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1956 in Ireland
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Events
Date unknown
Arts and literature
Sport
Football
Winners: St Patrick's Athletic
Winners: Shamrock Rovers 3 - 2 Cork Athletic .
Births
January to June
1 January - John O'Donohue , poet and philosopher (d.2008 ).
16 January - Denis Moran , former Kerry Gaelic footballer.
11 February - Pat Carroll , Offaly hurler (d.1986 ).
13 February - Liam Brady , international soccer player.
21 February - Johnny Crowley , Cork hurler.
13 April - Jim Lynagh , Provisional Irish Republican Army member killed in an ambush by the SAS during an attack on Loughgall RUC station (d.1987 ).
29 April - Kevin Moran , Gaelic footballer and soccer player.
30 April - Liam T. Cosgrave , Fine Gael politician, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 1996–1997
4 May - Steve Barron , film director and producer.
5 May - Mary Coughlan , singer.
9 May - Brendan Howlin , national teacher, Labour Party Teachta Dála for Wexford and former Cabinet Minister.
15 May - Pat Byrne , soccer player and manager.
18 May - Pat Fleury , Offaly hurler, manager.
21 May - Seán Kelly , cyclist and broadcaster.
24 May - Michael Jackson , Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher .
28 May - John O'Donoghue , Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry South and Cabinet Minister.
1 June - Brendan Smith , Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan and Minister of State .
4 June - Gerry Ryan , RTE radio presenter.
7 June - Marty Whelan , RTE radio and television presenter.
July to December
Full date unknown
John Allen , Cork hurler and manager.
Ciarán Brennan , singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist.
Patrick Cassidy , composer.
Marita Conlon-McKenna , children's writer.
Joe Connolly , former Galway hurler.
Dorothy Cross , sculptor and installation artist.
Joe Duffy , radio presenter.
Frankie Gavin , fiddle and flute player.
Joe Hennessy , former Kilkenny hurler.
Mary Kennedy , television presenter.
Alice Maher , painter and sculptor.
Tadhg Murphy , former Cork hurler.
Cathal Ó Searcaigh , poet.
Fran Rooney , businessman.
Deaths
January to June
30 January - Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet , barrister, member of Seanad (b.1873 ).
21 February - Louis Meldon , cricketer (b.1886 ).
13 March - Alfred Byrne , Irish Nationalist politician, served both as an MP in the British House of Commons and as a TD in Dáil Éireann (b.1882 ).
18 March - Benjamin Glazer , Academy Award -winning writer , producer and director (b.1887 ).
19 March - Matt Goff , Kildare Gaelic footballer (b.1901 ).
24 March - Bob Lambert , cricketer (b.1874 ).
17 May - John Tudor Gwynn , cricketer (b.1881 ).
July to December
Full date unknown
References
^ Department of the Taoiseach (2006). "Speech by the Taoiseach on visit to the Jewish Museum, Dublin ". The Irish Times . Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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