1931 In Ireland

Article Index for
1931 In

Website Links For
1931

Information About

1931 In Ireland

1930 In Ireland ,
Other Events Of 1931 ,
1932 In Ireland and the
List Of 'years In Ireland' .

EVENTS

February 12 - 16 members of the Ennis Dalcassian GAA club are expelled for attending the Ennis-Nenagh rugby match.

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 rebuily 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 of Fianna Fáil , goes on sale today for 1d.

September 27 - Saor Éire 's first National Congress takes place in the Iona Hall in Dublin .

December 4 - The derelict aerodrome at Collinstown in north County Dublin is considered as the site for a new civil airport.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

SPORTS

The Ireland (IFA) international soccer team change the colour of their shirt from blue to green

BIRTHS

DEATHS

March 26 - Timothy Michael Healy , first Governor-General Of The Irish Free State .