Deaths
- 2 January - William Harrington, cricketer (born 1869).
- 24 January - John Doogan, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1881 at Laing's Nek, South Africa (born 1853).
- 9 February - Edward Joseph Byrne, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin (born 1872)
- 21 July - John Brunskill, cricketer (born 1875).
- 22 July - Peter Maher, boxer (born 1869).
- 14 August - Seán Russell, Irish republican and a chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army (born 1893).
- 21 September - Mick O'Brien, soccer player and manager (born 1893).
- 24 November - James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1871).
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