Births
- 18 January - Sir Anthony Esmonde, 15th Baronet, Fine Gael TD and MEP (died 1981).
- 21 January - John Bodkin Adams, general practitioner in Eastbourne cleared of murdering one of his patients (died 1983).
- 13 March - Arthur Duff, composer and conductor (died 1956).
- 26 April - Jimmy O'Dea, comedian (died 1965).
- 7 June - Elizabeth Bowen, novelist and short story writer (died 1973).
- 20 June - Robert Donovan, cricketer (died 1932).
- 4 July - Alexander Armstrong, naval surgeon, explorer and author (born 1818).
- 15 July - Seán Lemass, Fianna Fáil TD and founder member, Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach (died 1971).
- 22 September - Mick Gill, Galway and Dublin hurler (died 1980).
- 25 October - Micheál MacLiammóir, actor and dramatist (died 1978).
- 26 November - Jacko Heaslip, cricketer (died 1966).
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