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The first printing press in Ireland was established in 1551, [1] the first Irish-language book was printed in 1571 and Trinity College Dublin was established in 1592. [2] The Education Act 1695 prohibited Irish Catholics from running Catholic schools in Ireland or seeking a Catholic education abroad, until its repeal in 1782. [3]
Frank McCourt was born in New York City's Brooklyn borough, on August 19, 1930, the eldest child of Irish Catholic immigrants Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr. (October 11, 1899 – January 11, 1985), of Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, who was aligned with the IRA during the Irish War of Independence, and Angela Sheehan (January 1, 1908 – December 27, 1981) from Limerick.
Pages in category "1930s in Ireland" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... 1930 in Ireland; Irish Free State; 0–9. 1931 in Ireland; 1932 ...
His major ministerial achievement was the Vocational Education Act 1930. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He served on the Irish delegation to the League of Nations , in 1924 and from 1928 to 1930. He was re-elected at every election until 1943 when he lost his Dáil seat. [ 4 ]
The Army Comrades Association (ACA), later the National Guard, then Young Ireland [a] and finally League of Youth, but best known by the nickname the Blueshirts (Irish: Na Léinte Gorma), was a paramilitary organisation in the Irish Free State, founded as the Army Comrades Association in Dublin on 9 February 1932. [7]
7 January – Justin Keating, senior Irish Labour Party politician, Teachta Dála, Cabinet Minister, Member of the European Parliament and member of Seanad Éireann (died 2009) 12 January – Jennifer Johnston, novelist and playwright; 18 January – Breandán Ó hEithir, journalist and broadcaster working in Irish and English languages (died 1990)
The commission was also critical of the level of education provided and the adequacy of aftercare for boys after they left school. The Brothers had originally planned to close St. Joseph's on 31 August 1968, but action was deferred twice in order to give the Department of Education time to arrange alternative accommodation for the boys. [5]
1930 in Irish politics (1 C, 2 P) S. 1930 in Irish sport (4 C, 5 P) Pages in category "1930 in Ireland" This category contains only the following page.