General ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State , ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁ 7 ▁November ▁– ▁The ▁Beat les ▁arrive ▁in ▁Dublin ▁for ▁a ▁concert ▁in ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Cinema . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁that ▁they ▁ever ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁– ▁President ▁de ▁Val era ▁addresses ▁the ▁nation ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁U . S . ▁president ▁John ▁Kennedy . ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁– ▁President ▁de ▁Val era ▁leaves ▁for ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁U . S . ▁president ▁John ▁Kennedy . ▁He ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁cad ets ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁invited ▁by ▁Jac qu eline ▁Kennedy ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁guard ▁of ▁honour . ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁– ▁Ireland ▁held ▁a ▁national ▁day ▁of ▁m our ning ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁U . S . ▁president ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁literature ▁ 2 ▁June ▁– ▁Benjamin ▁Brit ten ' s ▁A ▁H ymn ▁of ▁St ▁Col um ba ▁is ▁premier ed ▁at ▁G art an . ▁C ork ▁Opera ▁House ▁fully ▁re built ▁and ▁re open ed . ▁Public ation ▁of ▁John ▁McG ah ern ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁the ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁The ▁Bar ra cks . ▁ ▁Sports ▁Sh el bourne ▁win ▁the ▁FA I ▁Cup . ▁P addy ▁Pr ender g ast ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁Irish - based ▁tra iner ▁to ▁become ▁British ▁flat ▁racing ▁Champion ▁Tra iner , ▁retain ing ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁B