1904 in Ireland
See also: 1903 in Ireland, other events of 1904, 1905 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.
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Events
- April 26 – King Edward VII and his Queen arrive in Kingstown. The royal couple travel to Punchestown Races for the day.
- May 2 – The King and Queen travel to Waterford where they stay at Lismore Castle, the home of the Duke of Devonshire.
- June 10 – Bloomsday: James Joyce meets Nora Barnacle on this day and later sets his novel Ulysses on this day.
- December 27 – The Irish National Theatre Society (Abbey Theatre) opens to the public for the first time. They witness a play by W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory.
Arts and literature
Sports
Births
- January 26 – Seán MacBride, former Clann na Poblachta TD, Cabinet Minister and Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
- October 21 – Patrick Kavanagh, poet.
Deaths
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