new taoiseach, Jack Lynch, and his ministers received their seals of office from President de Valera at the president's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin. 25 November – The body of the second President of Ireland, Seán T. O'Kelly, lay in state at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral. December – The first Quinnsworth supermarket was opened by Pat Quinn at Stillorgan in Dublin. Undated – The Ballintubber Abbey nave was restored and re-roofed. Arts and literature 28 February – The first English-language production of Samuel Beckett's Come and Go took place at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin. It was first produced on 14 January in German, in Berlin; it was also first published, in French, this year. 18 July – The new Abbey Theatre in Dublin opened exactly 15 years after the original was burned down; the architect was former actor Michael Scott. October – The first annual Castlebar Song Contest was staged in Castlebar, County Mayo. Seamus Heaney's first poetry collection, Death of a Naturalist, was published. Aidan Higgins's novel Langrishe, Go Down was published. Births 24 January – Jimeoin, comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter. 25 January – Donal MacIntyre, investigative journalist. 8 February – Seán McCarthy, Cork hurler. 14 February – Gary Halpin, international rugby union player (died 2021). 12 April – Jim Duffy, historian and political commentator. 23 April – Jim Stynes, Australian rules football player (died 2012). 3 May – Ducksy Walsh, handball player (died 2016). 15 May – Orla Guerin, television journalist. 22 May – Colm Ó Snodaigh, singer and musician with Kíla, and writer. 9 June – Beverley Flynn, Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo. 2 August – Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer. 22 August – Alain Rolland, rugby player, international referee. 6 October – Niall Quinn, international footballer. 8 October – Mick Galwey, Gaelic footballer and rugby player. November – David Drumm, banker and convicted fraudster. 11 November – Alison Doody, actress. 21 November – Martin Hanamy, Offaly hurler. 30 November – Lenny Abrahamson, film director. 7 December – Leo Turley, Laois Gaelic footballer. 8 December – Sinéad O'Connor, singer and songwriter. 10 December – Colm Ó Maonlaí, actor and musician. 12 December – Pat Shortt, actor. 16 December – Paul McGinley, golfer. Full date unknown Rachel Joynt, sculptor. John Power, Kilkenny hurler. Liam Simpson, Kilkenny hurler. Deaths 10 March – Frank O'Connor, short story writer and memoirist (born 1903). 26 March – Joseph McGrath, Sinn Féin party