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EVENTS

January 4 - Irish Parliamentary Party MP , William O'Brien , calls on nationalists to extract from every English government the maximum concessions for Ireland.

February 17 - The 25th annual soccer match between Ireland and England takes place in Belfast . Ireland has yet to beat the old enemy in the competition.

May 16 - Temperance reformers meet with the Lord-Lieutenant. They want Sunday closing for all public houses, earlier closing on Saturdays and a reduction of licences throughout the country.

May 30 - Land reform campaigner Michael Davitt dies aged 60.

August 1 - The Catholic Hierarchy rules out any scheme for mixed education at Trinity College Dublin .

August 7 - Douglas Hyde is awarded the freedom of Dublin .

August 8 - A Paris court cannot grant a divorce to Maud Gonne and John MacBride . A separation is granted and she is given custody of their son, Seán MacBride .

ARTS AND LITERATURE

SPORTS

BIRTHS

April 13 - Samuel Beckett , playwright, novelist and poet.

DEATHS

November 27 - Michael Cusack , founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association .