1901 in Ireland

Centuries:	18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; ;
Decades:	1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s;
See also:	1901 in the United Kingdom; Other events of 1901; List of years in Ireland

Events

January 1 — The centenary of the Act of Union is celebrated by British forces in Ireland.
January 3 — Despite some opposition Drogheda Corporation votes to confer the freedom of the town on President Kruger of the Boers.
January 22 — Queen Victoria dies in London. In Dublin theatres are closed and the blinds are drawn at the General Post Office.
January 24 — In a state ceremony at Dublin Castle Edward VII is proclaimed King of Ireland.
February 2 — Banks, public offices, theatres and music halls are closed in Dublin for the funeral of Queen Victoria.
February 19 — Thomas O'Donnell, a Nationalist Member of Parliament, is stopped by the speaker from addressing the British House of Commons in Irish.
March 31 — The Irish census is taken.^[1] The population of the entire island is 4.5 million people. Catholics outnumber Anglicans and Presbyterians by almost three to one.
July 11 — The RMS Celtic is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She is now the largest ship in the world and will sail between Liverpool and New York.

23 February Scotland 11–0 Ireland (in Glasgow)^[2]

9 March England 3–0 Ireland (in Southampton)^[2]

23 March Ireland 0–1 Wales (in Belfast)^[2]

Winners: Distillery

Winners: Cliftonville 1–0 Freebooters

St Columb's Court, a team from Derry, joins the Irish Football League, but only lasts one season.

11 February — Roddy Connolly, Irish Labour Party TD, Seanad member, son of James Connolly (d.1980).
10 May — John Desmond Bernal, scientist (d.1971).
5 June — Wilfred Hutton, cricketer (d.1978).
8 June — John O'Sullivan, Fine Gael TD and Senator (d.1990).
12 June — Jimmy Elwood, footballer (d.1936).
18 June — Denis Johnston, dramatist (d.1984).
5 July — Matt Goff, Kildare Gaelic footballer (d.1956).
17 July — Patrick Smith, TD and Cabinet Minister (d.1982).
6 October — Todd Andrews, Irish revolutionary and public servant (d.1985).
7 November — Norah McGuinness, artist (d.1980).
21 November — Finlay Jackson, cricketer and rugby player (d.1941).
26 December — Gustavus Kelly, cricketer (d.1980).

8 January — John Barry, soldier, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1901 at Monument Hill, South Africa (b.1873).
22 January — Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland (b. 1819).
14 March — Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat (b.1839).
28 April — James Stephens, founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood movement (b.1824).
1 July — James M. Bell, United States Army soldier, awarded the Medal of Honor in 1876 during the Indian Wars (b.1845).
20 August — James Owens, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1854 at Sebastopol, in the Crimea (b.1829).
8 September — Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin, jurist, politician, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (b.1826).
16 November — William George Nicholas Manley, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1864 near Tauranga, New Zealand (b.1831).
4 December — William MacCormac, surgeon (b.1836).

^ About the 1901 and 1911 censuses
^ ^a ^b ^c Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.