The Kalem Company of New York began shooting the first of several films partly on location in Ireland, A Lad from Old Ireland, with a filming location around Beaufort, County Kerry, with Canadian Irish director Sidney Olcott. This was the first production by an American film studio to be shot outside the United States. September – Lord Dunsany's short story collection A Dreamer's Tales was published. 3 November – The oldest céilí band in Ireland, The Kilfenora Céilí Band was founded in Kilfenora, County Clare. The Cork Public Museum opened. Terence MacSwiney's first play, The Last Warriors of Coole, was produced. Ella Young's first book of stories, Celtic Wonder Tales, was published with illustrations by Maud Gonne. Sport Association football International 12 February Ireland 1–1 England (in Belfast) 19 March Ireland 1–0 Scotland (in Belfast) 11 April Wales 4–1 Ireland (in Wrexham) Irish League Winners: Cliftonville F.C. Irish Cup Winners: Distillery F.C. 1–0 Cliftonville F.C. Births 1 January – Charles Billingsley, cricketer (died 1951). 2 January – Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin, politician (died 1991). 6 January – James "Lugs" Branigan, police detective and boxer (died 1986). 16 January – William Bedell Stanford, classical scholar and senator (died 1984). 29 January – Colin Middleton, artist (died 1983). 10 April – Fintan Coogan Snr, Fine Gael party Teachta Dála (TD) (died 1984). 13 April – Aloys Fleischmann, composer and musicologist (died 1992). 9 May – Barbara Woodhouse, dog trainer (died 1988). 20 May – Johnny Callanan, Fianna Fáil party TD (died 1982). 5 June – Ham Lambert, cricketer and rugby player (died 2006). 12 June – Bill Naughton, playwright and author (died 1992). 27 June – Nicholas Mansergh, historian (died 1991). 1 July – Dan Spring, Gaelic footballer, trade unionist and Labour Party TD (died 1988). 4 July – George Otto Simms, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin and Archbishop of Armagh (died 1991). 1 August – Cathal Gannon, harpsichord maker and fortepiano restorer (died 1999). 8 August – Bobby Kirk, ice hockey player (died 1970). 14 August – Eddie Ingram, cricketer (died 1973). 24 September – Robert Alexander, rugby and cricket player (died 1943). 1 November – Michael Lyons, Fine Gael party TD and Senator (died 1991). 15 November – Geoffrey Toone, actor (died 2005). 19 November – Manliff Barrington, motorcycle racer (died 1999). 26 November – Cyril Cusack, actor (died 1993). 29 November – Máirtín Ó Direáin, poet (died 1988). 10