short story writer (born 1896). 15 September – Charles Lynch, pianist (born 1906). 4 November – Fintan Coogan Snr, Fine Gael TD (born 1910). 29 December – Robert Farren (Roibeárd Ó Faracháin), poet (born 1909). 30 December – William Bedell Stanford, classical scholar and senator (born 1911). See also 1984 in Irish television References 1980s in Ireland Years of the 20th century in Ireland Ireland