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See also:	1947 in Northern Ireland Other events of 1947 List of years in Ireland

Events from the year1947 in Ireland.

• President:Seán T. O'Kelly
• Taoiseach:Éamon de Valera (FF)
• Tánaiste:Seán Lemass (FF)
• Minister for Finance:Frank Aiken (FF)
• Chief Justice:Conor Maguire
• Dáil:12th
• Seanad:5th

• 19 January to 15 March – an arctic cold snap with five major blizzards caused many deaths.
• 30 January – the internationally known labour leaderJim Larkin died inDublin aged 72.
• 18 May – the 21st anniversary of the founding of theFianna Fáil party was celebrated in the Capitol Theatre, Dublin.
• 7 July – theAer Lingus airline began a direct service between Dublin andAmsterdam.
• 31 July – the Soviet Union blocked Ireland's entry into theUnited Nations.
• 11 August – theEnterprise Express train service commenced fromBelfast to Dublin.
• 31 August – United States CongressmanJohn F. Kennedy visited his sisterKathleen in Ireland during the Congressional summer recess.^[1] He visited again in 1955 and 1963.
• 14 September – theAll-Ireland Football Final was played in thePolo Grounds inNew York. Cavan were victorious over Kerry.
• 3 November – a 60-day transport strike ended in Dublin. Trams and buses returned to normal service.

  Undated

• TheCustoms Free Airport Act establishedShannon as the world's firstduty-free airport.
• ThePoulaphouca Reservoir was completed.
• TheWaterford Crystalglassmaking business was revived by Charles Bacik.

• June –Joan Denise Moriarty's Cork Ballet Group gave its first performance, at theCork Opera House under the baton ofAloys Fleischmann.
• Donagh MacDonagh's poetryThe Hungry Grass was published.
• Séamus Ó Néill's novelTonn Tuile was the first book published byIrish language publisherSáirséal agus Dill in Dublin.

League of Ireland

Winners:Shelbourne

FAI Cup

Winners:Cork United 2–2, 2–1Bohemians.

• Cavan won historic All Ireland final in Polo Grounds, New York.

• TheIrish Open was won byHarry Bradshaw (Ireland).

• 27–28 July – English endurance swimmerTom Blower became the first person to swim theNorth Channel, fromDonaghadee inCounty Down toPortpatrick in Scotland.

• 18 January –John O'Conor, pianist.
• 26 January –Red Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, film producer.
• 9 February –Eamon Duffy, religious historian.
• 1 March
  • Brian Fitzgerald,Labour PartyTD.
  • Liz McManus, Labour Party TD forWicklow.
  • Kate Walsh,Progressive DemocratsSenator (died 2007).
• 30 March
  • Kevin Myers, journalist.
  • Dick Roche, university lecturer, Fianna Fáil TD for Wicklow, Cabinet Minister.
• 16 April –Eamonn Rogers, soccer player.
• 17 April –Linda Martin, singer.
• 24 April –Johnny McEvoy, singer.
• 27 April –Patrick Lynch,Auxiliary Bishop of theArchdiocese of Southwark.
• 18 May –John Bruton,Taoiseach,European Union Ambassador to the United States (died 2024).
• 22 May –Seán Ó Neachtain, Fianna FáilMember of the European Parliament representingNorth-West.
• 8 July –Jonathan Kelly, folk rock singer-songwriter.
• 18 July –Dermot Healy, novelist and poet (died 2014).
• 20 July –Joe O'Toole, President of theIrish Trades Union Congress andSenator.
• 31 July –Olivia Mitchell,Fine Gael TD representingDublin South (1997 – ).
• 1 August –Tommy Broughan, Labour Party TD forDublin North-East.
• 3 August
  • Sally Oldfield, singer.
  • G. V. Wright, Fianna Fáil TD and member ofSeanad Éireann.
• 10 August –Dónal Lunny, musician.
• 21 August –Philip Lawrence, a London-basedheadmaster, stabbed to death outside the gates of his school when he went to help a pupil being attacked by a gang (died 1995).
• 25 August –Anne Harris, journalist.
• 2 September –Kevin Farrell,Bishop of Dallas, Texas.
• 7 September –Roger Bolton, trade unionist in UK (died 2006).
• 2 October –Damien Martin,Offaly hurler.
• 9 October –Frank Dunlop, public relations consultant, planning advisor, Fianna Fáil Government Press Secretary (1977–1982).
• 26 October –Trevor Joyce, poet.
• 9 November
  • Pat Carey, Fianna Fáil TD forDublin North-West andMinister of State.
  • Frank Cummins,Kilkennyhurler.
• 25 November
  • Seán Ardagh, Fianna Fáil TD forDublin South-Central (died 2016).
  • Steve Heighway, soccer player.
• 1 December –Jimmy Dunne, soccer player.
• 4 December
  • Moosajee Bhamjee, physician, Ireland's firstMuslimTeachta Dála (1992–1997),27th Dáil.
  • Terry Woods, folk musician.
• 5 December
  • Tony Gregory, independent politician and TD forDublin Central.
  • Seán Quinn, businessman.

• Vincent Brown, sculptor.
• Noel Elliott, international rugby union player.
• Johnny Flaherty,Offaly hurler.
• Jimmy Gregg, former football player.^[2]
• Éamonn Grimes,Limerick hurler.
• Pat Hegarty,Cork hurler.
• John Holloway, sociologist and philosopher.
• Dermot Somers, mountaineer, explorer, writer and broadcaster.

• 2 January –Tom Ross, cricketer (born in 1872).
• 4 January –Derrick Hall, cricketer (born in 1892).
• 4 January –Forrest Reid, novelist and literary critic (born in 1875).
• 21 January –Charles A. Callis, member of theQuorum of the Twelve Apostles ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born in 1865).
• 30 January –James Larkin, trade union leader, socialist and Labour Party TD (born in 1876).
• 3 March –Michael Egan, trade unionist, city councillor, andCumann na nGaedheal TD (born in 1866).
• 9 April –Desmond FitzGerald,Sinn FéinMP, TD, cabinet minister andSeanad Éireann member (born in 1888).
• 16 May –Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute (born in 1880).
• 18 June –John Henry Patterson, soldier, hunter and writer (born in 1867).
• 4 September –P. J. Moloney, chemist, member of1st Dáil representingTipperary South.

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