January – Joseph Burke, cricketer. 9 February – Brendan Behan, poet, novelist and playwright (died 1964). 20 March – Con Martin, soccer player and manager. 8 April – Edward Mulhare, actor (died 1997). 2 May – Patrick Hillery, former Fianna Fáil TD, Cabinet Minister, European Commissioner and sixth President of Ireland (died 2008). 24 May – Siobhán McKenna, née Siobhán Giollamhuire Nic Cionnaith, actress (died 1986). May – Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin, journalist, author and broadcaster (died 2013). 23 June – Peter Corr, international soccer player and father of The Corrs members (died 2001). 8 July – John Wilson, Fianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister, former Cavan Gaelic footballer (died 2007). 10 September – Mickey Byrne, Tipperary hurler (died 2016). 23 September – Seán Treacy, Labour Party Teachta Dála for Tipperary South, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann (died 2018). 29 October – Paddy Donegan, Fine Gael TD and Cabinet Minister (died 2000). 10 November – Tommy Moroney, soccer and rugby player (died 1981). 17 December – Dennis Flynn, soldier in Canada, Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (died 2003). 21 December – Scott Huey, cricketer. 25 December – Jim Tunney, Fianna Fáil TD, Minister of State and Lord Mayor of Dublin (died 2002). 28 December – Anthony Cronin, poet (died 2016). Full date unknown Seán Condon, Cork hurler (died 2001). Kathleen Mills, camogie player (died 1996). Deaths 28 January – George Richardson, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1859 at Kewane Trans-Gogra, India (born 1831). 25 March – Thomas Crean, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Tygerkloof Spruit, South Africa (born 1873). 10 April – Liam Lynch, commanding general of the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army during the Irish Civil War, shot and killed (born 1893). 17 April – Laurence Ginnell, nationalist, lawyer and politician, member of 1st Dáil (born 1852). 23 April – Seán Etchingham, Sinn Féin politician, member of 1st Dáil, Cabinet Minister. 29 April – Robert Carew, 3rd Baron Carew (born 1860). 11 June – Herbert Trench, poet (born 1865). 16 July – Sydney Mary Thompson, geologist and botanist (born 1847). 9 August – O'Moore Creagh, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 at Kam Dakka, Afghanistan (born 1848). 20 October – Thomas MacPartlin, trade union official, elected to 1922 Seanad. 9 November – Maurice Healy, lawyer, politician and MP (born 1859). 20 November – Denny Barry,