19 July – Robert Alexander, sportsman (born 1910). 27 July – William Cummins, national teacher, member of Seanad (1922–1943). 7 August – Sarah Purser, painter and stained-glass maker (born 1848). 27 September – Willoughby Hamilton, tennis player, Wimbledon Champion in 1890 (born 1864). 28 September – Moya Llewelyn Davies, Republican activist and Gaelic scholar (born 1881). 20 November – P. T. Daly, trade unionist (born 1870). 31 December – John Mahony, Kerry hurler (born 1863). References 1940s in Ireland Ireland Independent Ireland in World War II Years of the 20th century in Ireland