''The Singing Fool'' starring Al Jolson, opens in the Capitol Theatre, Dublin.
* 3 July – Denis Johnston's ''The Old Lady Says "No!"'' is premièred by the Gate Theatre in Dublin, directed by Hilton Edwards.
* 29 November – Savoy Cinema opens in Dublin with the American colour talkie '' On with the Show''.
* Elizabeth Bowen publishes her novel ''The Last September'', set during the Irish War of Independence.
* Cecil Day-Lewis publishes ''Transitional Poem''.
* Louis MacNeice publishes his poetry ''Blind Fireworks''.
* Tomás Ó Criomhthain's autobiographical is published.
* Peadar O'Donnell publishes his novel ''Adrigool''.
* George Bernard Shaw's political satire ''The Apple Cart'' is first performed (in Warsaw and Malvern).
* W. B. Yeats publishes his poetry ''A Packet for Ezra Pound'' and ''The Winding Stair''.

Sport

Football

*;League of Ireland
*:Winners: Shelbourne
*; FAI Cup
*:Winners: Shamrock Rovers 0–0, 3–0 Bohemians
*St Patrick's Athletic F.C. is founded

Gaelic Games

*The All-Ireland Champions are Cork (hurling) and Kerry (football).

Golf

* Irish Open is won by Abe Mitchell (England).

Motor racing

* Irish International Grand Prix is won by Boris Ivanowski ( Alfa Romeo 6C)

Births

*9 January – Brian Farrell, author, journalist, academic and broadcaster (died 2014).
*7 February
** Norman Rodway, actor (died 2001).
** Constance Smith, actress (died 2003).
*10 February – Liam Ó Murchú, television broadcaster (died 2015).
*14 February – Noel Lemass, Fianna Fáil TD (died 1976).
*27 February – Richie Ryan, Fine Gael TD, Cabinet Minister and MEP (died 2019).
*11 March – Erskine Barton Childers, writer and broadcaster (died 1996).
*15 March – Paddy Buggy, Kilkenny hurler, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (died 2013).
*1 April – Michael O'Herlihy, television director (died 1997).
*9 April – James McLoughlin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Galway (died 2005).
*14 May – Brendan O'Reilly, broadcaster and actor (died 2001).
*9 June – Shay Gibbons, international soccer player (died 2006).
*11 July – David Kelly, actor (died 2012).
*20 August – Kevin Heffernan, Gaelic footballer and manager (died 2013).
*7 September – T. P. McKenna, character actor (died 2011).
*9 September – Mervyn Jaffey, cricketer.
*17 September – David Craig, Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom).
*9 October – Michael Dargan, cricketer.
*16 October – James Kelly, Irish Army officer cleared of attempting to import arms for the IRA in the 1970 Arms Trial (died 2003).
*28 October – Paddy Keaveney, Independent Fianna Fáil TD (died 1995).
*14 November – Jimmy Gray, GAA sportsman (died 2023).
*20 November – Ned Power, Waterford hurler (died 2007).
*21 November – Niall Toibin, comedian and actor (died 2019).
* 23 December – Ouida Ramón-Moliner, anaesthetist (died 2020).
*;Full date unknown
*:* Camille Souter, English-born painter.
*:* Tim Sweeney, hurler (died 2018).

Deaths

*February – Jim Connell, political activist, writer of ''The Red Flag'' (born 1852).
*6 March – Thomas Taggart, politician in the United States (born 1856; died in U.S.)
*23 March – William Sears, newspaper proprietor, member of 1st Dáil representing South Mayo ''(Pro Treaty)''.
*27 April – Austin Stack, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of 1st Dáil (born 1879).
*28 April – Alice Stopford Green, historian and nationalist, Independent member of the Seanad in 1922, 1925 and 1928 (born 1847).
*29 April – Otto Jaffe, twice elected as Irish Unionist Party Lord Mayor of Belfast (born 1846).
*1 May – Henry Jones Thaddeus, painter (born 1859; died on Isle of Wight).
*28 May – Alice Stopford Green, nationalist, historian and journalist (born 1847).
*5 July – Ted Sullivan, Major League Baseball player and manager (born 1851; died in U.S.)
*12 July – Sir Nugent Everard, 1st Baronet soldier, Seanad member (born 1849).
*11 August – Jer Doheny, Kilkenny hurler (born 1874).
*10 October – Rose Mary Barton, watercolourist (born 1856).
*19 October – Feardorcha Ó Conaill, Gaelic scholar (born 1876; died in traffic accident)
*18 November – T. P. O'Connor, journalist and member of parliament (born 1848).
*Full date unknown – Grace Rhys, novelist (born 1865; died in U.S.)

References

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